New York state lawmakers and labor advocates are hoping to include the work opportunity tax credit in the final state budget. This is a tax credit that would essentially be given to…
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State Lawmakers Face Deadline to Settle $252 Billion Budget Amidst Policy Disputes
Albany, NY – As the clock ticks down to an April 1 deadline, New York state lawmakers are in a race against time to settle a proposed $252 billion budget. Tensions are…
New York’s Electric School Bus Mandate Faces Financial and Legislative Challenges
Electric school buses cost around $400,000 each, plus charging infrastructure — a high price tag for many New York school districts working to meet the state’s deadline to electrify all their buses…
NY Lawmakers Say Colleagues Are Stalling Prison Oversight Bill
A push to expand the state’s independent prison oversight body appears to have stalled in the Assembly. The effort comes after Robert Brooks was killed last December while incarcerated at Marcy Correctional…
NY School Administrators Don’t Back Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Smartphone Ban
New York’s school boards, superintendents and building administrators aren’t on board with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to prohibit students from using their smartphones during the school day, arguing schools need more flexibility….
Gov. Kathy Hochul Wants to “Streamline” NY’s Discovery Law. Some Say She’s Trying to Kill It
Marty Tankleff spent almost 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents as a teenager in their Long Island home. His case turned on an unsigned confession, allegedly…
Halting Federal Climate Funding Could Raise New Yorkers’ Energy Bills, Comptroller Warns
A new report from the state comptroller warns that New Yorkers’ energy bills could rise if President Donald Trump follows through on his call to pull federal support for some projects related…
National Weather Service Suspends ‘Vital’ NY Weather Monitoring After Trump’s Staffing Cuts
Weather forecasts could become less accurate in New York after the National Weather Service recently halted a weather balloon launch in Albany, putting farmers and other industries that rely on weather data…
Should Seniors Only be Eligible for Rebate Checks? NY Lawmakers Think So
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s marquee budget proposals are facing new pushback, with top legislators now saying a plan to send rebate checks to taxpayers should only apply to seniors. Senate Majority…