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As the debate over medical marijuana in New York State heats up, MetroFocus looked at who the power players are.
MetroFocus maps what's coming and going: 24 turnarounds schools; 22 phase-outs; 54 new schools, 24 of which are charters; 4 closures.
On June 15, President Barack Obama announced a radical policy shift on immigration, which in many ways works around congressional resistance to the federal DREAM Act.
VIDEOWatch an extended interview with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, who’s in charge of the country’s largest public school system.
VIDEOCuts in federal funding to New York City that have hit child care particularly hard, with a projected $16 million cut for Head Start and another $14 million cut for the Child Care Block Grant.
MetroFocus compared a slew of recent data on job creation to see what kinds of jobs we're really creating and who's getting them.
Buried deep in New York City’s laws lurk obscure bits of bureaucracy. But these dusty corners of government are about to get a housecleaning.
The full schedule of City Council's hearings on the executive budget for 2013 is now available.
A new report indicates that improvements are still needed in the City Council's budget process.
A new coalition has formed to bring Cornell and residents together to chart a co-existent future.VIDEO
