The city's public housing agency knew where its disabled and elderly residents lived when superstorm Sandy struck. That doesn't mean it was able to aid them afterward. But who should have? ⧸ Full Story

Bloomberg administration proposed, then dropped, database of residents needing evacuation and aid during disasters ⧸ Full Story

How New York immigration courts are upending a federal crackdown ⧸ Full Story

Citizens for Fire Safety Institute spent $210,000 last year to defeat New York State ban ⧸ Full Story

Applicants for marriage licenses find identity thieves arrived at the altar first ⧸ Full Story

Aquatic plants that thrive in the summer sun have appeared with unexpected vigor this year ⧸ Full Story

Hakeem Jeffries and Grace Meng prove themselves as heavy hitters as national party seeks funds from city delegation ⧸ Full Story

Industry groups sometimes lobby state officials in the guise of popular causes ⧸ Full Story

Queens power broker Crowley leads pack of local members of Congress raising big bucks for unopposed primary races ⧸ Full Story

Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the New York Gaming Association, a trade group that represents gambling interests, made a massive bet on Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Last December, the organization contributed $2 million to the Committee to Save New York, a lobby group that supports Cuomo’s agenda. The next month, the Gaming Association hit… ⧸ Full Story

Chlorinated Tris has been linked to cancer — and our sofas and car seats are soaked in it ⧸ Full Story

Our Lobbies at the Top project finds heavy business advocacy helped derail proposed minimum wage hike ⧸ Full Story

This month, the Chicago Tribune published a devastating investigation about the use of flame retardants in furniture and other common household products. Not only do flame retardants fail to prevent fires, the Tribune found, but the chemicals included in them cause cancer and threaten the development of fetuses and young children. These chemicals have subsequently… ⧸ Full Story

Dossie highlighted items by a reporter deemed "GENERALLY SNARKY" ⧸ Full Story

Yesterday, the Associated Press reported on a curious development at New York’s powerful new ethics board, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. On Feb. 2, the board had announced the appointment of Ellen Biben, a former prosecutor and longtime aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as its executive director. The hire was decided on in a… ⧸ Full Story

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the critical centerpiece of President Obama’s healthcare reform bill: the individual mandate. Lawyers challenging the law on behalf of 26 states will argue that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to penalize individuals who do not buy health insurance; the Obama administration will maintain that the… ⧸ Full Story

Proposed congressional districts from a federal judge show significant differences from those drawn by state legislators ⧸ Full Story

Yesterday, Rep. Bob Turner announced that he would seek nomination as the Republican challenger to Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for this November’s election. His entrance will raise the profile of a race in which Republicans have struggled to find a credible opponent for Gillibrand, who has amassed a campaign war chest of more than $10… ⧸ Full Story

Redistricting splits Brooklyn's Russian-speaking immigrants, some of whom see an attack on democracy and their own political advancement ⧸ Full Story

As part of his proposed budget for FY 2012-13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for significant changes to the pension program for state employees.  His plan creates a new “tier” of pensions that would cut the state’s growing pension costs by reducing the benefits it provides to future employees. The proposal is known as Tier… ⧸ Full Story