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Chris Bragg

@chrisbragg1

Capitol bureau chief, New York Focus. Longtime investigative reporter covering New York government, former Buffalo News, Times Union. Tips: [email protected]

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NEW: The Bronx Community Foundation raised over $400,000 for relief of the Twin Parks fire, which left 17 dead and hundreds injured in 2022. It was one of NYC's worst disasters in years. Almost none of the money has been spent: nysfocus.com/2025/01/22/twi…

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NEW: Reporters' Note book from Bianca, Chris Bragg and colinreports.bsky.social: -A prominent New York lobbying firm racks up fines -Hochul proposes $1 billion in climate funding...over 5 years -An update to Foundation Aid, the state's school funding formula nysfocus.com/2025/01/24/hoc…

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A new Reporters' Notebook from Chris Bragg, Sam Mellins and colinreports.bsky.social: ✅ A $1700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds ✅ Bipartisan support for clean water funding ✅ New York’s top court upheld a man’s conviction despite his negligent lawyer nysfocus.com/2025/01/31/new…

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Hochul pledged to make canceling subscriptions easier this year as part of her focus on affordability But a loophole in her proposal would likely exempt most major subscription services including Amazon Prime, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Apple Music, and more. nysfocus.com/2025/02/10/sub…

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NEW: New York's highest court reverses out appellate division's decision and rules that the state's ethics commission is constitutional.

NEW: New York's highest court reverses out appellate division's decision and rules that the state's ethics commission is constitutional.
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*New New York Focus investigation: Striking guards and prisoners rights activists alike have called for the ouster of New York’s prison commissioner. A year and a half of reporting reveals how Daniel Martuscello III, his family, and their patronage network rose to power. 🔗below

*New <a href="/nysfocus/">New York Focus</a> investigation: Striking guards and prisoners rights activists alike have called for the ouster of New York’s prison commissioner.

A year and a half of reporting reveals how Daniel Martuscello III, his family, and their patronage network rose to power.

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New: In Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx, Court Appointments Can Still Favor the Politically Connected New York Focus nysfocus.com/2025/03/05/new…

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Conviction integrity units were meant to fix a broken system. Our ongoing investigation reveals that in many cases, they’ve reinforced it. Take a look at our "Innocence Ignored" series:

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A company that used to help employers avoid paying for workers’ benefits is now slated to administer health insurance for tens of thousands of low-wage home care workers, thanks to a policy change from New York state. nysfocus.com/2025/03/20/hom…

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NEW: There's a small, overlooked unit within NY's education department that is responsible for reviewing ~6K complaints of teacher misconduct each year. But it can sometimes take years to close out cases because of a huge backlog. New York Focus nysfocus.com/2025/03/26/new…

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NEW: The dozens of people Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign has enlisted to fundraise on its behalf include lobbyists, prominent real estate developers, public officials, Cuomo family members, and Republicans. Here are the highlights. nysfocus.com/2025/03/28/and…

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Discovery rolllbacks are holding up New York’s budget. One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did. My latest for New York Focus. Link below!

Discovery rolllbacks are holding up New York’s budget. One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did. 

My latest for <a href="/nysfocus/">New York Focus</a>. Link below!
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While America’s largest health care union scrounges for crumbs, its president has for years used union money to benefit himself, his family and political allies. Inside the union’s lavish spending👇 politico.com/news/2025/04/0…

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New: The son of a top New York judge is at the center of a controversy over an undisclosed romance. Meanwhile, the top state judge, Joseph Zayas, has himself appointed his son's girlfriend and boss to prestigious positions nysfocus.com/2025/04/09/ny-…

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NEW: Shannon Hynes felt something was amiss in Queens Surrogate’s Court, where she was locked in an inheritance dispute with her brother. She soon found out the judge's law clerk was in a romantic relationship with the attorney representing her brother. nysfocus.com/2025/04/09/ny-…

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New: In Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise. nysfocus.com/2025/04/30/yon…

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A Westchester County mayor helped rezone land he owned — dramatically increasing the value — then sold it to a housing developer for $2.9M nysfocus.com/2025/05/21/may…