State & Regional News

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 upon […]

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 […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that the percentage of New Yorkers without insurance grew last year, making New York one of 18 states and the District of Columbia […]

An audit released on September 9 by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found multiple issues with how the state identified out-of-state Medicaid members, and found close to $1.2 billion in managed care premiums that were […]

By Hank Russell A recent report named New York State as having the sixth-lowest cost to build a newly authorized affordable housing unit. The state has, most recently, made it a priority to construct more […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order that will allow pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines, providing access for all New Yorkers who wish to be vaccinated. The Executive Order will be in […]

A new report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government, Drawing the Line: Lead Service Line Inventories in New York State, reveals significant gaps and inconsistencies in the initial inventories submitted to the state’s Department of […]

 New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) is once again participating in Operation Lifesaver’s See Tracks? Think Train® Week, taking place from September 15-21. This initiative aims to raise rail safety awareness and emphasizes the importance of making informed, safe […]

Says Spending Grew by 61% over Five Years By Hank Russell The Empire Center recently published a scathing critique of Governor Kathy Hochul’s astronomical spending on Medicaid, contending that she spent 61% more money on […]