Can $400 Million Rescue New York’s Run-Down Capital City?
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high ...
Advocates to rally in Albany for expanded birth control access
Advocates from the New York Birth Control Access Project gathered in Albany on Monday, February 10, to push for expanded ...
Senate Democrats push forward bills to expand TAP, making higher education more accessible
A busy day for the Senate Democratic Majority as they rally for more accessible higher education in New York State.
Local control over school cellphone ban 'extremely important,' NYSED says
The legislation Hochul is proposing is both direct and vague: It requires school districts to implement a school-wide, ...
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States eye new earned wage access regulations
More state legislatures are exploring how to regulate earned wage access products, and interest rate caps are central to that ...
Lawmakers to unveil bills targeting PFAS in New York
As the legislative session gains momentum, New York lawmakers are set to announce new bills aimed at protecting residents ...
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New York Legislature takes up amended mask ban legislation
The bill, which is widely supported by Jewish advocacy groups, is partly a response to increases in masked antisemitic ...
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State legislature halts bill that could have delayed NY-21 special election for nine months
After facing fierce backlash, the New York State legislature has halted a bill that would have pushed back the special ...
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New York’s fight over whether to aid ICE heats up in Albany
Officers from ICE and the U.S. Marshals arrested Jesus Romero-Hernandez on Thursday in Ithaca, federal prosecutors said, and ...