After key bills on climate and housing stalled in the legislature, left-wing organizers are working to topple Democratic incumbents and build a united front in… Read More »New York Progressives and Socialists Are Hoping to Turn Legislative Setbacks Into Electoral Electricity
A slate of left-wing candidates have mounted robust campaigns to unseat Democratic incumbents, an effort that party leaders characterize as a display of “arrogance.” Read… Read More »The Next Battlefield for N.Y. Progressives? The State Assembly.
Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat? Read article on The… Read More »Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate
They all say that state lawmakers need to take more aggressive action to green the electric grid and protect communities — and contend it is… Read More »Green Candidates Vow to Push Albany on Climate, But Is It Hot Air?
ALBANY, N.Y. (1010 WINS) – After refusing to bring a landmark climate bill to a vote on the last day of the legislative session despite widespread support, Assembly… Read More »NYS assembly speaker wants to hold climate legislation hearing after letting bill die
The Democrat-led state Legislature ended its session over the weekend without passing any additional major pieces of climate-related legislation that some legislators and activists had… Read More »Slate of Insurgent Candidates Focused on Climate Seizes on Failure of State Bill
It’s called the Build Public Renewables Act, which would enable the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to make the state an active participant within the… Read More »Lawmakers hope public hearings will put the Build Public Renewables Act on Assembly’s agenda
The New York legislature failed to pass the Build Public Renewables Act before the session closed last week, despite a Democratic supermajority. Read article on… Read More »Why Did Democrats and Solar Companies Just Kill a Climate Bill in New York?
The push for the Build Public Renewables Act in New York has become surprisingly muscular. Is it strong enough to break Albany’s climate gridlock? Read… Read More »Public Power Has Albany Rattled
A bill for public power was killed at the 11th hour in Albany by Democratic politicians with corporate interests. Read article on Gizmodo