State & Regional News

By Hank Russell The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York over a new law that lets the state’s labor relations board examine private-sector union matters involving […]

By Hank Russell The state comptroller recently released a new report which he says the latest federal tax laws will disproportionately benefit the higher-income individuals at the expense of the lower and middle classes. State […]

Gov. Widens Lead over Stefanik By Hank Russell A recent poll found that more New Yorkers have a favorable than an unfavorable rating for the first time in five months as more people looked favorably […]

Governor Kathy Hochul convened a meeting with a bipartisan group of elected leaders on September 15 to highlight a shared commitment to standing against political violence and bringing down the temperature on inflammatory rhetoric. The […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a set of proposed rules on how social media companies should restrict addictive features on their platforms to protect children’s mental health, as required by the Stop Addictive […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that the percentage of New Yorkers without insurance grew last year, making New York one of 18 states and the District of Columbia […]

An audit released on September 9 by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found multiple issues with how the state identified out-of-state Medicaid members, and found close to $1.2 billion in managed care premiums that were […]

By Hank Russell A recent report named New York State as having the sixth-lowest cost to build a newly authorized affordable housing unit. The state has, most recently, made it a priority to construct more […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order that will allow pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines, providing access for all New Yorkers who wish to be vaccinated. The Executive Order will be in […]

A new report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government, Drawing the Line: Lead Service Line Inventories in New York State, reveals significant gaps and inconsistencies in the initial inventories submitted to the state’s Department of […]