New York Public News Network | By Samuel King A five-year delay in a New York mandate for electric school buses will be included in this year’s final state budget, according to lawmakers. School districts had been required to have all new school bus purchases be electric by 2027. That transition would now take place in […]
By Jon Campbell and Jimmy Vielkind | Gothamist |New York Public News Network A New York state judge cleared the way for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman to receive up to $3.5 million in public matching funds that Republican leaders are hoping will provide a jolt to his campaign against Gov. Kathy Hochul. State Supreme […]
CALICOON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists of a full closure of the Callicoon Bridge (Interstate Bridge #7), which spans the Delaware River between Bridge Street in the hamlet of Callicoon, Sullivan County, and State Route 1016 in Damascus Township, Pennsylvania. The closure is scheduled for Wednesday, May […]
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New York Public News Network | By Jon Campbell New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to win a significant rollback of New York’s landmark 2019 climate law, leaving environmentalists furious with a governor they once considered a major ally in the battle against climate change. Hochul, a Democrat, spent months urging state lawmakers to scale back […]
Three New Yorkers who were passengers onboard the cruise ship that has been racked by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are now being held in Nebraska along with other American passengers, according to state health officials. One of the three New Yorkers who was on the ship is a New York City resident and the other […]
New York Public News Network | By Samuel King Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders seem to have reached a compromise on auto insurance reform. It was a key priority of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is seeking to lower rates as part of what she calls her affordability agenda. The changes will be part of a […]
New York Public News Network | By Jon Campbell, Samuel King, Jimmy Vielkind New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced a framework deal on a $268 billion state budget that includes money to help New York City and other municipalities close their deficits, adds limits on local police cooperating with federal immigration authorities and creates new rebate […]
New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind Republicans are firing warning shots at Gov. Kathy Hochul and other Democratic state lawmakers: If you pass new laws to protect immigrants across New York, there will be consequences. Tom Homan, an upstate New York native who serves as President Donald Trump’s border czar, said he would […]
New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has dispatched a familiar face to enlist New York lawmakers into the national redistricting fight. U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle met with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic leaders of the State Legislature during a trip to the state Capitol on Tuesday. Morelle, a […]
