State roads in need of additional investment
Gov. Kathy Hochul is being urged to spend more in the maintenance and management of state roads and bridges.
State agencies compete to oversee school lunches
Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to give the state Department of Agriculture & Markets the final say over school lunches.
Senate Health Chair on governor’s budget
Senate Health Committee Chair Gustavo Rivera says the executive budget's health care proposal are a good starting place.
Segregation is alive and well in upstate school district
Democrat & Chronicle education reporter Justin Murphy discusses his new book about the Rochester City School District.
Investing in New York’s public teaching hospitals
Gov. Kathy Hochul is being urged to invest an additional $150 million into SUNY teaching hospitals.
Lake Champlain at risk of invasion
The Round Goby, an invasive species that arrived in New York in the early 1990s, is poised to enter Lake Champlain.
The insidious threat of Long Covid
The state Department of Health hosted a panel of experts to gain insight on combatting the lingering effects of COVID-19.
It takes a state incentive to dissolve a village
Rockefeller Institute of Government's Lisa Parshall outlines the state incentives encouraging villages in New York to dissolve.
2-1-1 hotline connects New Yorkers to local services
New Yorkers in need of local social services can call 2-1-1 to find out what's available in their area.
Restricting junk food advertising aimed at kids
Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat, is pushing for new standards for food advertisements targeting kids.