Hochul urged to be more ambitious with state’s green energy development
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha wants the New York Power Authority to ramp up its renewable power production.
Environmentalists balk at Adirondack land plan update
Concerns have been raised about expanded motorized vehicle use for New Yorkers with disabilities in the park.
The plan for cutting child poverty
This fall the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council has put together a list of recommendations.
Meeting the health care needs of rural New Yorkers
We explore what the state is doing and should be doing to provide health care services to rural New Yorkers.
Unrealized promises for municipal energy program
The state's Community Choice Aggregation has struggled to deliver on lower energy prices for New Yorkers.
What President Trump could mean for the environment
A former EPA regional administrator in the Obama administration discusses the environmental impact of a Trump administration.
The implications of New York’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Attorney and disability advocate Evan Davis hopes New York's ERA will improve the lives of New Yorkers with disabilities.
Comptroller’s office finds missing oversight of home care payments
More than $14 billion of Medicaid payments weren't verified, according to an audit by the state comptroller's office.
State seeks info for developing upstate nuclear projects
New nuclear energy projects appear to be part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plans for powering upstate in the future.
Ethics watchdog discusses 2025 legislative agenda
The State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is looking for additional authority in 2025.