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New York Nears Prohibition on Renting Jail Space to ICE

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind Local jails across New York state would be barred from holding people for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under an immigration package taking shape as part of state budget talks, three people familiar with the negotiations said. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats who lead the state Legislature […]

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Exploring the Layers of ‘Stories in the New Baroque’ with Artist Alejandro Mazon

A new exhibition opening this weekend at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance brings together centuries of imagery in a single frame—layering historical photographs, classical references and pop culture into a dense visual narrative. For artist Alejandro Mazon, the work is rooted in a simple idea: “Nothing in his art is entirely new, but everything is […]

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Riverkeeper Sues New York City Over Catskills Watershed Agreement, Citing Lack of Environmental Review

A decades-old framework that protects drinking water for millions of New Yorkers is now the focus of a new legal challenge. Riverkeeper has filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, arguing that a recently adopted agreement governing land use in the Catskills watershed was approved without required environmental review and […]

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Could Pied-à-Terre Tax Find Its Way Upstate? At Least One Legislator Hopes So

New York Public News Network | By Samuel King Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a tax on second homes in New York City to help raise more revenue there. Now, a Capital Region lawmaker is proposing a similar tax upstate. The proposed New York City pied-à-terre tax would apply to homes that are worth at least […]

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Blakeman’s GOP Bona Fides: Candidate for Governor Has Investments in Israel, Exxon

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind, Rhiannon Rashidi Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor, reported income in 2025 from Israeli bonds and shares of ExxonMobil, his federal tax returns show. Blakeman and his wife Segal reported $673,476 of income. Most of it came from wages — Bruce Blakeman earned around […]

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Car Insurance Crackdown: NY Gov. Hochul, Lawmakers Weigh Limit on Rate Hikes

New York Public News Network | By Jon Campbell New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders are considering giving regulators more power to limit cost increases for consumers by making insurance companies seek prior state approval for any rate increase, according to three people with knowledge of the talks. The negotiations between Hochul and the […]

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Alex Prizgintas Redefines Opera Experience with Technology

Cellist and historian Alex Prizgintas is bringing a genre-blending program to Sullivan County that aims to expand what audiences expect from opera — and from the cello itself. “A Night at the Opera,” presented by the Mamakating Historical Society, will feature a mix of classical opera staples alongside selections from Broadway and rock opera. The […]

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‘Turf Battle:’ New York Joins Fight to Regulate Prediction Markets

By Jimmy Vielkind | New York Public News Network New York is joining the battle between the federal government and states over who will regulate increasingly popular prediction marketplaces like Kalshi. State Attorney General Letitia James last week sued two cryptocurrency exchanges that let users trade on sporting events, saying that their prediction market offerings […]

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Falling ICE Arrests Do Little to Ease Fear Among NY Farmworkers, Advocates Warn

While some recent federal data shows that national arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have slowed down, advocates say the fear of deportation has left a lasting impact on immigrant communities in New York state, especially among those working in agriculture. In New York, more than half of the state’s farmworkers are undocumented […]