Promoting a sense of urgency for state’s ‘public renewables’
Advocates for state-operated renewable energy projects want the Hochul administration to press on this issue.
New York progressing in campaign against hepatitis C
A member of the state's Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force discusses the ongoing effort to address this treatable virus.
Subsidizing new manufactured homes for low-income New Yorkers
The state's program subsidizing the replacement of manufactured homes for low-income New Yorkers could be getting codified.
‘Working Families’ tax credit proposal updated
The anti-poverty measure has been tweaked to make it more attractive for 2025.
New York’s evolving public campaign finance system
State Board of Elections spokesperson Kathleen McGrath provides an update on the state's public campaign finance program.
Reducing storm recovery costs for energy utilities
State lawmakers are looking to make it cheaper for energy utilities to pay for storm recovery costs, but at what cost?
Improving New York’s demographic data collection
The state may collect more accurate info on the population of New Yorkers of Middle Eastern and North African descent.
Opioid settlement board prepares for next chapter
Debra Pantin, chair of the state's Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board, provides an update on the panel's work.
Environmental challenge to NYC congestion pricing pause
The state constitution and a 2019 law are at the root of a lawsuit against the governor's pause on congestion pricing.
Senator Salazar discusses planned prison closings
Senator Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, explains why she supports the governor's closure of two upstate prisons.