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Billing fossil fuel companies for climate change mitigation
Legislation at the Capitol would charge fossil fuel companies billions of dollars for their contributions to climate change.
Sexual assault survivors get extra time for lawsuits
Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, a Manhattan Democrat, makes the case for the Adult Survivors Act.
Following the evidence in opioid epidemic fight
Sen. Pete Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, discusses policies to treat New Yorkers dealing with opioid addiction.
New York continues to subsidize lucrative developments
Reinvent Albany's John Kaehny makes the case for ending tax breaks for investments in areas already ripe for development.
‘Lawsuit lending’ industry plays by its own rules in New York
New Yorkers who accept personal litigation financing are regularly on the hook for exorbitant interest rates.
Audit: workforce development programs lack coordination
The state comptroller's office found that there isn’t proper oversight of New York’s workforce development programs.
New York’s uneven school library landscape
Legislation kicking around the Capitol would codify minimum school library standards, including staff and equipment.
Nursing homes sue state over staffing requirements
LeadingAge New York President & CEO Jim Clyne explains the health care industry's staffing shortage and its impact.
Possibility of self-prescribed, self-administered hormonal birth control
Democratic state lawmakers are proposing a pathway for women to essentially write their own prescriptions.
