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Reporters’ Notebook: Bills Receipt, Clean Water Funding, and Court of Appeals
A $1700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds, bipartisan support for clean water funding, and New York's top court ...
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New York’s Health Department is Ignoring a Law That Could Save Lives
Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing a tax break to reimburse organ donors. The state has failed to implement a 2022 law that ...
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Trump Throws Wrench Into Offshore Wind, Putting New York’s Clean Energy Plans In Doubt
On his first day in office, Trump ordered federal agencies to halt all new approvals for offshore wind, which New York is ...
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New York Student Test Scores Show Little Improvement Post-Pandemic
Student performance in math and reading is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data — but on par with the ...
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After a Catastrophic Fire in The Bronx, Nearly $400,000 in Donations Remains Unspent
The Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.
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Hochul’s ‘Bait and Switch’ on Climate: State of the State 2025
It looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key parts of her agenda. In addition to backtracking on carbon pricing, the ...
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Reporters’ Notebook: Green Funding Feint, Foundation Aid Update, and Lobbying Fines
The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. It’s our way of keeping readers updated about the subjects they care about ...
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Climate Deadline Stripped from Hochul’s State of the State Agenda at Last Minute
The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.