State & Regional News

By Hank Russell A think tank recently released a report showing that New York State’s population has declined since the beginning of this decade. According to The Empire Center, the state lost 1.18% of its […]

By Hank Russell The elections nationwide focused on affordability, but some of the candidates went up a step further, calling for the top 1% of all earners to “pay their fair share.” That became the […]

The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $291.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald issued a consumer alert on November 12, warning New Yorkers about common health insurance scams as 2026 open enrollment begins […]

Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert informing New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits of their rights and warning them about businesses that have recently refused to accept SNAP […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from The Empire Center found that, contrary to what Governor Kathy Hochul and other state officials said, the state’s own budget division found that federal funding cuts to the […]

By Hank Russell A recent report found that New York had the fourth-highest increase in debt from the second to third quarter of 2025 and was one of four states in which their household debt […]

Hank Russell A recent report found that credit card delinquencies in New York State did not increase as much as it did in other states. New York State had the 32nd-largest increase in delinquencies during […]

The state has added more funding for those who have been impacted by violent crimes, such as homicide, as well as victims of financial scams. The new laws, which went into effect on November 5, […]

By Hank Russell A recent study has shown that more than 4 million New Yorkers act as family caregivers — many of which unpaid — as they look after their friends or loved ones who […]