1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (334+ words) GOSHEN — Touting a bipartisan, unanimous collaboration, lawmakers joined law enforcement officials at the Orange County Correctional Facility on July 30 to announce the passage of two “Death Gamble” bills. Held outside the county facility on 110 Wells Farm Road in Goshen, the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (23+ words) Times Herald-Record Upstate NY's prime farmland for solar power meets bipartisan backlash...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (358+ words) While some misinformation spread on social media in recent days may have New Yorkers wondering if the words "mother" and "father" have been banned in New York state, it's just that: misinformation. A bill sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (564+ words) More than 8 million New Yorkers will receive rebate checks of up to $200 to cover the costs of rising gas and electric bills. The 2027 state budget adopted on Wednesday, May 27, includes $1 billion in POWER (Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate) checks for…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (958+ words) Help appears to be on the way for New York's hospitals and nursing homes, as more than $1.5 billion has been promised in this year's state budget to aid struggling health systems in the aftermath of federal funding cuts. The state…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (429+ words) Is the day coming when we'll see another "Miracle on Ice" in New York? State officials are piecing together a bid to host a future Winter Olympic Games, according to The Athletic. They are hoping to create sports memories for…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (383+ words) Police could confiscate the license plates of drivers caught trying to evade tolls on New York roads, bridges and tunnels under legislation proposed by Albany lawmakers in response to a surge in ghost plates. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (374+ words) New Yorkers currently struggling with high energy costs are in need of long-term relief. The state’s ambitious move toward a zero-emission grid relies on new renewables, but it can’t end there. Nuclear energy and the around-the-clock safe and emission-free power…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (858+ words) New York leaders are nearing a deal to set new restrictions on immigration enforcement, but may leave out limiting informal police cooperation with federal agents due to an unresolved dispute over how to do so, according to state officials and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (494+ words) When you’ve owned a small business, as I have for 23 years, you learn quickly that your employees are not expendable. They are people who show up every day and know your customers, your systems and your culture, and make your…...