Politics & Government

I swear I filed that oath card

The problem with transparency if you are an elected official is that, when your right to claim it is diminished, anything else…

$77 million in subsidies for 1 job

The IDA in Genesee County loves handing out big subsidy packages. There was the $4 million per job granted to Plug Power…

Let me paint this picture: A fairer New York City where everyone pays their part.

Driving down the cost of auto insurance

$1.3 million. That’s how much People, Inc. — an organization that helps our vulnerable neighbors get where they need to go —…

New York is stepping up to stop insiders from cashing in on information the public doesn’t have.

Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order prohibiting state employees from engaging in insider trading on prediction markets. These markets allow individuals…

ICE seizes advocate for migrant farmworkers

A supporter of Bustamante outside 250 Delaware Ave. Wednesday. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. Dolores Bustamante Romero, a well-known advocate for upstate…