Hochul Launches Vaccine Access Portal as Measles Spreads in NY
In The States
Hochul Launches Vaccine Access Portal as Measles Spreads in NY
2025-03-19 19:29:25
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday launched a new web portal to support access to vaccine and public health information as measles continues to spread in New York state. As of March 13, the Centers for... Read More

Trump to Face Sentencing in NY Hush Money Case
Law
Trump to Face Sentencing in NY Hush Money Case
2025-01-03 21:58:51
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the Manhattan criminal case that resulted in his being the first convicted felon ever to be elected president. The extraordinary decision by Manhattan Acting Supreme Court Justice... Read More

Vestas Secures First US Turbine Order for NY Offshore Wind Project
Renewable Energy
Vestas Secures First US Turbine Order for NY Offshore Wind Project
2024-09-16 19:45:58
by Dan McCue

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Denmark’s Vestas, a wind energy company with projects across the globe, has secured its first contract to supply turbines to an offshore wind project in the United States. The company, which is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, will... Read More

NY Judge Won’t Sentence Trump Before Election
Law
NY Judge Won't Sentence Trump Before Election
2024-09-06 18:14:13
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK  — The New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial said Friday he will not sentence the Republican candidate for president before Election Day. In a brief, four-page order, acting New York Supreme Court... Read More

Abortion on the Ballot in 10 States in November
2024 Elections
Abortion on the Ballot in 10 States in November
2024-08-28 14:51:51
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It was — despite a rare leak of a pending decision — a bombshell ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing for the conservative majority on the bench, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's... Read More

New York Court to Hear Challenge to Absentee Voting Law
In The States
New York Court to Hear Challenge to Absentee Voting Law
2024-08-13 20:20:36
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — Oral arguments are set for Thursday in a Republican-led challenge to a New York state law that advocates say was merely intended to streamline the process of counting absentee ballots. The hearing in the New York appeals... Read More

Buffalo NY Man Fights for Right to Know About Toxic Waste Before Buying Home
In The News
Buffalo NY Man Fights for Right to Know About Toxic Waste Before Buying Home
2024-05-10 23:10:24
by Dan McCue

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Todd Carson thought he was living the American dream. The year was 2006 and with two small kids in elementary school, he and his wife decided to rent out their small apartment in Buffalo, New York,... Read More

More Witnesses Cast Doubt on Trump’s Hush Money Denials
Law
More Witnesses Cast Doubt on Trump’s Hush Money Denials
2024-04-26 22:10:57
by Tom Ramstack

NEW YORK — New prosecution witnesses at former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial Friday further undercut the former president’s denials about paying hush money to a former porn star and then falsifying records to cover up their sexual... Read More

Judge Dismisses Most Prospective Jurors on First Day of Trump’s Hush Money Trial
Law
Judge Dismisses Most Prospective Jurors on First Day of Trump’s Hush Money Trial
2024-04-15 20:59:44
by Tom Ramstack

NEW YORK — Dozens of prospective jurors were dismissed Monday on the first day of jury selection for the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in New York City. He faces felony charges for allegedly paying $130,000 in... Read More

Special Election to Replace George Santos Set for Feb. 13
Political News
Special Election to Replace George Santos Set for Feb. 13
2023-12-05 23:00:19
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election to replace disgraced former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., will be held on Feb. 13, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday evening. As previously reported by The Well News, Santos was expelled from the... Read More

New York Appellate Court Reinstates Trump Gag Orders
Law
New York Appellate Court Reinstates Trump Gag Orders
2023-11-30 16:47:15
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court panel on Thursday reinstated a pair of gag orders issued in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial that barred the former president from speaking publicly about the judge’s court staff. The two-page decision... Read More

Gun Dealers Lose Appeal to Block New York Background Check Law
Supreme Court
Gun Dealers Lose Appeal to Block New York Background Check Law
2023-09-14 20:19:07
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal from New York gun dealers trying to block a new background check law that would have state police review gun license applications instead of the Federal... Read More

BOEM Completes Environmental Analysis for Proposed Offshore Wind Project
Renewable Energy
BOEM Completes Environmental Analysis for Proposed Offshore Wind Project
2023-09-11 20:47:48
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday that it has completed its environmental review of the proposed Empire Wind Farm Project offshore New York. With that critical step down, the agency said it will publish the proposed... Read More

New York Lawmakers Seek to Safeguard Access to Abortion Pills
In The States
New York Lawmakers Seek to Safeguard Access to Abortion Pills
2023-06-21 15:04:13
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Legislature gave its final approval on Tuesday to a bill that would provide legal protection to doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion has largely been outlawed.... Read More

New York Power Plant Makes Hydrogen History
Energy
New York Power Plant Makes Hydrogen History
2023-04-24 21:27:37
by Dan McCue

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Station on Lake Ontario in New York is the first facility of its kind in the U.S. to produce clean hydrogen using nuclear power.  The milestone was achieved as part of... Read More

