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Will N.Y.'s public ethics agency survive the state's top court?

Video of fatal beating at N.Y. prison released by state attorney general's office

Hochul signs 77 bills, vetoes 26. We've got the full list

Lawmakers pre-file 315 bills ahead of 2025 legislative session

Cuomo says he’s suing Charlotte Bennett for defamation

Why Hochul was confronted over CDPAP while shopping at the mall

What happened at the Electoral College vote — including a Delgado snub

Hochul signs 44 bills, vetoes 40 — read the full list

How Hochul is thinking about the Grieving Families Act after two vetoes

Full list: 107 more bills sent to Hochul, only 5 remain in limbo

Hochul: 'I don't play games. I'm not going to flatter somebody'

Hochul went grocery shopping at an Albany supermarket. Here's what happened

Hochul's first State of the State proposal: 'inflation rebate' checks

‘Mayor MAGA’: Adams’ critics rip mayor’s answer on party affiliation

The State of the State now has a date — and a new venue

Stewart-Cousins will be the first N.Y. Democrat in more than a century to do this

Hochul, lawmakers react to long-awaited school aid overhaul report

Hochul: 'I'm not going to criticize the president'

10 bills Hochul still has to consider by the end of the year

Hochul claps back at congressman's criticism

Full list: Hochul signs 85 bills, vetoes 57 others

Hochul shouldn't run again in 2026, Rep. Torres says

Peanut the squirrel, a potential gun charge and DEC's decisions

Was Linda Sun a secret agent for China? 'This indictment is about money,' her attorneys say

Adams, Hochul revive involuntary removal calls after triple stabbing

Hochul has 141 bills to decide by next week. Here's what's in the mix.

New York expects to spend $5.7 billion more in state operating funds next year

Hochul's congestion pricing fix may be short-lived, opponents say

New York's tech future could be powered by onsite nuclear, Hochul says

Hochul's Pelosi shade and how she feels about Zeldin leading the EPA

Stefanik's loyalty to Trump is paying off with a big promotion

Trump's election complicates his New York conviction. What's next?

Where Trump's support grew most in New York by county

How Hochul and Tish are preparing for the incoming Trump administration

It's Election Day. Here's what to expect after polls close

Half a million more New Yorkers voted early than in 2020

Election Night Bingo and a final look at N.Y.'s 2024 races

Prop 1: I dug into the surprise opposition group fueled by dark money

Finally: N.Y. has some good news for its financial outlook

Eric Adams clashes with (and insults) reporters over Trump questions

N.Y. opioid board to ask Hochul for public health emergency

Special edition: Navigating N.Y.'s 2024 elections

N.Y.'s maternal mortality rate is bad. What else can the state do?

Will guns factor into New York's elections this year?

How Hochul's congestion pricing pause could play out as new warnings come

N.Y. voters are leaning left but will Democrats win?

Thruway bans over unpaid tolls in New York could be coming

Trump to Hochul: 'Good job'

Where New Yorkers moved in 2023, per new U.S. Census data

N.Y. Democrats far outraised Republicans in the last quarter before Election Day

N.Y. voting law could be struck down before Election Day

Buffalo's mayor is resigning. What's happening there?

N.Y. Senate races: spending shows target districts

Hochul: 'I am very happy to host Donald Trump'

Prop 1: inside the fight and what I *didn't* write about it

He's running. 'Vintage Eric' Adams commits to reelection bid amid turmoil

N.Y.'s year since the Oct. 7 attack in Israel

Adams should resign but Cuomo shouldn't run, New Yorkers say

N.Y.'s stressed cities and a changing trend

Cuomo's legal bills paid for by taxpayers. Should they be?

