Dan Clark joins the Times Union's Statehouse and Investigations team in N.Y.

Building on the work of our hard-charging statehouse and investigations team, we believe the Capitol Confidential newsletter is going to be a necessary part of the morning for insiders as well as anyone who wants to keep up with government and politics — especially in what’s sure to be a roller-coaster year.”

Casey Seiler, editor, Times Union

The Times Union (Albany, New York) has announced the expansion of its newsroom with the addition of Dan Clark, most recently the host and producer of WMHT’s “New York Now,” who has joined the New York Capital Region’s leading news organization as a member of its award-winning statehouse and investigations team.

Along with contributing his own original reporting to the Times Union, Clark will be the primary creator of a revamped, greatly expanded version of the Capitol Confidential newsletter, building on a brand statehouse insiders and readers across the Empire State look to for insight on the complex operation of New York government and politics.

“In addition to his decade-plus reporting on the Capitol, Dan brings a strong and engaging voice to this exciting project,” Times Union editor Casey Seiler said. “Building on the work of our hard-charging statehouse and investigations team, we believe the Capitol Confidential newsletter is going to be a necessary part of the morning for insiders as well as anyone who wants to keep up with government and politics — especially in what’s sure to be a roller-coaster year.”

Clark studied journalism and documentary filmmaking at the State University of New York at Albany before joining “Capital Tonight” as a producer and reporter for the program’s NY State of Politics blog. He then spent two years as a Capitol-based reporter for PolitiFact and the Buffalo News, followed by two years as the one-man statehouse bureau for the New York Law Journal.

Clark joined WMHT in January 2020 as the host and managing producer of “New York Now,” the Emmy Award-winning weekly political news program that airs statewide on most PBS stations. He earned praise for keeping the shows on air throughout the COVID-19 pandemic even as New York became the epicenter of the pandemic and underwent further scrutiny following the scandals that brought down Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The addition of Clark brings the Times Union’s award-winning statehouse and investigative team to more than a half-dozen journalists delving into topics ranging from the inner workings of the budget process to political combat in the swing districts that could make the difference in the battle for control of Congress.

Dan Clark can be contacted at Dan.Clark@timesunion.com and 518-301-6672.

About the Times Union:

The Times Union is the leading news organization in New York’s Capital Region. The newspaper is widely respected for its focus on local news and watchdog reporting, particularly on state government and politics. It has won numerous state and national awards for its work on both print and digital platforms and has repeatedly been named New York’s Newspaper of Distinction by the state editors association. The Times Union also created Women@Work, the area’s fastest-growing network of businesswomen; it publishes several weekly papers and hosts numerous community events at its affiliated Hearst Media Center, as well as major regional events, including the Times Union Home Expo.

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