New York is suing the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in education grants, calling the funding freeze “unconstitutional” and “capricious.” The state is one of about two dozen suing President Donald…
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Stefanik and Lawler Are in a NY Governor’s Race Staredown. Who Will Blink First?
Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler are locked in a staring contest over who might launch a formal campaign to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election. Both have met…
Disabled New Yorkers Worry About Indirect Cuts the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ May Cause
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which includes sweeping changes to Medicaid. This bill is expected to both directly and indirectly impact services for…
New York Begins Review of Previously Rejected Pipeline Project, Renewing Controversy
A left-for-dead natural gas pipeline is getting a second chance at life in New York, where state regulators this week accepted what they said was a completed application for the project. The…
Legislation Aims to Bring Healthy Choices to ‘Food Deserts’
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said about two million New Yorkers live in places known as “food deserts,” areas with few or no options to shop for affordable, healthy food. “Often, people in…
First New Nuclear Plant in a Generation to be Built in Upstate New York
New York plans to build a nuclear power plant in the upstate region, becoming the first state to pursue a major new facility in more than 15 years. Gov. Kathy Hochul made…
Here are the Bills That NY Lawmakers Passed, and Didn’t Pass, This Year
Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The pace accelerated in the final days of session this week, as they worked to make…
NY Lawmakers Put Brakes on Plastic Packaging and Other Environmental Bills
Environmental advocates had hoped that this would be the year New York would pass large-scale, affordable environmental policies. But when the legislative session ended after midnight Wednesday, state lawmakers had failed to…
Only Two Towns in New York State Ban the Use of ‘Sewage Sludge’ as Fertilizer
The town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second town in New York to ban the practice of landspreading using sewage sludge.The town board adopted the law at its monthly board meeting on…