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Mayor Bill de Blasio: Albany Cuts Forced NYC to Waste $530 Million of New Spending

In recent months, the mayor and the governor have sparred over issues such as the subway and public housing.
By Madina Toure

Cynthia Nixon: Legalize Marijuana to Help End ‘the Racist War on Drugs’

Last year, nearly 90 percent of people arrested for marijuana possession were people of color.
By Madina Toure

Gov. Cuomo Frees Albany Reporter Arrested for Chatting on Cell Phone

Despite believing he "can be a dangerous man," Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to the rescue of an Albany reporter.
By Madina Toure
The New York State Capitol building is seen March 16, 2008 in Albany, New York.

End Albany Pensions

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with a high school student

State Senate Leader Says He Won’t Sign Off on Mayoral Control of Schools (Yet)

By Jillian Jorgensen
Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio in gentler times

New State Budget Is a Relief for Bill de Blasio

By Will Bredderman
Men walk by the Hudson River Shore as the New York Skyline it's seen from Exchange Place on January 24, 2016 in Jersey City. A massive blizzard that claimed at least 16 lives in the eastern United States finally appeared to be winding down Sunday, giving snowbound residents the chance to begin digging out.

Should New York City Be a State?

By Bernie Quigley
Cuomo and de Blasio

De Blasio Wants Albany to Let New York City Govern Itself

By Jillian Jorgensen
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The Most Powerful Man in New York You’ve Never Heard of

By Ross Barkan
ALBANY, NY - MARCH 11: The State Capitol is seen March 11, 2008 in Albany, New York. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologized to his family and the public in a news conference maRCH 10, 2008 in New York City, but did not directly address the reports of his being linked to a prostitution ring. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

JCOPE vs. the US Constitution

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with a high school student

De Blasio Asks for at Least 7 Years of Mayoral Control of City Schools

By Jillian Jorgensen
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Spend, Andrew, Spend. See Andrew Spend.

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiling his affordable housing plan. (Photo: Ed Reed for Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio)

Cuomo and de Blasio Lament the Collapse of 421a Tax Break

By Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses supportive housing in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)

De Blasio Announces Task Force to Guide Supportive Housing for Homeless

By Jillian Jorgensen
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Preet Bharara Won’t Bring Criminal Charges in Moreland Commission Probe

By Jillian Jorgensen
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo Says He Is Not Swayed by Money From Glenwood LLCs

By Jillian Jorgensen
Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Preet Bharara Chides Albany Lawmakers for ‘Whining’ Instead of Reforming

By Jillian Jorgensen
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Stay Tuned for More Preet Tweets: U.S. Attorney Hits Twitter

By Jillian Jorgensen
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves a federal court in Lower Manhattan on November 30, 2015 in New York City. A jury found Silver guilty on all seven charges against him in a federal corruption trial that lasted five-weeks. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Silver Conviction Not Quite Gold

By The Editors
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

After Guilty Verdict, Sheldon Silver Vows to ‘Continue the Legal Fight’

By Jillian Jorgensen and Ross Barkan
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrives for his trial on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

With Silver and Skelos Trials, a Light Breeze of Change Wafts Over Albany

By Jillian Jorgensen
State Senator Dean Skelos, the former Republican majority leader

Lawyer For Adam Skelos Downplays Talk of Plea Deal

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walks out of the Federal Courthouse with his lawyers on January 22. (Photo: Yana Paskova for Getty Images)

Jury Selection Begins in Sheldon Silver Corruption Trial

By Jillian Jorgensen
Former Majority Leader Joseph Bruno stands to speak, as future (and now also former) Majority Leader Dean Skelos sits to his left. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Joseph Bruno Hands Over $1.4 Million in Campaign Cash to Senate GOP

By Jillian Jorgensen
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