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Surprise! Bipartisan compromise eludes partisan redistricting commission
David Imamura, a Democratic appointee to the state’s redistricting commission, discusses the group’s inability to reach a consensus.
Investing in the workforce of tomorrow
A development program in the Bronx is providing disadvantaged youth with social, emotional and vocational skills.
Online state ID applications raise security concerns
Saratoga County Clerk Craig Hayner highlights security gaps in the state's online learner's permit application process.
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.
