Sen. James Skoufis is pushing changes to New York's ticketing law that could cap resale prices and ban speculative listings as Knicks and World Cup demand spikes.

State Sen. Peter Oberacker and newcomer Alex Portelli head to a June GOP primary for NY-19, a choice between experience and an outsider fiscal agenda. Early voting runs mid‑June.

A Staten Island councilmember wants to shift NYC general elections to nonpartisan ranked-choice ballots, removing party labels and sending the change to voters as a charter amendment.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi asked Goldman CEO David Solomon for answers after reports the bank would keep Kathy Ruemmler as an adviser despite DOJ files linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.

An ADL‑JLens analysis says excluding 47 companies that do business with Israel could cost NYC pension funds roughly $37.5B over the next decade, hitting retirees and taxpayers.

A multistate probe found CVS refilled insulin pens early and overbilled Medicaid. The company will pay $36.5M and New York will receive about $2.26M.

Uber asked a federal judge to halt New York City’s new ‘just cause’ deactivation law, calling Local Law 52 unconstitutional and a threat to platform safety. The suit seeks an injunction ahead of the law’s July 28 effective date.

Bipartisan Reps. Laura Gillen and Mike Lawler introduced the Cost of Living Tax Cut Act to tailor federal brackets to regional prices. Backers say Long Island and Hudson Valley residents would benefit.

The Finance Committee is taking public testimony on Mayor Mamdani’s $124.7B FY27 budget today; watchdogs warn it's propped up by one‑time fixes.

Civil‑rights groups sued to stop Westchester County’s license‑plate reader network, saying it has logged roughly 1.6 billion scans and shared data with outside agencies.

The Justice Department has opened a Title VI inquiry into CUNY’s Black Male Initiative after a complaint saying the program appears to favor certain racial groups. The review will examine whether federal civil‑rights law was violated.

Albany approved a bill setting a new floor for pharmacy reimbursements. Backers say it protects local drugstores; critics warn higher costs could follow.

Several hundred union members and community leaders rallied in Mineola urging Nassau County to make Juneteenth a paid holiday; County Executive Bruce Blakeman says the decision belongs at the bargaining table.