NY Republicans are coming to a city near you

Adirondacks tuberculosis treatment & Benedict Arnold's buddy

5 big bills Hochul has to consider by the end of 2024

What Adams’ ouster would mean for Hochul and N.Y. politics

A look at school cell phone bans in other states

5 NY Senate races worth watching

Hochul: 'red flag' gun law should go federal

A new low for Hochul and other Democrats not immune; Prop 1 opposition in Albany

'Can't stop Cuomo,' Hochul says; CDPAP lawsuit filed

Diddy indictment's Albany connection; Trump's SALT cap comments; A.I. hearing

Indictments overshadow Adams (but everything's fine); This Week in New York History

Should Hochul declare an opioid State of Emergency? And CDPAP pressure builds

N.Y.'s top doc says Legislature won't play ball; Hochul 'not distracted' by Adams probes

Pet eating claim incites N.Y. Democrats; On The Bill: another COVID-19 review

Congress questions Cuomo, Hochul subpoenaed and Adams on defense

Congressional report on Cuomo released ahead of his Tuesday testimony; This Week in New York History

Does New York have a bright energy future with solar?; Assembly hearing scheduled

Will N.Y. go nuclear with its energy future? That's on the table.

Hochul's not happy with China after Linda Sun arrest; On The Bill: no copays for inhalers

Former Hochul & Cuomo staffer was Chinese agent, prosecutors say; new CDPAP ad

Even-year elections in N.Y. headed to court in September, From The Notebook

How Carl Heastie knows Kamala Harris; Esposito, Ryan trade barbs in NY-18

RFK Jr. is still fighting to stay on the N.Y. ballot; Hochul wears snake, signs bills

Inside the Reparations Commission; AFL-CIO's Cilento re-elected

N.Y. judge's Facebook memes get him fired; This Week in New York History

How Hochul and N.Y. Dems plan to avoid another 2022; state test scores struggle

'Bro, we broke up with you for a reason,' Jeffries says to Trump; Dinowitz escapes defamation suit

What Kamala said to Kathy on day one, more New Yorkers at the D.N.C

Top N.Y. court upholds mail-in voting, RFK Jr. appeal arguments set

Which 4 N.Y. Democrats will speak on D.N.C night one, DCCC's $10 million buy

State Dem Chair Jay Jacobs previews the DNC, From the Notebook: election betting, mask bans and more

The Medicaid thorn in Hochul's side, moving NYC elections to even years

N.Y.'s school aid hearings are done. What's next? DCCC spends six figures in NY-22

How RFK Jr.'s N.Y. ballot conflict could go to the Supreme Court, Campaign Corner

Who did Hochul meet with? Newly released schedules gives us details. And This Week in New York History

I spent four days with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Here's what happened, CapCon Q&A with FEMA

Hochul continues to face heat on congestion pricing two months later, Thursday Reads

Can Republicans recreate Latimer-Bowman; what if N.Y. had ranked choice voting for president?

Where Harris has more support in N.Y. than Biden did, how N.Y. reacted to Walz

RFK Jr. is in Albany to make his case, Hochul announces energy summit

How N.Y. Democrats could win swing districts, Goldman wants X hearing

9/11 deal roils N.Y. Republicans, CapCon Q&A with NYGOP Chair Ed Cox

How a N.Y. Democrat became Biden's latest judicial nominee

Hochul calls J.D. Vance 'incredibly weird', Lander makes it official

Is another Equal Rights Amendment lawsuit coming? RFK Jr.'s face on Broadway

The future of health in N.Y., early mail-in voting case before top court

Hochul sued over congestion pricing pause; RFK Jr. ballot trial scheduled

Who from N.Y. skipped Netanyahu's address, financial impact of pausing congestion pricing

How N.Y. Democrats shaped the 2024 elections nationwide — and what's next

Where N.Y. Dems are on Harris, This Week in New York History

How N.Y. was impacted by the global tech outage and more top Dems talk Biden

A Fireside Chat with Gov. Kathy Hochul

Hochul joins CapCon for a 'fireside chat' on politics, climate change and more

Stefanik's RNC speech was 9 years in the making, Delgado's super PAC donors

'Our children are being radicalized': Democrats blame social media for political violence

Hochul: 'Words, not bullets' in politics, Republicans blame Democrats

Hochul in Biden's cabinet? 'Hell no,' she says, commits to reelection

Top court won't hear Equal Rights Amendment, Hochul holds her own: 'I stand firmly with the president'

