Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial housing plan proposed last year would have mandated the construction of housing projects across New York, allowing the state, in some cases, to circumvent local zoning officials to get the job done. But the plan fell through in Albany, facing objections by rural and suburban lawmakers concerned about “home rule”: the […]

Wade St. Germain and his husband, RJ Baker, are openly gay business owners of Cabernet Frank’s, the bar and music venue in Parksville, NY. For several years, they say they have been harassed by a neighbor for being gay, but that neighbor claims their dispute is not about sexual orientation. The Sullivan County District Attorney’s […]

The IRS officially opened tax season on Monday and is now accepting and processing 2023 federal income tax returns. Locally, Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck spoke to Jason Dole about what you need to know about upcoming tax deadlines and the county’s new tax website. Illustration: Lindsey Balbierz for NPR

Upstate New Yorkers are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than people living in the city, an analysis from New York Focus has found. They’re admitted to emergency departments for overdoses 31 percent more often per capita than people in the five boroughs, and they’re prescribed opioids more than twice as often. Although it’s one […]