Broken Bolts
The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is a 3-mile span over the Hudson river that connects Rockland and Westchester counties, just 25 miles north of New ...
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The Capitol Confidential podcast is a weekly show from Times Union reporter David Lombardo that focuses on the policy, personalities and politics of New York's state government.
A Perfect Storm over Albany
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing perfect storm of threats to his administration, finding himself both in the crosshairs of an investigation by...
Nursing home scandal roils Cuomo administration
A recent admission by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s top aide, Secretary Melissa DeRosa, that they withheld nursing home coronavirus data to state legislators...
A Scathing Report
New York Attorney General Letitia James released a searing report this week finding that the state Department of Health underreported the deaths of nu...
A Tale of Two Budget Proposals
This week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled two budget proposals. Both are contingent upon how much New York state receives from the federal government. ...
Stefanik's Red Wall
North Country Representative Elise Stefanik has been a steadily rising star in the Republican party since she joined Congress in 2014. Her stock rose ...
A Tale of Two Violent Capitol protests
As a violent mob of President Trump's supporters broke into the United States Capitol Wednesday afternoon, a smaller protest also turned violent outsi...
New York's first dose
The first FDA-approved coronavirus vaccines have arrived in New York this week, and the state has started vaccinating front-line healthcare workers. T...
The Supermajority
This week New York State Senate Democrats declared that they'd gained a history-making "supermajority," after the absentee ballot count in several key...
Crimson surge or red mirage?
As the counting of absentee ballots in New York continues, the ultimate power balance in the state Senate and Assembly remains somewhat murky. A numbe...