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New York
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Mysterious Nursing Home Money Bomb
The GOP’s three most vociferous hunters of Minnesota Somali fraud received nearly half a million dollars from some of health care’s most notorious figures.
Posted inPolitics
Cait Conley Rocks Rockland County at ‘End Citizens United’ Town Hall
With just days to go until Election Day, the Democratic candidate challenging incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) laid out her plans to get dark money out of politics. She said Congress can start by imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices.
Posted inPolitics
A Tale of Two Toss-Ups
Democratic House candidates in two New York metropolitan area districts had markedly different performances in debates against the Republican incumbents they’re trying to unseat.
Posted inPolitics
NY-17: Who’s Afraid of Mike Lawler?
Cait Conley is leading the two-term incumbent in the polls, but on the airwaves, Lawler dominates. Why have Democrats been reluctant to spend as much as in other swing districts?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Rogue Sheriffs Revolt Against New York Law Ending ICE Partnerships
State lawmakers have forbidden local police from participating in mass deportation. Some sheriffs think they are above the law.
Posted inWorking in America
Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power
The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.
Posted inTAP
Why Would New York City Elect Anyone but a Socialist?
A new survey documents the city’s towering levels of inequality.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Two Americas: Anti-ICE Fighters vs. Bootlickers
Elected officials across the country are fighting the federal government’s mass deportation campaign with new laws and funding. But some states are welcoming the shock troops.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Proponents of Solitary Confinement Attempt to Stifle Reform
A New York correctional union and Republican backers are weaponizing a false narrative about solitary confinement and violence.