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Last month’s Democratic primaries were messy because of incompetence on the city elections board, according to state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, and had nothing to do with ranked-choice voting. That’s why Biaggi is working on a state constitutional amendment that would change how elections board commissioners and members are chosen.

Long road to transform elections in New York

Last week, Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams officially received the Democratic nomination for mayor after the city elections board certified results from the June primary. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/1/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman faced an uphill battle when he ran against longtime incumbent Eliot Engel in a primary election last year. Bowman says he backed the For the People Act in the U.S. House last month so he can help more first-time candidates like him get public funding for their grassroots campaigns.

Bowman’s quest for federal election reform continues

Jamaal Bowman wants to make it easier for more first-time candidates to run for office. That’s part of the reason why he supported the For the People Act — or H.R. 1 — last May. This massive election reform bill intends to institute a national public campaign financing system while rolling back some of the significant voter restrictions put in place by many Republican-led states. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 7/11/21

It might feel like almost yesterday Jamaal Bowman declared victory in his Democratic primary for the congressional seat now held by Eliot Engel. But he'll soon have to go back in front of the voters again. And this time, the congressman hopes to bring more Democrats to the table.

Bowman: Organizing will keep Republicans at bay

He’s five months into his first term as a congressman, just starting to tackle his agenda. Yet, Jamaal Bowman already is gearing up to face that biennial reckoning where he — and every other member of the U.S. House — go in front of the voters and hope they’ll approve another term in Washington. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/22/21

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera was one of the state lawmakers pushing to raise taxes on wealthy individuals, which were included in this year’s state budget. Lawmakers say these taxes will generate a projected $4 billion a year to fund some of the spending in the $212 billion budget.

State budget aims to tax rich

It may have come in a week late, but the $212 billion state budget is packed to the gills. And some state lawmakers say the extra deliberation was worth it. In previous years, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi said she felt disheartened by the budget process. Gov. Andrew Cuomo almost completely controlled the process, according to law, and rarely would he yield to some of the more liberal big-ticket items she and other newer lawmakers craved. But this year felt entirely different. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 4/15/21

Mino Lora chats with then congressional candidate Jamaal Bowman outside of IN-Tech Academy during early voting last year. Lora, who wants to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council, has joined forces with fellow candidate Jessica Haller in hopes they can win on a ranked-choice ballot March 23.

Haller, Lora join forces to box out council opponents

Ranked-choice voting has been promoted as a fresh coat of paint in New York City’s election process — but it’s paint that has yet to dry. Still, that’s opening doors for new ways to campaign. And at least two candidates in the upcoming March 23 special election race to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council are poised to take advantage. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/13/21

Jamaal Bowman ousted longtime incumbent Eliot Engel in the U.S. House of Representatives last June, joining a growing progressive movement started, in part, by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Bowman wants to push federal dollars to tackle pressing issues like the coronavirus pandemic, especially inside minority communities he feels are being under-served.

Bowman ready to make progressive waves on Hill

It might not be the kind of news House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to hear, but The Squad — an unofficial group of progressive members of Congress led by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — expanded a bit this election cycle with a few new members, including the newly sworn in U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/10/21

With Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government.Oversight looking over his shoulder, U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel staff chief Bill.Weitz shares an inside look on what the impeachment of President Donald.Trump would look to a group gathered Sunday from Northwest Bronx Indivisible.

Impeachment could take long time, Engel staffer warns

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi originally hoped a Donald Trump impeachment inquiry could be wrapped up just in time for families to sit down and enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner. Bill Weitz, however, had a much different message on Sunday. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 10/25/19

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