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Analysis: Hochul Won on Car Insurance — But Crash Victims Will Pay
We dove deep into the final battle in Gov. Hochul's war on supposedly high insurance costs. The conclusion: She won and victims lost.
May 11, 2026
VICTORY: ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Act Included In Final Budget
Common-sense street safety legislation will make it into the state's spending plan.
May 7, 2026
Super Speeder Talks Bumpy In Assembly
The "people's chamber" is gumming up street safety legislation with tired old arguments as budget negotiations wind down.
May 5, 2026
Speaker Menin and 34 Council Members Tell Carl Heastie To Pass Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeder’ Plan
A City Council supermajority address legislative leaders, but it is the Assembly Speaker who is stalling action.
May 2, 2026
Hudson Valley’s ‘Fjord Trail’ Provides Strong Argument For Hochul’s SEQRA Reform
It's a black-and-white example of why green infrastructure needs less red tape.
May 1, 2026
Senate Majority Leader Calls B.S. On Hochul’s Insurance Fraud Claims
Andrea Stewart-Cousins suggests that the rampant fraud referred to by the governor was a manufactured issue.
April 22, 2026
Non Profits, City Officials Put Pressure On Lawmakers To OK Gov. Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Effort
The push is on to create a program to rein in the most reckless drivers in the state. Will Carl Heastie pass "Stop Super Speeders" in the budget?
April 20, 2026
Key New York City DAs Back Hochul on ‘Stop Super Speeders’
Manhattan and Brooklyn's top prosecutors are backing a budget proposal that would stop excessive speeders from endangering communities.
April 7, 2026
Monday Headlines: Budget Deadline Cometh Edition
Shocker, the budget will be late. And more news.
March 30, 2026
Lawmakers Want More Funding For Upstate Transit Than Hochul Is Offering
Some transit authorities are already cutting back as state assistance doesn’t meet the mark. And Hochul isn't coughing up the big bucks.
March 27, 2026
