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Small businesses look to state budget for relief
Businesses look for relief from rising unemployment insurance costs and burdensome COVID-19 sick leave requirements.
Diminished appetite in Albany to invest in ‘excluded workers’
Assemblymember Karines Reyes explains the push to invest an additional $3 billion in the Excluded Workers Fund.
The potential medicinal benefits of ‘magical mushrooms’
Assemblyman Pat Burke makes the case for his legislation that would pave the way to doctors prescribing psilocybin.
Public schools’ problematic history with Native America imagery
John Kane, a Native American activist, discusses his school's insistence on retaining its Native American nickname.
How tax credits fit into the affordable child care calculation
Assemblywoman Jen Lunsford makes the case for an expanding the existing child care tax credit in New York.
Eliminating hepatitis C in New York by 2030
The state Department of Health is in the process of implementing a long-delayed plan on eliminating hepatitis C.
Passing judgement on New York’s judges
For more than 40 years, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct has been policing the behavior of New York's judges.
Dividing line between sex trade and sex work
We highlight a bill decriminalizing sex work, while not allowing it to become a legal profession in New York.
Step by Step: Hochul proposes Capitol investment
A $41 million investment in historic stairs abutting the Capitol could finally address long festering structural concerns.
