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Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. May 16, 2023. Editorial: Zap the worthless $64m Cuomo-era Excelsior vax app If Ben Franklin were alive in the computer era, he’d’ve said: “Nothing can be certain, except death and taxes — and the inability of any government to run an IT project...
Victims of racist Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered on anniversary
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Standing in the same parking lot where he was shot in the neck a year ago in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket, Zaire Goodman said he was grateful to see the community come together in remembrance Sunday. His family and others affected by the mass...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. May X, 2023. Editorial: Weed ruins young men’s mental health, study shows: STOP legalization Oops: A massive new study proves the normalization of cannabis use is an ongoing social disaster. You’ve got to be under the influence — of...
New York governor's order prepares for more asylum seekers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order Tuesday ahead of an expected increase in asylum seekers that she said will allow the state to mobilize more National Guard members and to quickly react to food and supply needs. The Democratic governor's order...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Advance Media New York. April 30, 2023. Editorial: Why NY schools need to change Native-themed names as well as mascots The New York State Education Department put schools on notice 22 years ago to retire their Native American mascots “as soon as practical” in the...
New York's $229B spending plan would increase minimum wage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state's minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb illegal and unlicensed marijuana shops. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the 10 bills into law Wednesday, according...
Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings, a policy that's part of a national movement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law negotiated by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow Democrats in the Legislature is part...
NY governor signs bill expanding access to contraceptives
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers next year won't have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Tuesday as part of her administration's efforts to expand reproductive rights in the state. Under the...
NY lawmakers begin debating budget 1 month after due date
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began voting Monday on a $229 billion state budget due a month ago that would raise the minimum wage, crack down on illicit pot shops and ban gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. Negotiations among Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow...
Pay rise comes for New Yorkers, but some chafe at compromise
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A deal to raise minimum wages in New York would keep the state near the top of the list of places with the highest base pay for low-paid workers, but the raise amount is disappointing some labor activists who had hoped for a bigger bump. The minimum hourly wage...
