Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Bronx’s Blake Says NYC Needs a ‘Coalition Builder’ for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
Now in his third term in the Assembly, the former Obama campaign official hopes to continue a rapid rise with a victory on February 26.
City Hall
Max & Murphy: Today is the First Day of the Rest of Bill De Blasio’s Mayoralty
Jarrett Murphy |
‘I think the mayor really is a policy and politics wonk and he thinks he has something to contribute to a national conversation.’
eric ulrich
Max & Murphy: Council Republican Takes a Shot in Non-Partisan Race for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
Eric Ulrich presents himself as Republican enough to challenge the power of the mayor as public advocate, but not so Republican that any voters should think he’s part of President Trump’s wing of the party.
Government
Max & Murphy: Why it’s Worth Talking About Whether Andrew Cuomo Might Run for President
Jarrett Murphy |
We tend to get our presidential candidates fully grown and painted in the broadest strokes. But when we examine a politician we have seen for years in granular detail, it requires us to decide what we think it takes to run for president.
Government
Max & Murphy: Rafael Espinal, Candidate for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
At midnight on January 1, a ball dropped in Manhattan, former Public Advocate Letitia James became the state attorney general, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson became the acting public advocate, and a race to fill James’ seat that had been stewing for months came to a boil.
Agenda 2019
Video: A New State Senator Sizes Up the Task in Albany
Jarrett Murphy |
Jessica Ramos will be one of 15 rookie State Senators joining a 40-member Democratic majority in charge of the upper house of the state legislature for the first time in a decade.
Max & Murphy: Our Obligatory (Yet Truly Entertaining) Year-in-Review Show!
Jarrett Murphy |
What were the truly transformative stories of 2018, and why did they matter? What are the stories really worth watching in 2019? Ben Max and Jarrett Murphy give their two cents.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Stringer on Albany Pay Raise, Housing Plan; Hochul on Cuomo’s Agenda
Jarrett Murphy |
The comptroller said he didn’t want to be a ‘rubber stamp’ for the legislature.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: The Prospects and Pitfalls for Single-Payer Healthcare in New York
Jarrett Murphy |
The Senate sponsor of the New York Health Act and a critic from a conservative think tank size break down the rationale for the bill and the risks it faces.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Albany Advocates Prefer a Recipe of Political Reforms to a Menu
Jarrett Murphy |
Advocates have a long wish list for changes to campaign rules and voting practices that, they say, are more than the sum of their parts.
