Albany, of all places, has provided a glimpse of what can happen when politicians believe that they owe the voters rather than the donors. In November,…
Editorial: An unfinished agenda
THE ISSUE: Democratic legislators pushed through an impressive list of long-awaited voting, labor, criminal justice and climate measures. THE STAKES: One especially urgent matter should still get done this year…
End of Session: A Year Of Progressive Goals Come To Pass
The state Legislature wrapped up its 2019 legislative session in the early hours of Thursday morning, concluding one of the more consequential years for Albany in recent history. The year saw…
A Profound Democratic Shift in New York: ‘We Seized the Moment’
When Democrats won control of New York’s government last year, riding a national wave of liberal energy, they promised to fundamentally transform the state’s economy, infrastructure and social norms.
20 major laws passed at the New York State Capitol this year
f there was a theme to the state Legislature's 2019 session at the Capitol, it was this: Elections have consequences. Democrats took control of the Senate for the first time since 2010 after a dominating…
NY legislative session begins, ends with historic election reform (Commentary)
The 2019 session of the New York State Legislature has now come to a close. The new unified Democratic government led by…
Election Reforms Best 'in Decades' say Election Officials on Eve of Primary
A series of reforms in New York election laws were passed by lawmakers as their session ended last week … and they’re being called the most consequential in decades by Onondaga County Election officials.
Typo blamed for failure to pass NY automatic voter registration bill
A typo will delay passage of automatic voter registration legislation in New York until 2020. After the state Senate approved the bill Wednesday, election reform advocates were active during the final days of session…
'Typo' Delays Passage Of Automatic Voter Registration After Historic Session For Voting Rights
Automatic voter registration, a key piece of voting rights legislation intended to enroll more than one million eligible voters across New York State, was pulled from the Assembly floor late Thursday night…
Activists Rally In The Rain For Vote Reform
In the pouring rain, the Let NY Vote Coalition and CCoHOPE Indivisible joined Tuesday to demand state leaders pass automatic voter registration, restoration of voting rights for people on parole,…