State & Regional News

By Hank Russell The New York State Secure Choice Savings Program, a new state-sponsored retirement savings program for private-sector employees who do not have access to a workplace retirement plan, has officially launched. Vestwell, a […]

By Hank Russell WalletHub has ranked New York 17th in its Safest States in America (2025) report, which recently came out. The states were ranked on a point system in which WalletHub analyzed all 50 […]

By Hank Russell An audit recently released by the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that a state agency missed its deadline in the first phase of installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and only […]

By Hank Russell A recent analysis published by the Empire Center showed that more than 500,000 illegal aliens in New York State are on Medicaid. It also reported that an additional 730,000 non-citizens were enrolled […]

By Hank Russell A report recently found that young adults ages 18 to 34 in New York State carry the sixth-largest amount of credit card debt.   According to Upgraded Points, young adults in New York […]

By Hank Russell The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon found that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) cap on state energy program funding is illegal. In New York, approximately $1.6 million in […]

Governor Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers in an attempt to spread false information about New York State’s inflation refund checks. These […]

1.25 Million Long Islanders Expected to Receive Payments New York State’s first-ever inflation refund checks up to $400 are now being sent to 8.2 million households statewide. Starting today, checks will be mailed directly to […]

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 […]