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 jcampbell@wnyc.org or Signal 518-210-7087.
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This will be the latest New York state budget since 2010. -
Lawmakers have long complained that governors put too much policy in the budget. But they’re not eager to pick a fight. -
The governor and lawmakers are set to eliminate an environmental review for certain housing projects, though some details remain open. -
It’s the latest attempt to break a stalemate in negotiations over reforming New York’s auto insurance laws. -
It depends, in part, on whether the Trump Tower triplex is now technically Barron Trump's apartment. -
The New York state budget is stalled, and the insults are starting to fly. -
Overtime spending by state agencies jumped nearly 23% compared to the prior year. -
The stakes are high for the Nassau County executive, who has struggled to raise funds to compete with Gov. Kathy Hochul. -
Among the various tax proposals in Albany is one that would repeal a decades-old sales-tax exemption for purchases of gold and silver. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic legislative leaders have struggled to reach deals on auto-insurance reform and scaling back the state's climate laws.
