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…
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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…
NY Lawmakers Pass Watered-Down Consumer Protections as Session Ends
Albany lawmakers scaled down a consumer protection measure before concluding their annual session and walked away from proposed reforms to the live-event ticket market that could have capped fees. The changes came…
NY Lawmakers Want to Avoid ‘Critical Harm’ by AI. The Feds May Block Their Rules
New York state lawmakers want to impose new safety requirements for the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, but federal lawmakers are threatening to usurp the new rules before they’re ever implemented….
State Democrats Get Behind NY Prison Reforms in Legislative Session’s Final Days
Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prison reforms that would increase oversight in New York correctional facilities, months after the beating deaths of Robert…
How a Shoplifting Arrest in Upstate NY Summoned ICE and Separated a Family
The call was dispatched as a routine case of shoplifting in Rotterdam, a blue-collar suburb of Schenectady. Security cameras at a Hannaford grocery store caught a Hispanic couple stashing merchandise in the…
NY Lawmakers Pass Medically Assisted Suicide Bill
New York state senators approved a bill Monday that would give people with terminal illnesses the legal right to end their own lives, though it remains unclear whether Gov. Kathy Hochul will…