New York launches online absentee ballot tracker
New Yorkers voting via absentee will be able to go online for updates on their ballot application and ballot submissions.
New York’s overtaxed mental health infrastructure
Reporter Abigail Kramer examined the ramifications of a 2014 state initiative to move away from psychiatric hospitals.
State government watchdog poised for makeover
New York Public Interest Research Group Executive Director Blair Horner describes meaningful government oversight.
After delay, state implements nursing home staffing rules
After months of delays, Gov. Kathy Hochul is letting a law take effect that increase staffing at long-term care facilities.
Without a state budget, temporary funding approved
Newsday Capitol correspondent Michael Gormley explains the stop-gap funding measure to keep state government running.
Lawmakers look to beef up driver’s license requirements
Legislation would require New Yorkers have at least six hours of supervised driving instruction before getting a license.
New York’s potential future in textiles
Assemblymember Carrie Woerner explains how she thinks New York can become a booming hub for textile manufacturing.
New York’s legislative lines in limbo
Jeff Wice makes sense of a recent court ruling ordering state lawmaker to draw new state and federal district maps.
Seneca Nation forks over $565 million to New York
Buffalo News reporter Jerry Zremski explains why the Seneca Nation is giving up its long-running legal battle with New York.
The rights of incarcerated transgender New Yorkers
A lawsuit against an upstate jail underscores the need for a laws dealing with the rights of incarcerated transgender New Yorkers.
