Handing Taxpayers The Climate Cleanup Bill
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic legislative leaders nix a landmark proposal that would have made Hochul’s fossil fuel donors pay for their pollution.
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Shadow Landlords Strike Back
Backed by real estate money, Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to make public the secret, problematic companies that own a wide swath of New York.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Mining Towns Get Clean Energy Boost
Plus, California farmworkers leverage new labor bill, New York will seal criminal convictions, regulators aim to crack down on overdraft fees, and workers strike on Cyber Monday.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Hollywood Ending
Plus, voters come for the mansions, Uber and Lyft pay up, Portland teachers strike, and New York City drafts a new bill of rights.
A Revisionist History Of Cuomogate
Former top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa’s new memoir tries to rewrite the details of New York governor’s nursing home scandal.