Environmentalists urge budget action on emissions reduction program
Environmentalists urge state policymakers to include a fleshed out cap-and-invest program in New York's budget
Legislature grapples with how to address sexual misconduct in its ranks
State lawmakers fail to adopt consist and comprehensive response to allegations of sexual misconduct.
New Jersey gets OK to leave joint waterfront commission with New York
Politico New Jersey reporter Ry Rivard explains why New Jersey wanted out of the bi-state waterfront commission with New York.
Mandatory mattress recycling could be next frontier in waste reduction
Product Stewardship Institute CEO and founder Scott Cassel discusses extended producer responsibility for mattresses.
Beefing up oversight of New York’s public authorities
State Authorities Budget Office Director Jeff Pearlman discusses oversight of public authorities in New York.
Reproductive health landscape disrupted by federal rulings
Dr. Kathleen Morrell, an OBGYN practicing in Brooklyn, discusses abortion medication.
Revamped ethics watchdog prepares for its future
State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government Chai Fred Davie and Executive Director Sandy Berland discuss oversight.
Limits proposed on foreign ownership of New York farmland
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara wants to ban companies with ties to foreign adversaries from owning New York farmland.
Failed state development deal shrouded in secrecy
Reporter Tim Knauss shares a story about a state economic development deal in Syracuse that never materialized.
New York’s evidentiary discovery law eyed for changes
Legal Aid Society's Kalle Condliffe talks about an effort by district attorneys to change the state's discovery laws.
