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CITY
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The false benefits of inclusion By Seth Barron
Missing the mark on M/WBE procurement By Nick Powell
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STATE
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BUFFALO
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Can key polls in state Senate races be trusted? By Jon Lentz The Jills are due: Will Cuomo make good on his Women’s Equalilty Agenda? By Alexis Grenell Could SolarCity Flare Out? By Jim Heaney
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City & State’s 2014 class of NYC Rising Stars By Jeff Coltin, Wilder Fleming, Kerry Gillich, Ashley Hupfl, Jon Lentz Morgan Pehme, Gabe Ponce de Leon, Nick Powell
AGENCY FOCUS: NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and NYSED Commissioner John King in their own words … Key issues and agency leaders … Analysis by Citizens Budget Commission
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ROAD TO SOMOS:
How to empower Latinas By Nydia Velázquez
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The state of upstate Latino politics By Susan Arbetter
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PERSPECTIVES
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Michael Benjamin on where the 2013 NYC mayoral candidates are now
STRENGTHENING STRONG TIES
A Q & A with Consul General of Canada in New York John Prato
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EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Morgan Pehme mpehme@cityandstateny.com Managing Editor Michael Johnson mjohnson@cityandstateny.com Albany Bureau Chief Jon Lentz jlentz@cityandstateny.com City Hall Bureau Chief Nick Powell npowell@cityandstateny.com Albany Reporter Ashley Hupfl ahupfl@cityandstateny.com Buffalo Reporter Chris Thompson cthompson@cityandstateny.com Policy Reporter Wilder Fleming wfleming@cityandstateny.com Associate Editor Helen Eisenbach Columnists Alexis Grenell, Nicole Gelinas, Michael Benjamin, Seth Barron, Jim Heaney, Gerson Borrero, Susan Arbetter
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