Chris Bragg, New York Focus
Posted inAlbany
The governor is raising millions of dollars for her reelection campaign, but the public doesn't know who she's meeting with and how she's spending her time.
Posted inThe Bronx
A Powerful Bronx Politician Dines on Developers’ Double Donations
An expert calls the six-figure haul of a committee established by borough president candidate Rafael Salamaca “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat.
Posted inAlbany
Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against Hochul Home Care Plan
The money is being routed through a nonprofit — possibly running afoul of state lobbying rules.
Posted inPolitics
Want to Be a Judge in the Bronx? Better Pay These Firms.
A Bronx political firm close to the borough’s Democratic party chair, Jamaal Bailey, is cashing in on local civil court races.
Posted inAlbany
Senate Leadership Doubles Down on Secret Committee Exposed by New York Focus
An inner circle of Albany lawmakers helped decide the fate of nearly 650 bills over the last month. Just don’t ask any questions.
Posted inAlbany
This Secret Senate Committee Decides Whether Bills Live or Die
You haven’t heard of it, and your state senator might not have either. The Working Rules group helps determine the fate of hundreds of bills at the end of each legislative session.
Posted inAlbany
N.Y. Equal Rights Amendment Thrown Off November Ballot by Upstate Judge
Foes of the referendum, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, argued Democrats in the legislature made a fatal procedural misstep.