L.G. Delgado breaks with Hochul, calls on Biden to drop out

More N.Y. Dems back Biden, Capitol Count: Who passed the most bills

Where New York Democrats are on Biden, including Hochul, Jeffries, and others

Special edition: State Capitol spots you've never seen

N.Y.'s concealed carry law back in court, SCOTUS decides, Cities begin 'Good Cause'

Hochul's in for 2026 but crashes Stefanik's birthday, Giuliani is disbarred

Where Delgado's PAC got its money and where it's gone, This Week in New York History

'Hot potato': N.Y. Dems stick with Biden after debate

Hochul has 10(ish) days to decide these 53 bills, State Ed can penalize nonpublic schools, court says

Full primary results, Hochul's congestion pricing delay is here to stay

It's Primary Day, and who spent the most on lobbying in New York

It’s Primary Day Eve: Early voting numbers and false texts

A N.Y. gun law led to SCOTUS' domestic violence decision. Here's how.

Primary Prep: Assembly primaries, Voters back Hochul on congestion pricing

Hochul: 'Everybody sues over everything,' Primary Prep: NY-1

Hochul and Heastie have talked about a mask ban. Here's how it went.

N.Y.'s $4.3 million COVID report is out. Here's what's in it.

N.Y. repealed its decades-old ban on masks. Hochul wants to reinstate it.

Kathy courts a king and queen while Cuomo heads to court

Cuomo queried by Congress on COVID; This Week in New York History

End of session: what's passed, what hasn't, & what's up with congestion pricing

End of session shakeup: lawmakers weigh congestion pricing options

‘Pissed off’, ‘spineless flip-flops’, ‘grateful’: how Democrats reacted to Hochul’s congestion pricing delay

Social media deal reached, temporary disability benefit expected to rise

Short-term rental bill fight, who Hochul's nominating to the Court of Claims

N.Y. reacts to the Trump verdict and how it could end up at the U.S. Supreme Court

'Some environmental things' on deck, Heastie says, and Jeff Klein resurfaces

Senate leader: ‘Thank you, next’ on Hochul judicial nominations, CapCon Q&A with N.Y. I.G. Lucy Lang

Hochul: 'Legislature should act' on Weinstein response before session ends, This Week in New York History

Hochul drops budget Financial Plan, addiction services cuts restored

N.Y. may have to refund millions to opioid companies, end of session booze bills

Hochul: 'Very productive conversations' on social media regulation bills; Weinstein bill moves in Senate

SCOTUS may hear N.Y. abortion regulation case, CapCon Q&A on the LCA show

Is a Cuomo comeback lurking? This Week in New York History

More nominees and interesting bills up in the Senate next week, Hochul's in Ireland

Hochul meets the Pope, and the Grieving Families Act is back

Could N.Y. decriminalize sex work? And Republicans respond to Times Union investigation

Will N.Y. force companies to cut down on plastic and packaging?

N.Y. is cracking down on illicit cannabis. What about illegal vaping products?

Special edition: migrant money's family ties, extended CapCon Q&A with Luis Miranda

Need for weed: N.Y.'s cannabis agency gets an overhaul, end of session regulars

Cuomo wins in court, Stefanik loses, and the Assembly day care is back

Will Albany do more on antisemitism before session ends? What cannabis manufacturers want

Capitol comes back to life, Equal Right Amendment removed, CapCon Q&A with Luis Miranda

Zeldin leads Capitol rally against the Equal Rights Amendment, This Week in New York History

What's on deck as lawmakers return to Albany? One month of session remains

What if Cuomo challenged Hochul and Staten Island seceded from NYC?

Hochul on Columbia arrests, should N.Y. move more elections to even years?

Trump held in contempt; Letitia James targets ghost guns

Why N.Y.'s prosecutor watchdog panel still isn't operational six years later

Will the Weinstein decision spur action in Albany? Hochul's taking a look

Why N.Y.'s top court gave Harvey Weinstein a new trial, Biden in 'Cuse

How does mental health fit into the state budget? On The Bill: exotic animals

Trumps, Cuomo's in-law and N.Y.'s highest state court, CapCon Q&A with the Citizens Budget Commission

What's in the state budget that you might not know about, This Week in New York History

Budget vote to wrap by Saturday, Legislature to leave for break

Budget bills begin to move, what's in the first three

Capitol cyber attack ahead of budget vote, first bills could pop Wednesday night

The state budget is not done just yet, Assembly speaker says

A state budget deal has been reached, Hochul says

We might have a state budget deal. Today's CapCon will come this evening.

