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New York has been hailed as a progressive state leading others for passing a budget that makes college tuition free for middle-class students.

Last week, four economics experts publicly debated whether the retailer represents the best capitalism has to offer, or the worst.

New York approved a state budget Sunday that included the Excelsior Scholarship, which will allow students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year to attend state public colleges and universities tuition-free.

"The New York bill is what's known as a 'last-dollar' program."

All those who care about getting big money out of politics have real reason to be concerned about Gorsuch’s record. 

New York became the first state in the country to return to a guarantee of tuition-free college for students at state public colleges and universities.

New York’s plan is a step forward in returning to the days when students could work their way through public college without taking on debt. But the impact on reducing the need to borrow may be minimal, especially for first-generation, low-wealth students.

April 6, 2017 (New York, NY) –Heather McGhee, President of Demos, released the following statement after the Senate refused to invoke cloture on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court:

“The next Supreme Court justice will have a pivotal role in ensuring our Constitution protects the rights and voices of all Americans.  Judge Gorsuch has the potential to be the deciding vote to destroy the few remaining safeguards against big money dominating our politics completely.