New York’s massive Medicaid population costing state and health care providers
Empire Center for Public Policy's Bill Hammond makes the case for policies that transition New Yorkers off of Medicaid.
School athletic trainers back professional standardization
The New York State Athletic Trainers Association is continuing to lobby Albany for a licensing process in the state.
Senate Agriculture Chair Michelle Hinchey talks budget
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Michelle Hinchey calls for increased investment in farming research and preservation.
Senate Banks Chair James Sanders discusses financial tumult
Senate Banks Committee Chair James Sanders, a Queens Democrat, responds to the state takeover of a New York-charter bank.
Senate Dems endorse overdose prevention centers
Senate Democrats are calling for the state to invest resources into overdose prevention centers.
Health care transformation with overhaul of Medicaid medication purchases
Sen. Gustavo Rivera is trying to block a change in how the state purchases medications for New Yorkers with Medicaid coverage.
Tracking the migration of New York’s millionaires
The state has packaged a treasure trove of useful migration data about New York's millionaires into easily digestible formats.
Comptroller DiNapoli talks debt reform and spending oversight
New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli makes the case for overhauling how money is borrowed in the state budget.
Assembly Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes talks cannabis taxes and enforcement
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes wants to change how marijuana destined for retail markets would be taxed.
Lawmakers examine access to doulas in New York
State Sen. Samra Brouk, a Rochester Democrat, recently spearheaded a hearing on access to doulas in New York.
