State & Regional News

Governor Kathy Hochul shared a breakdown of the Trump administration’s sweeping federal cuts to New York State’s health programs, and how these cuts to health funding will affect New Yorkers. The amount of funding lost […]

By Hank Russell An anti-abortion group lost its case against the state of New York after a district judge ruled that three members of the organization willfully blocked access to reproductive healthcare and abortion services […]

Carrie Meek Gallagher, the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) regional director, will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on April 4. This event will take place at the Candlelight Diner, located […]

By Lindsay Press Three days after both sides agreed to terms to end an illegal strike by New York State correction officers, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order that bars those who took part […]

By Hank Russell With more than a month to go before the tax filing deadline approaches, WalletHub just released a report on the states with the highest and lowest tax rates. For New Yorkers, it […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general secured a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration – including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the […]

By Hank Russell A consent award was given to the state and the correction officers, which will end the illegal strike that took place throughout some of the state’s prisons. On February 28, Martin F. […]

By Hank Russell The pace of Long Island’s job and wage growth has not kept up with that of New York State or the United States, according to the state Assembly’s Ways & Means Committee’s […]

By Hank Russell Attorney General Letitia James released body-worn camera footage from five Nassau County police officers who were involved in the shooting of a motorist in Massapequa this past fall. (Please note: Some people […]

Would Also End Longstanding Requirement for Authorization by the State’s Workers’ Compensation Board Governor Kathy Hochul announced growing support for a significant element of her 2025 State of the State proposals to markedly improve access to health […]