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Poozer Pop Culture: Fearless (Assemblyman Ed Ra’s version)
Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican, discusses his identity as a "Swiftie," including how he became a Taylor Swift fan.
A second chance for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers
'Clean Slate' legislation would help more than 2 million New Yorkers move on with their lives
State health care spending on its way up and up
Flush with cash, New York policymakers are poised to commit record levels of funding toward health care.
Reserving your high peak excursion
A popular Adirondack destination will be requiring parking reservations for the second year.
Environmental purity test threatens new recycling incentive
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky makes the case for his compromise proposal designed to increase recycling in New York.
State’s top court gives all clear to daily fantasy sports
Years after state lawmakers declared that daily fantasy sports was not gambling, the state's top court agreed with them.
Age of criminal responsibility up for debate again
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to scale back the "Raise the Age" initiative, while its defenders make the case for no changes.
Gianaris weighs in on Hochul’s ‘kitchen sink’ approach to criminal justice reform
Senate Democrats unlikely to embrace entire package of reforms pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
New York’s chief disability officer
The state's new chief disability officer, Kimberly Hill, discusses her mandate and what this responsibility means to her.
