State & Regional News

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald issued a consumer alert on November 12, warning New Yorkers about common health insurance scams as 2026 open enrollment begins […]

Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert informing New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits of their rights and warning them about businesses that have recently refused to accept SNAP […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from The Empire Center found that, contrary to what Governor Kathy Hochul and other state officials said, the state’s own budget division found that federal funding cuts to the […]

By Hank Russell A recent report found that New York had the fourth-highest increase in debt from the second to third quarter of 2025 and was one of four states in which their household debt […]

Hank Russell A recent report found that credit card delinquencies in New York State did not increase as much as it did in other states. New York State had the 32nd-largest increase in delinquencies during […]

The state has added more funding for those who have been impacted by violent crimes, such as homicide, as well as victims of financial scams. The new laws, which went into effect on November 5, […]

By Hank Russell A recent study has shown that more than 4 million New Yorkers act as family caregivers — many of which unpaid — as they look after their friends or loved ones who […]

State tax receipts totaled $59.9 billion through September, the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26. That is $702.2 million higher than financial plan estimates from the Division of Budget (DOB), according to the monthly […]

By Hank Russell A recent study found that auto loan rates in New York State increased less than 1% — one of the 20 lowest increases in the nation. According to data from WalletHub, New […]

By Hank Russell A recent poll from the Siena Research Institute (SRI) showed that consumer sentiment in New York fell from the previous quarter, even though it was still higher than the nation’s. In the […]