N.Y. Assembly education chair hedges on lockdown reform bill
A bill to cut the state’s required number of school lockdown drills in half has never reached a…
Rural N.Y. faces health professionals shortage
Some rural parts of New York state have a significant shortfall in health professions, including primary care, pediatric,…
Assemblyman Ed Ra discusses N.Y., Texas redistricting battle
To fans of 1980s children’s films or “Stranger Things,” the redistricting saga may be the true Neverending Story.…
Hochul says N.Y. won’t meet climate law deadline
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration released its long-awaited state energy plan last month, mapping out where New York stands…
Legislation aims to help prevent bullying in N.Y. schools
Jack Reid, 17, was your typical student at a private school, one who was active in student council…
About 20% of N.Y. schools late with cellphone ban plans
About 200 New York schools are several days late in submitting plans to implement a statewide school cellphone…
N.Y. adult smoking rate falls below 10% for the first time
The rate of New Yorkers smoking cigarettes is at a record low. Less than one in 10 adults…
How is New York impacted if FEMA is phased out?
New York has seen its fair share of natural disasters from the Buffalo blizzard of 2022 to Hurricane…
How is N.Y.’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative holding up?
It’s been nearly 10 years since New York State first asked the question: could handing out $10 million…
N.Y.’s gun laws can only do so much, advocates acknowledge
New York has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. But after Monday’s mass shooting in…