State & Regional News

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 […]

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 […]