State releases long-awaited police use of force data
The Cuomo administration - without any fanfare - released 15 month's worth of law enforcement data.
Senate ‘Clean Slate’ sponsor reflects on end-of-session drama
Sen. Zellnor Myrie provides a postmortem on effort to give New Yorkers with criminal records a fresh start.
Cuomo signs opioid settlement fund lockbox bill with undisclosed caveats
Cuomo negotiates future tweaks to law restricting the use of opioid settlement funds.
Lawmakers hope second time’s the charm for prosecutorial oversight panel
Sen. Jamaal Bailey believes the latest version of a prosecutorial conduct commission will pass constitutional muster.
NY Health Act undermined by members of Democratic majorities
If you simply tally up the list of Assembly and Senate Democratic sponsors backing legislation implementing a
Democrats hope to make ticketing industry more consumer friendly
When New York’s laws governing the ticketing industry expire this summer, Senate Investigations and Government Operations
No lotto ticket? No problem
A pair of Democratic state lawmakers from Queens have devised a safeguard against a potential nightmare situation:
Democratic lawmakers regroup for 2022 home care worker pay hike push
After coming up short in this year’s budget negotiations to get a minimum wage increase for
Cuomo continues to sideline the comptroller’s office
In an effort to speed up the state’s response to the pandemic last year, Gov. Andrew
Harckham: Excluded workers fund is ‘very necessary’
On Monday afternoon, The Capitol Pressroom reached out to a dozen upstate and suburban Senate Democrats