New York
Friday, May 27, 2022
New Yorkers Demand Better Rx Legislation This Session
Advocates are contending the New York State Senate is not doing enough to lower the price of prescription drugs. Recently, lawmakers dropped bills …
Friday, May 27, 2022
Clean Energy Advocate: NY Bills Grant Utilities too Much Authority
New York state lawmakers are weighing two bills which would grant utilities more vertical market power, a move proponents argued will help the state …
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Supporting New Yorkers With Disabilities Facing Mental-Health Challenges
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on people across the country. For people with disabilities, who already face a lot of social isolation to …
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Concerns Raised Over Waiving Training Requirements for NY Nurse Aides
As the pandemic began, the federal government waived certain certification requirements for nurse aides to help with health-care worker shortages…
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
NYC Youth in Shelters Face School Attendance Challenges
New York City students in insecure housing situations continue to have alarmingly low school attendance rates, heightened by the pandemic. Youth …
Elected Officials Call on NY to Pass All-Electric Building Act
New York elected officials are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation to transition new buildings off fossil fuels, saying it would make …
In Buffalo After Mass Shooting, Biden Calls White Supremacy 'A Poison'
President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo Tuesday to grieve with residents of the city, after 10 people were killed over the weekend in an anti-Black …
Buffalo Reeling After 10 Killed in Racist Attack at Supermarket
Buffalo residents are grieving after a shooter killed 10 community members on Saturday in an anti-Black attack, apparently fueled by racist white …
NY Advocates: Bill Would Level Playing Field for Utility Customers
Groups advocating for older New Yorkers say a bill passed by the New York State Senate would help level the playing field for utility customers…
NY to Allocate $35 Million to Abortion Providers
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday a new state fund for supporting abortion providers, in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v…
Working From Home? Experts Say to Keep Healthy Habits in Mind
Health experts are urging folks to ensure they're ergonomically up to snuff while working from home. A 2016 report by the United States Bone and …
NY to Allocate $2.6 Million to Holocaust Survivors
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state will allocate about $2.6 million to increase financial and medical support for survivors of the Holocaust…