New York

Gov. Hochul Angers Environmentalists with Walk-Back of Climate Policies

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is catching the ire of climate activists and lawmakers after a hat trick of fossil fuel-friendly moves, including reaching a deal to delay a law aimed at electrifying new building construction that was set to take effect in January. The state agreed on Wednesday to halt the All-Electric Building Act […]
Gov. Hochul Angers Environmentalists with Walk-Back of Climate Policies

Advocates Say Opioid Settlement Funds in New York Are Still Too Slow to Arrive – and Hard to Track

 This is the second story from Health on the Margins, a limited investigative series exploring the Catskills region’s fragile healthcare systems. The year was 1996. Nintendo 64 debuted its video games in America. Bill Clinton was re-elected president of the United States. And the pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma released OxyContin, a powerful opioid prescribed […]
Advocates Say Opioid Settlement Funds in New York Are Still Too Slow to Arrive – and Hard to Track

New York Health Foundation Pledges $1M to Feed Families Amid SNAP Crisis

As the federal government shutdown drags on, millions of Americans face food insecurity. In New York, 3 million people risk going hungry after SNAP food assistance was delayed and partially funded. The New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) is stepping in with a $1 million emergency effort, providing $50 preloaded EBT cards to the neediest families. […]
New York Health Foundation Pledges $1M to Feed Families Amid SNAP Crisis

New York AG Says Justice System Being Used as “Revenge” at Court Appearance

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a mortgage fraud case related to a property she purchased in 2020 in Norfolk’s Fairmount Park neighborhood. James appeared in Norfolk’s federal courthouse Friday morning to face charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Prosecutors allege she […]
New York

Gov. Hochul Seeks to Water Down NY Prison Oversight Bill, Advocates Say

By Jimmy Vielkind/New York Public News Network Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to water down legislation that would bulk up oversight of New York’s corrections system, advocates said, just as three correction officers stand trial for the beating death of a prisoner. Hochul, a Democrat, has been negotiating with state lawmakers to change several provisions […]
Gov. Hochul Seeks to Water Down NY Prison Oversight Bill, Advocates Say

Federal Order Fast-Tracks SNAP Work Requirements in New York, Cutting Off Thousands

Big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are coming to New York sooner than expected. The work requirements were part of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which expanded rules for food assistance eligibility. The new provisions require recipients to continually prove that they work, volunteer, or attend school for […]
Federal Order Fast-Tracks SNAP Work Requirements in New York, Cutting Off Thousands