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Learning from the public health mistakes of New York’s past
If you want to avoid repeating your past, you have to learn from it.
Environmentalists eye more land for conservation
The Nature Conservancy's Jessica Ottney Mahar discusses legislation that would put New York on track to set aside 30 percent of our land for conservation by 2030.
Electric-vehicle makers envision their own dealerships throughout New York
June 8, 2021 - In the future, New Yorkers may all be driving electric vehicles, but - based on
Clearing the slate for trafficking survivors
June 7, 2021 - Leigh Latimer and Abigail Swenstein, of the Legal Aid Society's Exploitation Intervention Project, discuss the
Lawmakers OK new legal protections from debt collectors
June 7, 2021 - Senate Consumer Protection Committee Chair Kevin Thomas, a Long Island Democrat, explains how lawmakers are
Chance at second life for upstate flood panel
June 7, 2021 - It's been nearly four years since state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved the creation of
Making the most of New York’s utility poles
June 7, 2021 - Assemblymember Carrie Woerner, a Capital Region Democrat, makes the case for her legislation removing regulatory
Outreach encouraged, as COVID-19 vaccination rates lag in NY prisons
June 4, 2021 - Andre Ward, a co-founder of the COVID Justice Coalition, calls out the Cuomo administration for
Conflicting approaches to anti-harassment bills in Albany
June 4, 2021 - Sexual Harassment Working Group co-founder Rita Pasarell weighs in on the anti-harassment bills that have
