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Pension Fund Litigators Donated Heavily to New York Comptroller’s Campaign

In 2019, New York City’s main pension fund accused two law firms within its own pool — Bernstein Litowitz and another firm — ...
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Critics Say Messy Budget ‘Deal’ Highlights Bigger Woes

Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that a deal had been reached led to a flurry of recriminations from lawmakers.
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Scores of New York School Districts Report Using Discredited Reading Curricula

New York’s law differs from those of some other states, which require districts to pick from a list of state-approved reading ...
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Videos Show Upstate Cops Calling Border Patrol on Drivers

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. A sheriff’s deputy in Oswego County, in north-central New York, pulled ...
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The Young Populist Trying to Redefine the New York Democratic Party — and We Don’t Mean Mamdani

The populist Democrat has won four consecutive elections in a suburban New York Senate district with more registered ...
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New York Focus Adds Director of Growth and Climate Reporter

We are also excited to announce our incoming interim climate reporter, Amudalat Ajasa, who will cover this critical beat for ...
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Rockland County School District Sues State for Blocking Its Superintendent Pick

The East Ramapo school board has been overseen by state monitors for years after it cut public school funds to bankroll ...
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Immigration Talks Hit Impasse After Hochul’s Latest Proposal

In backroom negotiations over immigration legislation, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a measure that would ban local law ...
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Hochul Avoids Campaign Matching Funds — and a Fundraiser Disclosure Rule

Governor Kathy Hochul declined earlier this year to enroll in the state’s new publicly funded elections program, forgoing ...