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Jon Campbell

Articles by Jon Campbell


Jon Campbell covers the New York State Capitol for WNYC and Gothamist. Prior to that, he covered the Capitol for more than a decade for the USA TODAY Network. He has twice earned the Walter T. Brown Memorial Award, an honor given annually by the Legislative Correspondents Association alumni for outstanding state government coverage. Jon grew up in the Buffalo area and graduated from the University at Albany. Got a tip? Email Jon at [email protected] or Signal at JonCampbellNY.90.

The mayor-elect needs state policymakers to support his agenda if it has any chance of becoming reality.


The Nassau County executive is trying to convince Republicans to support him instead of Rep. Elise Stefanik, who recently announced a gubernatorial bid.


The governor met with at least one potential candidate over the weekend at a conference in Puerto Rico.


The move reverses an environmental policy victory won by the Cuomo administration.


The top Trump ally in Congress had spent months signaling she’d run for the state’s highest office.


The democratic socialist will have to overcome a divided Democratic Party and Republican President Donald Trump, who has threatened to punish the city.


New York City voters elected Mamdani as the first South Asian and the first Muslim mayor in the city’s history.


State regulators say Kalshi has been operating an illegal betting operation. Kalshi says they have it all wrong.


Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s looking at whether students can go home with leftover meals from school breakfast and lunch.


The House minority leader put to rest months of speculation about whether he would support the democratic socialist to run New York.


The state's securities industry is on pace for one of its most profitable years ever, with $30.4 billion earned in the first half of the year.


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