Budget deal moves closer; how much the Hochuls made last year

Budget talks could drag into next week, Hochul's expected Secretary of State nominee

Legislature to pass extender Thursday, earthquake inspires new bill

State budget 'at the beginning of the end', expected deal on illegal cannabis enforcement

State budget deal not expected this week, top lawmakers say, fourth extender likely

N.Y.’s ‘masters of disasters’ and ‘seismic’ budget talks

School aid changes out of the state budget, Hochul says

Budget deadline looms, but mayoral control is out, Senate leader says

Hochul, leaders "on the same planet," speaker says, CapCon Q&A on Open Government

It's the start of New York's fiscal year. Where's the state budget?

Next week's state budget expectations, opioid law in hands of appellate court

Lawmakers leave Albany after passing budget extender, expected back Tuesday

Budget talks to stretch into next week, Senate leader says. And should Dolly Parton call Hochul?

Budget update from Assembly Speaker Heastie, CapCon Q&A with Sen. Tom O'Mara

How state budget talks work, 4 years after COVID-19 nursing homes directive

What to expect on the state budget next week, cost cut for cannabis cultivators

Latest on state budget one week out, what farms want this year

CapCon: Chaos at the Capitol, wrongful death bill in budget talks, Tish visits Albany

CapCon: Housing deal hinges on tenant protections, CapCon Q&A with Senate Labor Chair Jessica Ramos

CapCon: Mothership has landed, parents of Israeli-American hostage visit Albany

CapCon: What NY's courts want in this year's state budget, Numbers of New York

CapCon: One-house budgets done, DEC on 'CO2 fracking'

CapCon: How Heastie sees housing, Hochul's Views on The View, On The Bill

CapCon: What the Legislature wants in this year's state budget, CapCon Q&A with NYSUT

CapCon: What lawmakers want in the state budget, This Week in New York History

CapCon: State of the Union takeaways for New York, Numbers of New York

CapCon: What NYers should watch for in Biden's State of the Union

CapCon: Hochul Targets Subway Safety, On The Bill

CapCon: Hochul Open to School Aid Concerns, CapCon Q&A With Assembly Housing Chair Linda B. Rosenthal

CapCon: What Does N.Y.'s $1.3 Billion Budget Boost Mean? Judicial Conduct Report, This Week in New York History

CapCon: Departing DEC Chief's Legacy, Tish vs. Nassau County, Numbers of New York

CapCon: New York's Immigration Debate, IVF Bill After Alabama, Thursday Reads

CapCon: Lawmakers Vote on New Congressional Map But Questions Remain, "Laken's Law", On The Bill

CapCon: New Congressional Map, What's Next? CapCon Q&A With Sen. Liz Krueger, State of the Judiciary

CapCon: Dems Reject Congressional Maps, Flaco the Owl Inspires Albany, This Week in New York History

CapCon: Redistricting Update, Movement on Marijuana, Rx Drug Website, Numbers of New York

CapCon: Hochul in DC, NY's Next DEC Commissioner, GOP Senate pick, Thursday Reads

CapCon: Caucus Conversation, NYC Budget Cuts, Hochul and Home Care, John Avlon

CapCon: SCOTUS on Rent Laws, CapCon Q&A with Budget Director, Siena Poll Insight

CapCon: House Speaker to NY, What's Next On Redistricting, Where We Are On Budget

CapCon: Homegrown Weed, Hochul's Budget Adds, Cuomo v. COELIG, NY Numbers

CapCon: New Congressional Districts (Again), Hochul & High Taxes, Comptroller's Budget Views, Thursday Reads

CapCon: Housing Hearing, Harvey Weinstein, Wu-Tang Clan, On The Bill

CapCon: Chatting With Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Next on Redistricting, CapCon Q&A

CapCon: Investigating Incentives, Wrongful Death Insight, This Week in N.Y. History

Coming Monday: Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark