Under Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” Planned Parenthood can lose federal Medicaid funding for one year, endangering 200 clinics nationwide that 1.1 million Americans currently depend on for healthcare. The provision targets…
Day: July 29, 2025
NY FOCUS: Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. CRIMINAL JUSTICE · July 22, 2025 The prison agency’s…
Texas AG Sues New York Clerk for Refusing to Enforce Texas Abortion Judgment Against Telehealth Doctor
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Ulster County clerk for repeatedly refusing to file a summary judgement against a New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills to…
Preventing Hot Car Tragedies: NHTSA’s Laura Dunn Urges Parents to “Stop. Look. Lock.”
As summer temperatures climb, safety experts are warning families about a persistent and deadly threat: pediatric heatstroke caused by children being left in hot cars. So far in 2025, 15 children have…
The Art of Emily Cole: From Porcelain to Tattoos
How does the botanical elegance of a 19th-century artist find new life in contemporary design? In this episode of Kaatscast: The Catskills Podcast, host Brett Barry follows the enduring influence of Emily…
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Wayne County Deer; State Establishes New Disease Management Area
A fatal neurological disease affecting deer has been detected in Wayne County, prompting state officials to establish a new Disease Management Area (DMA 10) in the northeastern part of the county. Chronic…
Andy Bicking Named Ulster County Director of the Department of the Environment
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has appointed longtime environmental policy leader Andy Bicking as the County’s new Director of the Department of the Environment. Bicking, a 25-year veteran of…