State & Regional News

Sergeant Hit Woman Crossing the Street By Hank Russell The state Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has cleared a New York City police detective of any wrongdoing in a pedestrian-involved crash in Massapequa […]

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the availability of up to $2 million to expand resiliency and suicide prevention efforts among military veterans and uniformed personnel, including law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel, corrections officers, […]

By Hank Russell A poll recently released by the Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) found that New Yorkers are more positive about the economy that the rest of the nation. Further, since Donald Trump won […]

By Hank Russell Beginning on January 5, drivers will have to pay a little more if they want to drive into the busiest section of Manhattan. Drivers who drive below 60th Street in Manhattan will […]

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) received a $32 million grant to advance the use of low-carbon materials in construction projects. The governor’s office said that the funding from the Federal Highway Administration […]

Parts of Long Island are expected to be hit with heavy rains and wind on New Year’s Eve and Governor Kathy Hochul directed state agencies and urged New Yorkers to take precautions as storms are […]

New York State Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert urging New Yorkers to protect their privacy when using mobile phone messaging. The FBI and other federal agencies recently warned Americans of coordinated […]

Approximately 2,600 New York State employees across 18 state agencies will soon receive a series of pay increases, starting this week. The salary hikes will go to professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, landscape architects and […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an alert to New Yorkers urging them to remain vigilant against potential scams while shopping during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Cyber criminals take advantage of the holiday […]

The state is providing $22 million for projects that strengthen and modernize New York’s electric grid. Funded by a U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience Formula Grant, the State’s new competitive grid modernization program […]