State & Regional News

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 […]

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 […]