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Editorial Roundup: New York
Jamestown Post-Journal. May 22, 2024. Editorial: The Reverse Robin Hood Of State’s EV Rebate Program Did Robin Hood get it wrong? Did the famous swashbuckling character created by Howard Pyle in the 1880s miss the boat when he robbed the rich to give...
New secretary of state and construction authority leader confirmed by the New York Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate confirmed two former state lawmakers Wednesday to lead the Department of State and the state's public finance and construction authority. Senators confirmed Walter T. Mosley as secretary of state and former Secretary of State Robert J....
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other church groups challenged the rule, arguing that the policy's...
Vermont governor vetoes bill to restrict pesticide that is toxic to bees, saying it's anti-farmer
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators, saying the legislation “is more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.” The bill would have banned uses of...
New York's legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday. The report detailed several...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. May 4, 2024. Editorial: New Yorkers are still paying for closing Indian Point Among the many ways New York is still paying for the erratic-but-forceful leadership of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the soaring expense and growing unreliability of the electric grid...
New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means. Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business...
New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — He's visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and holding court in his gilded Fifth Avenue penthouse. After a years-long breakup with his hometown, Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant. Stuck here most weekdays for...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. April 26, 2024. Editorial: What, New York worry? As big as it is, the state’s new budget fails to address a host of crises – and the lack of urgency is troubling. Remember the opioid crisis? It never went away. ...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 26 The Wall Street Journal on a potential Trump-Biden debate Is President Biden going to debate Donald Trump as the November election nears? “I am. Somewhere. I don’t know...
