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Buying American rock salt
Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature is designed to protect New York’s rock salt mines.
New York’s evolving live-event ticket regulations
Sen. James Skoufis provides an update on consumer friendly changes to state rules.
Tying cancer screening coverage to science
Lawmakers want to tie insurance coverage requirements on colorectal cancer screenings to the newest science.
New price transparency coming to live-event ticketing
Democratic lawmakers are poised to adopt consumer friendly changes to the state's live-event ticket regulations.
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.
