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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
5 days agoEfficiency

Mamdani Puts Efficiency Changes on Ballot for November

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) unanimously approved five City Charter changes for the November ballot that target: outdoor dining approvals, construction permitting, street safety projects, city contracting, and a rainy day fund target. The package drew criticism from both the City Council and policy experts for moving too fast and not going far enough.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
7 days agoAffordability

Mamdani Moves Towards Economic Justice With New Board

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as board chair of the NYC Economic Development Corporation and named veteran city official Anthony Shorris as its president and CEO, signaling a shift toward economic justice at one of the city's most powerful agencies.

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Comptroller Mark Levine
5 days agoHousing

Levine Says Rent Laws Are Keeping Thousands of Apartments Empty

NYC Comptroller Mark Levine is calling out rent-stabilization laws that he says trap tens of thousands of apartments in vacancy. When renovations cost six figures but rent increases are capped, landlords often leave units empty — while Manhattan rents hit all-time highs in June.

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President Donald Trump
1 day agoHealth Care

Trump's Generic Drug Tariffs: A Reshoring Bet or Affordability Crisis?

President Trump announced plans to place 100% tariffs on imported generic drugs starting August 2028, rising to 200% the following year. The goal is to push pharmaceutical companies to manufacture in the U.S., but experts warn the policy could raise prices and create shortages for the medications millions of Americans depend on daily.

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New York State
NY Governor Kathy Hochul
5 days agoImmigration

Hochul Orders Agencies To Stop Cooperating WIth ICE

Governor Kathy Hochul's new Office of Immigrant Trust has sent letters to 12 local law enforcement agencies, including Nassau County's police and sheriff's departments, ordering them to end their agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement by August 25 under a law she signed in May. Criminal cooperation with ICE is still permitted.

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President Donald Trump
5 days agoHealth Care

Trump Freezes Over $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds

The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, citing suspected fraud. California alone stands to lose $867 million. States must now prove their spending was lawful before funds are released, putting healthcare services for vulnerable residents at risk all over the country, including New York.

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Comptroller Mark Levine
Mark Levine is down 15 points week over week across 56 recent ratings and 92 prior ratings.
Senator Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer is down 12 points week over week across 5 recent ratings and 133 prior ratings.
Senator Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh is down 7 points week over week across 2 recent ratings and 48 prior ratings.
President Donald Trump
Donald Trump is down 7 points week over week across 212 recent ratings and 615 prior ratings.

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