Dan Clark
Host, New York NOWDan Clark is the host and producer of New York NOW, a weekly television show focusing on state government produced by WMHT in Albany. Clark 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 has 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, NY in Chenango County. He's lived in Albany with his husband since 2011.
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Live coverage of the New York state budget, which was due April 1. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she’s planning to reach a deal on the state budget with leaders from the state Legislature by the time a final spending plan is due at the end of the month.
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his first public remarks since leaving office, railed on the concept of “cancel culture,” which he blamed for the cascade of calls for his resignation last year after he was accused of sexual misconduct by several women.
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Republicans in New York have finalized their preferred slate of candidates to challenge the state’s current Democratic officeholders for U.S. Senate, State Comptroller, and State Attorney General.
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New York is launching a new cybersecurity operations center aimed at connecting the state’s resources with mayors and local officials to respond to future digital threats amid an increasingly unstable international dynamic.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Long Island running for governor, named former New York City Council Member Diana Reyna as his choice for lieutenant governor Wednesday, finalizing his preferred ticket heading into the June primary election.
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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 farm workers have to work to earn overtime in New York.
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will file a complaint with one of the state’s disciplinary boards for attorneys against New York Attorney General Letitia James over what his attorney has framed as inconsistencies with her office’s probe into his alleged sexual misconduct.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday that she’ll review the Legislature’s newly drawn district maps for Congress, State Senate, and Assembly when they’re sent to her for a signature, but wouldn’t weigh in on the new lines before then.
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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.
