Spurring green innovation through government contracting
The purchasing power of the New York City Housing Authority is being utilized to spur induction stove innovation.
Energy utilities tasked with planning phase out of fossil fuels
Environmentalists are underwhelmed by a long-range plan submitted to state regulators by National Fuel Gas.
The road to the state’s conservation goals goes through upstate New York
Protect the Adirondacks analyzed the amount of property conserved in New York and proposed how to preserve more.
New leadership for New York’s liberal third party
Jasmine Gripper talks about the opportunities and challenges ahead for New York’s Working Families Party.
Commission endorses salary bump for New York judge
State Supreme Court judges are scheduled to get a 10 percent raise in a draft plan approved by a pay commission.
Home care experiment would fold minors into workforce
Could 16- and 17-year-old caregivers help alleviate the demand for home care workers? Legislation would test the idea.
Education promoted as key to healthy social media habits
Assemblymember Monica Wallace makes the case for creating a school curriculum on navigating social media usage
Assembly reviews state’s economic development efforts
Assemblymember Harry Bronson talks about workforce development, infrastructure needs, and oversight efforts.
State board urges research into controversial harm reduction tools
The State Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board is trying to build support for controversial harm reduction methods.
Senator Rachel May talks pollinator promotion
The Syracuse Democrat is pushing a bill to embrace more bee-friendly policies on state property.
