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New Yorkers gain more opportunities to vote
In 2022, state laws take effect expanding early voting sites and making it easier to access absentee ballot applications.
After a decade, pension reforms produce savings for New Yorkers
Empire Center for Public Policy founder EJ McMahon analyzes the benefits of creating new pension tiers.
Disability rights activist remembered in new biography
Journalist Jim Odato profiles Lucy Gwin in new biography, “This Brain had a Mouth.”
2021 Movie Diary
The movie consumption of Capitol Pressroom host David Lombardo in 2021.
How much sunlight to expect from state transparency plans
We analyze and assess the transparency plans crafted by state agencies at the behest of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Report: Pandemic response slow and inadequate in prisons
The Correctional Association of New York has analyzed the state prison system's performance during the pandemic.
Hochul urged to embrace clemency powers
The Legal Aid Society's Ted Hausman discusses the recent clemency actions and lays out how they could be used in 2022.
New York looks to curb drownings with water safety campaign
A new state law creates a task force mandated to come up with a plan for teaching New York kids about water safety.
Local zoning rules contribute to affordable housing crisis
Municipal rules on the types of housing that can be built in a community are impeding the creation of new homes.
