City Council’s latest budget workshop featured a lengthy debate on debt, infrastructure, and long-term spending priorities as members considered how to balance immediate needs with the city’s ...
New York GOP leaders shut down the state’s Young Republicans group after leaked messages showed top members using racist, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs, according to Spectrum News. Messages in a ...
Cornell University leaders have slashed budgets and launched cost-cutting measures across all campuses to deal with rising financial strain, according to WBNG. University officials blamed conflicting ...
New York’s top court unanimously upheld a law shifting most local elections to even-numbered years, calling it constitutional, according to Spectrum News. The ruling ends a GOP-led legal fight against ...
Nearly 3 million New Yorkers could lose SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1 due to new federal work rules and a looming government shutdown, according to Spectrum News. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” ends ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a legal fight to protect nearly $250 million in clean energy funding meant to bring affordable solar power to thousands of low-income households ...
Pink ribbons are everywhere in October — but Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay says real progress depends on what we do, not just what we wear. In a column released Friday, Barclay highlighted the ...
New York just scored a major legal win that will help protect millions of riders across the state’s transit system. A federal judge ruled this week that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...
New Yorkers hoping to ditch their lawns for something greener just hit a political wall. Governor Hochul vetoed a bill that would’ve let homeowners swap out turfgrass for native plants and sustainable ...
Lead exposure can harm kids even before symptoms appear — but local health officials say it’s also completely preventable. The Livingston County Department of Health is joining the national effort to ...
New York is rolling out a major push to make housing more affordable — for both renters and future homeowners. Governor Kathy Hochul signed a wide-ranging legislative package this week that offers tax ...
A large-scale search in the Connecticut Hill State Forest ended tragically Thursday morning when crews found a missing person ...