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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
Should paid family leave be part of New York’s child care agenda?
With free 2K piloting in New York City and Governor Hochul pledging to expand child care across New York, policymakers and families alike are looking for ways to make it real—and sustainable. Based on what's worked in other states, paid family leave has emerged as a potential part of the equation.
Pathways to Opportunity: D.A. Bragg, CUNY ISLG Announce Funding Up To $1.2 Million To Provide Employment & Education Opportunities for Problem-Solving Court Participants
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and the Institute for State & Local Governance at the City University of New York (ISLG), through the Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII), today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund one organization that will support participants in the Manhattan Felony Alternative-to-Incarceration (F-ATI) Court and the Inside Criminal Justice (ICJ) program.
Institute Intelligence, October 2026: How do New York's state and city budgets get made? Plus: Voter outreach in the Bronx.
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
“Voter Outreach Isn’t Just About Handing Someone a Registration Form”: Strategies and Lessons from the Primaries to the Generals
Leading up to New York’s general elections, Civic Engagement Fellows and their host sites share personal reflections on the state of civic engagement in the South Bronx.
Introducing the Sixth Cohort of the Kriegel Fellowship for Public Service Leaders
The 2026 cohort of the Kriegel Fellowship welcomes 35 leaders from legislative and executive-level offices from across all five boroughs. For the next few months, they will engage in discussions with policy experts, network, and build the skills to support them in their current roles and their future journeys in public service.
Institute Intelligence, September 2026: What would universal child care do for New York State? Plus: Prosecutorial data in a new public dashboard.
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
New City of Toledo Prosecutor’s Office Dashboard highlights Success of Domestic Violence Unit
Data and transparency can be a key tool for prosecutors’ offices looking to show policymakers and the public the impact of their work. The City of Toledo Prosecutor’s Office partnered with our Prosecutorial Data Collaborative to do this and has launched a public dashboard.
Institute Intelligence, August 2026: The legacy of the Safety and Justice Challenge; timely events from the Justice Training Institute
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Defining the Legacy and Ongoing Impact of the Safety and Justice Challenge
Over a decade, the Safety and Justice Challenge helped more than 60 cities and counties safely reduce jail use. CUNY ISLG served as data partner and intermediary throughout. Now, with MacArthur, ISLG is supporting the SJC's next phase by building on this legacy through new avenues of work.
Institute Intelligence, July 2026: Pay raises for NYC elected officials; what's behind rising numbers of women in jail
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
After One Year, Civic Engagement Fellows and South Bronx Community Organizations Celebrate the Past and the Future
Civic Engagement Fellows and their host organizations came together to both look back at the work done engaging and educating community members in the South Bronx over the first year.
Do New York City’s elected officials deserve a raise?
For the first time in 10 years, elected officials in New York City voted to give themselves a raise—an 18.2 percent increase. That number came as a recommendation from the Quadrennial Commission, for which CUNY ISLG conducted an independent analysis of affordability, comparable wages, and other cities to make sure the recommendations were rooted in data, not politics.