Topic: New York Public Interest Research Group

Are We About to Enter the Most Gerrymandered Era in New York History?

New York State's long-awaited re-districting plan is here. To the surprise of almost no one, but to the vocal disappointment of many Democrats, the...
After a lot of back-and-forth and a fair amount of confusion about when the state's redrawn district maps might actually be released, the new state...

Work halted on New York judges' luxury flats

ALBANY, N.Y., April 21 (Reuters Legal) - New York's financial woes have forced the state's Court of Appeals to halt the $23-million renovation of a former Catholic school into luxury apartments for judges."The project looked reasonable in more comfortable ...

Albany poised for rare early budget

It's like 1983 again at the state Capitol.. . Lawmakers started taking up budget bills on Tuesday night and hoped to finish all 14 pieces of...

Watchdogs bark at pols for tax breaks

Good-government advocates were outraged at the findings of a Daily News investigation that more than a dozen City Council members bent rules and...

Soda lobbyists spent $12.9 million

The fat tax had fat-cat special interests spending record-breaking lobbying bucks in Albany last year.. . Groups pumped $210.6 million into efforts...

State pols basking in moonlight

From lawyers and landlords to actors, private investigators and lifeguards, the Legislature is full of moonlighters padding their $79,500 salaries...
The Gramercy Park block that houses the Police Academy is filled with bogus street signs aimed at creating exclusive spaces for the would-be cops...

New Yorkers Blow the Whistle on Dirty Coal

With more than eight million people packed into just 300 square miles, New York relies on resources from other areas to sustain its population. But even further from the minds of most New Yorkers is the source of that electricity. "We were ...
ALBANYCandidates for political office in New York raised a record $94 million during the last election cycle, according to an analysis released today by a coalition of good-government groups. So you're starting to see a picture of who funds Albany: it ...