Vermont Joins Multi-State Effort to Create Clean Hydrogen Hub
In The States
Vermont Joins Multi-State Effort to Create Clean Hydrogen Hub
2023-02-10 19:16:53
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — Vermont is the latest state to join a collaborative effort to develop a regional clean hydrogen hub, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. The Northeast Clean Hydrogen Hub is a partnership of states and more than... Read More

BP, Equinor in Bid to Build Offshore Wind Facility in NY
In The States
BP, Equinor in Bid to Build Offshore Wind Facility in NY
2023-02-06 22:36:00
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — BP and partner Equinor have jointly entered a bid in New York’s third offshore wind solicitation, vying to provide the state with renewable energy from the Beacon Wind 2 lease area located roughly 60 miles off the... Read More

Offshore Wind Project Nets $24.1M in Tax Incentives
Renewable Energy
Offshore Wind Project Nets $24.1M in Tax Incentives
2023-01-05 21:45:08
by Dan McCue

EAST SETAUKET, N.Y. — A project aimed at transforming a warehouse into a support facility for a pending offshore wind project has netted $24.1 million in tax breaks from the Town of Brookhaven in New York state. The sales, use... Read More

Courts Waffle on Vaccine Mandates for Municipal Workers
Health
Courts Waffle on Vaccine Mandates for Municipal Workers
2022-08-30 20:13:45
by Tom Ramstack

NEW YORK — New York is keeping its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers for now while Washington, D.C., is losing its mandate because of recent judges’ decisions. The differing court rulings within days of each other add to confusion... Read More

Primary Takeaways: Abortion Politics, DeSantis Flexes Muscle
2022 Elections
Primary Takeaways: Abortion Politics, DeSantis Flexes Muscle

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis learned who his Democratic challenger will be this fall. The impact of redistricting was on full display. Democrats sorted through rivalries amongst themselves. And abortion may give Democrats a lifeline in an otherwise rough November. The most intense stretch of... Read More

New York, Washington Plead for Federal Help With Immigrants
Immigration
New York, Washington Plead for Federal Help With Immigrants
2022-08-22 22:48:35
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Pleas for federal assistance from city officials are becoming more shrill as Texas continues busing thousands of illegal immigrants to New York City and Washington, D.C. The mayors of both cities say their resources for housing and feeding... Read More

Schumer Backs Nadler in Take Two of New York Primary
2022 Elections
Schumer Backs Nadler in Take Two of New York Primary
2022-08-17 15:56:05
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — When New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 23, it will be the second time in two months that they’ll be asked to vote in a crucial primary election. Once again, a drawn-out redistricting process... Read More

Trump Pleads Fifth in New York Deposition
Law
Trump Pleads Fifth in New York Deposition
2022-08-10 16:06:29
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump invoked his right against self-incrimination Wednesday during a deposition in the New York attorney general’s office. Trump traveled to New York City from his home and golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to... Read More

174 Years After Historic Convention, Women Still Feel Their Rights Are in Question
Civil Rights
174 Years After Historic Convention, Women Still Feel Their Rights Are in Question
2022-07-22 12:47:23
by Eden Metzger

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — One hundred and seventy-four years after the first women's rights convention was held in this bucolic hamlet in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, speakers gathered here to ponder their rights under a Constitution... Read More

New York Bans Smoking From All Public Parks and Beaches
In The States
New York Bans Smoking From All Public Parks and Beaches
2022-07-18 20:03:51
by Eden Metzger

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that bans smoking from all of New York state's public beaches and parks.  "Smoking is a dangerous habit that affects not only the smoker but everyone around them, including families and... Read More

Calls to Do ‘More’ Reverberate at Celebration of Bipartisan Gun Bill
White House
Calls to Do ‘More’ Reverberate at Celebration of Bipartisan Gun Bill
2022-07-12 20:45:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning to celebrate the “real progress” of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and agreement across the aisle on gun control after... Read More

Gun Bill a No-Show at New York Legislature, New Special Session Convened
In The States
Gun Bill a No-Show at New York Legislature, New Special Session Convened
2022-07-01 15:22:55
by Reece Nations

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers’ plans to cast votes on concealed carry gun legislation Thursday were delayed for hours by surprise negotiations on the extension of mayoral control of public education and an amendment to the state constitution to... Read More

Interesting Races Abound as Five States Head to the Polls on Tuesday
Elections
Interesting Races Abound as Five States Head to the Polls on Tuesday
2022-06-25 16:20:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — This week will see yet another post-COVID “Super Tuesday” unfold as voters in five states — New York, Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah head to the polls. New York In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to... Read More

State Court Approves Controversial CD Map for New York
Redistricting
State Court Approves Controversial CD Map for New York
2022-05-23 20:26:22
by Dan McCue

ALBANY, N.Y. — A state court judge formally approved a controversial new congressional map Friday night, ratifying a map that could prove costly to Democrats while forcing two of the state’s most prominent House members to square off against each... Read More

New York’s Iconic One Times Square to Undergo $500M Facelift
Cities
New York’s Iconic One Times Square to Undergo $500M Facelift
2022-05-06 20:20:09
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — One of New York City’s most iconic locations, One Times Square, scene of the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop watched by millions, is about to undergo a $500 million redevelopment. Jamestown, a real estate investment and... Read More

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