New York officials are urging residents to prepare for a pair of winter storm systems expected to bring ice, snow and gusty winds through the weekend and into early next week. The…
Day: February 19, 2026
New York Has Earned $35 Million in Opioid Settlement Interest. Advocates Say Hochul’s Budget Makes It Harder to Follow
New York State has earned approximately $35 million in accrued interest on the more than $3 billion in opioid settlement funds it has secured to date. Some advocates are concerned that how…
How Liberty Elementary Is Transforming Teaching with Lesson Structure Study
LIBERTY, NY — What if professional development didn’t end when the workshop did? At Liberty Elementary School, teachers are reshaping how they improve their craft through Lesson Structure Study (LSS) — a collaborative process that…
New York’s DEC is Working to Increase Outdoor Accessibility with New Policy
When it comes to conversations surrounding accessibility, increasing the accessibility of the outdoors is not always considered. Through the advocacy of disabled stakeholders, however, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
Climate Change is Putting the Catskills’ Fly Fishing Tradition at Risk
In the Catskills, cold streams have shaped a world-renowned fly fishing tradition for generations. But today, rising temperatures and stronger storms are putting that fragile ecosystem — and the fish it supports…
NY FOCUS: ICE Collaboration and Prisons in Crisis: Four Questions for State Law Enforcement
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Chris Gelardi , New York Focus It’s an…