NY: Livable Wages/Working Families
Report: Wage gap declines, but won’t close for 30 years
Today is Equal Pay Day, and a new report finds the wage gap between men and women is closing. The Institute for Women's Policy Research data show …
Report: NY affordable housing needs funding
A new report outlined the need to preserve rural New York's affordable rental housing. The report from the Regional Plan Association report showed …
NY legislation would end parents paying for foster care
A bill in the New York State Legislature could alter how the foster care system operates in the state by ending the requirement for parents to pay for…
Community health center leaders examine primary care crisis
Community health center leaders from New York and across the nation are meeting in Washington this week. They'll be strategizing about how to address …
Black restaurant workers in NY want racial wage gap closed
As Black History Month begins, people are looking at how to close New York's racial wage gap. Between 2010 and 2020, the state's wage gap shrank by …
NY advocates call out state for mishandling the housing crisis
New York housing advocates feel the state is not taking the affordable housing crisis seriously. The recent budget proposal and State of the State …
NY bill establishes tax credit to help struggling families
A proposed bill would help New York families struggling with the high cost of living. The Working Families Tax Credit bill combines the Empire State …
NYS budget proposal doesn’t address rural housing needs
Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2025 budget proposal is missing key funding priorities for rural housing, according to a coalition advocating for the issue…
Newburgh declares housing emergency, other municipalities to follow
Newburgh, New York declared a housing emergency - and other cities could follow suit. A 2021 survey finds 77% of people might leave the city …
NY housing organization seeks solutions to rural housing issues
Rural New York organizations are working to tackle issues with rural housing. Rural counties throughout the state are suffering from aging housing …
National Grid proposes rate increase for downstate NY
National Grid is proposing rate hikes for three New York City boroughs and Long Island. In Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, the utility company …
Report: NYC student homelessness continues to rise
A new report found a little more than 119,000 New York City students are homeless. The group Advocates for Children of New York said 61% were …