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Monday’s Headlines: All Eyes on Carl Heastie Edition
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has a real chance to do the right thing this week — the last of the legislative session until next January. Plus other news.
June 5, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition
The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.
May 24, 2023
Albany’s Fealty to Suburbs Hurts Black, Latino Workers: Report
The capitulation to the suburbs by the governor and by state legislative leaders means that Black, Hispanic and Asian workers of all income employed by those businesses will shoulder an unequal share of the new tax, according to a new analysis by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
May 19, 2023
OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely
It’s been a year and four months since Mayor Adams stood alongside Gov. Hochul and pledged give people living on the subways “the services that they need.”
May 5, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Big Budget Victories Edition
MTA world did a little dance on Tuesday — plus other news.
May 3, 2023
With ‘Sammy’s Law’ Not in the State Budget, It’s Up to the City Council to Push It
Life-saving legislation that would allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour failed to make it into this year's state budget, legislative leaders said — effectively kicking responsibility to the City Council.
May 1, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition
A state budget deal is "very close," Gov. Hochul said. Plus other news.
April 26, 2023
State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers
Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?
April 12, 2023
Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law
Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.
April 12, 2023
Hike Corporate and Payroll Taxes to Fund MTA, Think Tank Says
Increasing the payroll mobility tax plus raising the tax on corporate profits is a fair mix, said the Fiscal Policy Institute.
April 3, 2023
