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New York

Finally—The Primary Is Over

After weeks—well, more like months—of campaigning, New York's primary elections have finally come to an end. Just to recap, in a city as democratic as New York, the general election is more often than not merely a formality. Take former Representative Jerry Nadler, who represented NY-12 for 17 terms and rarely faced a serious challenge. This year's race, with an open seat and eight Democratic candidates competing for it, was therefore an anomaly. By the end of the campaign, o

Finally—Primary Day Is Here

My home of district 12—the congressional one, not the Hunger Games one—will be experiencing another year full of political activity and elections in 2026. Post-mayoral election, the election season begins far ahead of the June primaries and November midterms. Nationwide, all 435 seats of the House of Representatives will be up for election, as well as one-third (35) of the Senate. These past few months, every eligible voter in the district has been hounded by endless ads on

OBBBA Funding Cuts

President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), or H.R. 1, was enacted on July 4, 2025, and one year later, its effects are becoming increasingly apparent across the country. The OBBBA is a major federal law that combines tax, spending, healthcare, immigration, energy, and education policy changes into a single package. The Act was passed by Congress as a budget reconciliation package, meaning it bypassed the Senate filibuster (which requires a supermajority of 60 vot

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Law

Federal Reserve Turmoil

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States, created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 to regulate the economy and financial system across the nation. It supervises and conducts the nation’s monetary policy, financial institutions, payment systems, consumer protection, and community development. A key aspect of the reserve is its role as an independent government agency that can manage monetary policies—actions by the bank to manage economic goals such as in

New Laws of 2026

With the start of every new year comes a slew of new laws that come into effect. Here are four that are the most impactful and significant within New York. Minimum wage will increase in 2026, from $16.50 to $17 an hour in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, and from $15.50 to $16 for other places in the state. Future increases will begin in 2027, annually increasing based on inflation. This comes amid widespread attention to New York’s affordability crisis, particula

New Jersey

OBBBA Impact

New Jersey officials have spent the past year modeling what it looks like when a state absorbs a trillion-plus dollars in federal healthcare and food-assistance cuts. A year in, those projections are starting to feel like reality. The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, cut federal Medicaid funding by roughly $1 trillion nationwide and food assistance by close to $200 billion, financed partly by making earlier tax cuts permanent. New Jerse

New Jersey’s business climate ranks worst for the 8th year in a row

Recently, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association released its annual regional business climate analysis, and the results confirm a downwards trend for the state. For the eighth year in a row, New Jersey placed last in competitiveness among seven states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic corridor, which also included New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania took the top position for the second consecutive year, while Mar

Sun Pharma's Acquisition

Sun Pharma Makes Bold $11.75 Billion Move to Acquire Organon In one of the largest deals in the pharmaceutical industry recently, Indian pharmaceutical giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Organon & Co. In what is shaping up to be one of the largest transactions in the pharmaceutical space of late, India-headquartered Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Organon & Co. Of Jersey City, New Jersey, a