Alleged legislative staff experiences the subject of new Instagram account
State lawmakers are accused of sexual misconduct and creating a hostile work environment in anonymous postings being shared on Instagram by a new account collecting experiences of purported current and former legislative staffers. The "Dear NYS Staffer" account, which
Meeting the staff needs of New Yorkers with developmental disabilities
New York Disability Advocates President Mike Alvaro discusses the state budget and his legislative agenda for the session.
Examining life as an Assembly central staffer
New York Focus reporter Sam Mellins describes the working conditions and compensation for Assembly central staff.
Campaign to improve the lives of senate staffers
More than 75 senate staffers have banded together with the hope of having a union recognized by the chamber's leadership.
Heading to Albany: Former legislative aide to fill LG’s old seat
We get to know Cordell Cleare, the Democrat tapped to succeed Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin in the state senate.
Beating the end of session blahs with Ken Zebrowski
There are two weeks left on the legislative calendar and staff, lobbyists and state lawmakers are already feeling the crunch.
A baby, bills and budget deals for freshman term
State Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, a Hudson Valley Democrat, talks about his first term in office.
New York amps up protections against sexual harassment
Sexual Harassment Working Group member Elias Farah weighs in on three new state laws.
Reformers eye lingering loopholes in New York’s harassment laws
Jan. 14, 2021 - We heard from Erica Vladimer, Co-Founder of the Sexual Harassment Working Group and former legislative staffer, on the changes the group would like to see made to the state’s sexual harassment regulations.
Navigating the chaos of the cannabis industry
The passage of four years since the legalization of marijuana has done little to calm these rocky waters and bring stability to this chaotic industry.
