New York

Hudson Valley Advocacy Group Calls Legislative Session ‘Wasteful’ Despite Some Key Wins

A Hudson Valley-based grassroots advocacy organization is sharply criticizing New York’s recently concluded legislative session, arguing that lawmakers failed to address key issues including housing affordability, immigrant protections and tax policy, even as activists secured several notable victories. Jenny Kutner of For the Many said the 2026 legislative session was undermined by delays in the […]
Hudson Valley Advocacy Group Calls Legislative Session ‘Wasteful’ Despite Some Key Wins

New SNAP Rules in NY: What To Know If You Lost Benefits

New York Focus compiled information for SNAP recipients in New York on the changing work requirements. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Jie Jenny Zou , New York Focus On June 1, thousands of New Yorkers received […]
New SNAP Rules in NY: What To Know If You Lost Benefits

Goodbye, Pennies? NY Lawmakers Pass Bill to Round to the Nearest Nickel

New York Public News Network | By Jon Campbell Take a penny, leave a penny — New York is one step closer to rounding everything to the nearest nickel. The state Senate gave final approval to a bill late Wednesday that would require stores and merchants in the Empire State to round transaction totals up or […]
Goodbye, Pennies? NY Lawmakers Pass Bill to Round to the Nearest Nickel

New York Adding Speed Cameras to More Highway Work Zones

New York Public News Network | By Samuel King Speed cameras are coming to more work zones across New York as part of the state budget approved by lawmakers. There already are portable work zone cameras on roadways like the New York State Thruway or other high-speed expressways. Now, they can be deployed on all New […]
New York Adding Speed Cameras to More Highway Work Zones

NY AG Sues Over Trump Deal Paying French Firm to Cancel Offshore Wind Project

New York Public News Network | By Walter Wuthmann The New York attorney general and the top prosecutors of six other Northeast states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over what they call a “blatantly unlawful” deal to cancel a $795 million offshore wind lease. The suit stems from an agreement the U.S. Department of the […]
NY AG Sues Over Trump Deal Paying French Firm to Cancel Offshore Wind Project

New York Eyes Nation-First Moratorium on Data Centers

State lawmakers plan to pass a one-year moratorium on new data centers projects in New York before the end of the legislative session this week. If approved, it would be the first statewide moratorium of its kind in the country. The moratorium would place a hold on large data center projects and require an environmental […]
New York Eyes Nation-First Moratorium on Data Centers

New York Democrats Set Stage for Voter Referendum to Join Redistricting Fight

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind New York’s ruling Democrats would be allowed to draw new congressional districts in time for the 2028 elections under a proposed amendment to the State Constitution set for a vote this week. The amendment, introduced late Monday, would also remove the state’s prohibitions on drawing districts to favor […]
New York Democrats Set Stage for Voter Referendum to Join Redistricting Fight