The case for making it easier to get off the ballot
New legislation would create an easy pathway for former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin to get off the Democratic primary ballot.
Capping costs for mobile home residents
State Sen. James Skoufis discusses the landscape of state laws protecting mobile home residents from dramatic rent increases.
Rising cases and insufficient data create ominous pandemic period
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health professor Dr. Denis Nash talks about the current state of the pandemic in New York.
Political dispatch from the youth correspondent
We talk about mock elections and the race for governor of New York with 15-year-old Isaac Olshan.
League of Women Voters challenges legislature’s district lines
The League of Women Voters of NYS filed an amicus brief challenging the state legislature's process of drawing lines.
Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh on the budget
We unpack funding for rental aid and the creation of affordable housing, as well as what didn't make it in the budget.
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Harry Wilson locks up third-party support
Unite New York's Tim Dunn explains why they're rallying behind Republican Harry Wilson at the top of their ticket.
State government watchdog to get new master
Reinvent Albany's Rachael Fauss explains the shortcomings of the agency replacing the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.
New York farmers prepare for marijuana growing season
In April, state regulators gave 52 hemp farmers conditional licenses to grow marijuana this spring for recreational sales.
Hochul donors have administration’s ear (and email addresses)
A treasure trove of emails sheds new light on the kind of access donors to Gov. Kathy Hochul have to her administration.
