July 2021

• DEC's Conservationist magazine to celebrate 75th anniversary
• The Adirondack legacy of George Pataki
• Gender affirming care out of reach for low-income, transgender New Yorkers
• Syracuse's stimulus targeted for pandemic deficit and one-time investments
• POLL: Majority of Democrats don't want Cuomo to run in 2022
• Democrats eye conflicts of interests in gubernatorial appointments
• Last call for alcohol (to go)
• Regional electric scooter-sharing program planned for upstate

June 2021

• Drafting error holds up clean slates for more than 2 million New Yorkers
• Are lawsuits the way to less gun violence? New York Democrats hope so
• Buffalo's Democratic mayoral primary highlights shifting local political landscape
• New York tries again to impose oversight of prosecutors
• Consumer advocates wary of federal loan program coming to New York
• A second chance for students with disabilities
• New York breaks intractable cycle caused by traffic fines
• Vaccine researcher maps out uphill journey to COVID-19 herd immunity
• Will new state law dramatically alter hospital staffing? Maybe not
• New study targets prevention of harmful algal blooms
• Expanded child care benefits enter precarious pandemic transition
• New York's formally ends its pandemic disaster. Now what?
• New York's parole overhaul prioritizes reintegration over reincarceration
• Freshman state lawmaker wages uphill environmental campaign
• Border restrictions continue to hinder travel between America and Canada
• County executives reflect on early days of pandemic battle
• Assembly studies concurrent mental health and substance abuse treatment strategies
• Renewed scrutiny of New York's bar exam
• New York's marijuana gold rush hindered by state's regulatory rollout
• Lawmakers update local tax rules to ensure big box stores pay their fair share
• Small businesses vie for help from $800 million state pandemic fund
• New York State Bar Association wades into police reform debate
• Rochester lawmaker finishes first session with accomplishments, but more left to do
• New York City state lawmakers pursue shorter commutes
• Andrew Hevesi is working for New York’s kids
• Physicians celebrate vaccine milestone, ready to vaccinate more New Yorkers
• Lawmakers try to connect veterans to state benefits
• Dems propose nutrition standards for food at state-funded facilities
• The evolution of voting access continues in New York
• Assemblymember Paulin continues to lead campaign against gun violence
• Combating the pandemic rise in elder abuse
• Construction union enjoys productive legislative session
• Nursing home lawsuit could be harbinger for thousands of pandemic cases
• Lawmakers leave Albany with unfinished environmental work
• Gender-neutral marker could debut on state ID in 2022
• Subverting the school-to-prison pipeline in New York
• New York on precipice of decriminalizing syringe possession after years of advocacy
• Union blames cozy health care contracting for high medical bills
• Lawmakers pave the way to covert NYC hotels into affordable housing
• Who's in and who's out at the MTA
• Lawmakers approve 'lock box' for future opioid settlement funds
• Epidemiologist questions Cuomo's threshold for return to normalcy
• Gianaris: Despite unfinished business, 2021 session was a 'great success'
• Medical marijuana company has big plans for New York
• Raising the age of marital consent in New York
• Despite pushback, Cuomo gets his judges on state's top court
• New York's evolving unemployment benefits landscape
• Is NY's public health emergency over? GOP lawmakers say it is
• In fight against invasive species, lawmakers eye stricter boat cleaning rules
• Removing the veil of secrecy from high-profile grand jury proceedings
• Environmentalists oppose 'unqualified' Cuomo nominees to powerful state panel
• Learning from the public health mistakes of New York's past
• Environmentalists eye more land for conservation
• Electric-vehicle makers envision their own dealerships throughout New York
• Clearing the slate for trafficking survivors
• Lawmakers OK new legal protections from debt collectors
• Chance at second life for upstate flood panel
• Making the most of New York's utility poles
• Outreach encouraged, as COVID-19 vaccination rates lag in NY prisons
• Conflicting approaches to anti-harassment bills in Albany
• Assembly health chair diagnoses NY Health Act, surprise bills and pandemic
• The Brooklyn Gambit: Lawmaker discusses roots in competitive chess
• Dems want racism to be treated as a 'public health crisis' in New York
• Fans return to New York's race tracks
• Getting the dirt on New York's soil
• New York may have your rent money. Apply to find out
• Fate of septuagenarian state judges in limbo
• Young voters: The 26th Amendment and beyond
• The murky world of public relations advocacy
• What's a marijuana cooperative? Maybe the perfect fit for New York

May 2021

• Memorial Day reflections with Assemblyman Jake Ashby
• Memorial Day reflections with Derek Coy
• Memorial Day reflections with Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt
• Criminal defense lawyers oppose DA's nomination to state's top court
• Creation of state marijuana office faces personnel challenges
• State intervention debated for '21st Century Jim Crow' school system
• Pet shops push back against ban on retail pet sales
• New York's fiscal future takes shape
• School budget voting turnout returns to pre-pandemic lows
• Businesses face major costs as unemployment bill comes due
• Democrats' criminal justice agenda 'up in the air'
• Long ignored septic systems endangers Lake George's health
• Legislative update with Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal
• Policing the murky world of quasi-governmental entities in New York
• Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on anniversary of George Floyd's murder
• Former parole board member describes broken system, ripe for change
• Poll raises doubts about Cuomo as top Democratic choice for 2022
• Assembly's environmental leader studies state's battle against climate change
• Retailers adapt to evolving mask rules
• State pandemic advisor warns that relaxing mask rules is a 'blunder'
• Cuomo administration surprises child care providers with mask mandate for toddlers
• Putting the wild back into 'forever wild'
• A better online ticket shopping experience? It's up to state lawmakers
• Creating opportunities for student athletes with disabilities
• Creating an economy that works for all New Yorkers
• Finding out the true cost of child care, and paying it
• Legislative push to add Diwali to school holiday calendar in NYC
• Senate labor leader eyes 2022 for major workforce reforms
• Democratic lawmakers try to empower victims of wage theft
• Post pandemic, New York pharmacies eye expansion of immunization responsibilities
• Legislative roundup with Assemblymember Amy Paulin
• Cuomo administration urged to investigate flouting of paid sick leave law
• New chapter for former Sen. David Carlucci
• New York Health Act stalls in Albany, despite Democratic majorities
• New York's nursing home industry in state of flux
• Giving New Yorkers the keys to unlock their personnel records
• State education officials draft civics pathway to a high school diploma
• COVID-19 sidelines senator for months, leaving mental and physical scars
• Lawmakers trying to unearth the secrets of Attica, 50 years later
• State advisory panel envisions future without fossil fuels
• New York wants its cut from out-of-state remote workers
• Feds set rules for municipal spending of stimulus windfall
• A new generation of New York forests
• Astorino hopes to break losing streak with second gubernatorial bid
• State business incentives remain opaque despite new database