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How a New SUNY Program Could Help Address a Nationwide Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Facing a wall of TV screens in a classroom at State University of New York Schenectady, SUNY...

New York Among States Suing the Trump Administration for Withholding Education Funding

  New York is suing the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in education...

Stefanik and Lawler Are in a NY Governor’s Race Staredown. Who Will Blink First?

Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler are locked in a staring contest over who might...

Disabled New Yorkers Worry About Indirect Cuts the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ May Cause

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which includes...

New York Begins Review of Previously Rejected Pipeline Project, Renewing Controversy

A left-for-dead natural gas pipeline is getting a second chance at life in New York, where state...

Legislation Aims to Bring Healthy Choices to ‘Food Deserts’

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said about two million New Yorkers live in places known as “food...

First New Nuclear Plant in a Generation to be Built in Upstate New York

New York plans to build a nuclear power plant in the upstate region, becoming the first state to...

Here are the Bills That NY Lawmakers Passed, and Didn’t Pass, This Year

Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The pace...

NY Lawmakers Put Brakes on Plastic Packaging and Other Environmental Bills

Environmental advocates had hoped that this would be the year New York would pass large-scale...

Only Two Towns in New York State Ban the Use of ‘Sewage Sludge’ as Fertilizer

The town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second town in New York to ban the practice of...

NY Lawmakers Pass Watered-Down Consumer Protections as Session Ends

Albany lawmakers scaled down a consumer protection measure before concluding their annual session...

NY Lawmakers Want to Avoid ‘Critical Harm’ by AI. The Feds May Block Their Rules

New York state lawmakers want to impose new safety requirements for the world’s most advanced...

State Democrats Get Behind NY Prison Reforms in Legislative Session’s Final Days

Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prison reforms that would...

How a Shoplifting Arrest in Upstate NY Summoned ICE and Separated a Family

The call was dispatched as a routine case of shoplifting in Rotterdam, a blue-collar suburb of...

NY Lawmakers Pass Medically Assisted Suicide Bill

New York state senators approved a bill Monday that would give people with terminal illnesses the...

Proposed Cap to NY Farm Expansions Spark Concerns From Dairy Industry

A proposed bill in the New York State Senate would place a cap on herd numbers for farmers looking...

Gillibrand Backs SMART Act Aimed at Reducing Drug Costs

Out-of-pocket drug costs for Americans hit $98 billion in 2024, marking a 5-year, 25% rise according...

Key NY Legislative Caucus Endorses Criminal Justice Bills in Light of Prison Deaths

Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers...

Antonio Delgado is Running for New York Governor, Challenging Kathy Hochul

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is running for governor, challenging the very person who appointed him to...

How The ‘New York for All Act’ Could Limit Statewide Cooperation with Trump’s Deportation Efforts

New York state and its cities have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to launch...