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Pol Says Officers’ Public Safety Should Be Top Priority By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul held a public safety roundtable on February 25 in which she called on striking correction officers to return to work […]

By Lindsay Press Leading a group of 23 attorneys general, Attorney General Letitia James filed a brief in the U.S. District Court in Maryland on February 20 to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]

By Hank Russell As correctional officers in dozens of state prisons voiced outrage over working conditions, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to include a repeal of the Humane Alternatives […]

Judge Grants TRO Over ‘Illegal’ Strike By Hank Russell In order to secure the state’s correctional facilities while correction officers walk off the job, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on February 19 to […]

Federal Funding May Also Be in Jeopardy By Hank Russell The state Division of Budget (DOB) with the Comptroller’s Office reported an anticipated budget gap of $27.3 billion through Fiscal Year 2028-29. The agency also […]

Governor Kathy Hochul is warning New York consumers of E-ZPass text message scams. Consumers have reported receiving SMS text messages attempting to collect tolls. These fake texts are often sent from an international number and request the […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide to help New Yorkers use the state’s Exempt Income Protection Act (EIPA) to protect their money from debt collectors. The EIPA is a state law that prevents […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul announced on February 10 that a statewide ban is now in effect that prohibits the DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) application from being downloaded on ITS-managed government devices and networks. […]

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of eleven other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration’s misleading “deferred resignation” program, which offers federal employees pay through September […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office found that homelessness in New York State and Long Island have greatly increased. According to the report, between January 2023 and […]