Grace Ashford

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Cassidy Jensen

Nancy Marks was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with her work for former Representative George Santos. George Santos's campaign treasurer and right-hand woman, Nancy Marks, was sentenced to probation on Wednesday for her role in the former congressman's campaign finance schemes after pleading guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

In Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani's four-plus years in the New York State Capitol, only three of his bills have become law. His influence is comparatively greater. During his whirlwind rise in the New York City mayoral race, Assemblyman Zohran K. Mamdani has put forth a wish list of big, expensive ideas. Rents for stabilized apartments will be frozen. Buses will be free. Taxes on the wealthy will rise and the cost of child care will fall - to zero.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, a moderate Democrat, used Fox News to amplify a message that her policies are "giving kids their childhoods back."When Gov. Kathy Hochul first took office in 2021, she was a relative unknown. Few New Yorkers knew how to pronounce her name, let alone what Ms. Hochul, Andrew M. Cuomo's seldom-seen lieutenant governor, stood for. Since then, she has honed an executive style that is equal parts practical and protective.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes |Eliza Shapiro |Grace Ashford

Changing a law that chiefly affects all-boys Hasidic Jewish schools, known as yeshivas, has been a top priority among leaders of New York's Hasidic communities, which tend to vote as a bloc. As Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares for what is likely to be a tough re-election fight next year, she is promoting a state budget deal stuffed with politically popular initiatives aimed at making life in New York more affordable.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety and lower taxes for all but the wealthy. The day after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the framework for a $254 billion budget for New York State, she sought to deliver a celebratory message in two parts. She visited a preschool and then dropped by the Albany County district attorney's office, with each stop on Tuesday serving a distinct purpose.