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Expanding New York’s tuition assistance for veterans
Legislation unanimously approved in 2024 would expand a tuition assistance program for combat veterans to all veterans.
Strict protections proposed for horseshoe crabs
Legislation would impose restrictions on the harvesting of horseshoe crabs, which are useful for biomedical development.
Clarifying joint bank account responsibilities
Assemblymember Monica Wallace, a Buffalo-area Democrat, wants to update New York's banking laws to prevent disputes.
Transportation projects in jeopardy from inflation
The state's $33 billion capital plan is in danger of not being completed due to inflation warn industry stakeholders.
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.
