Dan Clark
Managing editor of New York NOWDan Clark is managing editor of New York NOW.
Dan has been reporting on New York state government and politics for the last six years, during which time he's worked out of the state Capitol in Albany. Clark reported for the national political fact-checking publication PolitiFact, the Buffalo News, the statewide political television show Capital Tonight, and most recently the New York Law Journal.
At the New York Law Journal, Clark focused on state legal challenges to President Donald Trump, as well as litigation concerning laws enacted by the New York State Legislature. Clark covered the Legislature in each role he's held and is a familiar face to state lawmakers and staff.
Clark is a native of Afton, New York, in Chenango County. He's lived in Albany with his husband since 2011.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she hasn’t decided if she’ll accept a recommendation from a state wage board to lower the number of hours that farmworkers have to work to earn overtime in New York. -
New York’s mask mandate will continue through at least Feb. 10, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday, for indoor public spaces that don’t require proof of vaccination upon entry. -
New York's mask mandate for public, indoor spaces that don't have a vaccination requirement will remain in effect for at least the next three days while a legal challenge against the rule is litigated before an appellate court. -
Shirley Troutman, previously an appellate justice from western New York, was confirmed to the Court of Appeals on Wednesday by the state Senate in Albany. -
A new proposal to expand access to child care in New York and inject new funding into the struggling industry has been introduced in the state Legislature, which is expected to consider the issue as part of next year’s state budget. -
Universal child care has been a lofty ambition for a handful of lawmakers in New York for the past few years, but new legislation introduced Wednesday could be the first step toward realizing that goal.
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A state ethics agency approved a motion Tuesday that’s intended to require former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return any profits he earned from the production and sale of his pandemic-memoir to the New York Attorney General’s Office for further distribution. -
New York Attorney General Letitia James is ending her campaign for governor, she said in a statement Thursday, bringing the number of declared candidates in the Democratic primary down to three. -
Top aides in the Cuomo administration were directly involved in the production and marketing of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic-era memoir last year, according to an investigative report released Monday by the state Assembly.
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The federal cap on state and local tax deductions, approved by Congress four years ago, could be raised from $10,000 each year to $80,000 through legislation narrowly approved Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
