“We’re in a Tsunami”: Legislators Urge State Spending on Food Assistance
As food pantries struggle to meet surging demand with declining funds, legislators and providers say the state must offer more assistance.
New York has one of the weakest consumer protection laws in the country. This year’s state budget may change that.
Guidelines limiting gifts of taxpayer resources have “no teeth whatsoever,” according to good government watchdog.
Local regulations haven’t kept up with the rollout of new surveillance tech. Some reformers see Washington as their best hope.
Hochul’s proposed Medicaid cuts include $125 million from Health Homes, a program that connects the neediest New Yorkers with medical care, food assistance, and more.
One in five kids in New York live in poverty. Legislators are pushing Hochul to fulfill her promise to cut that rate in half.
The Assembly and Senate want to beef up labor standards and farmland protections for clean energy projects. Developers say that would slow down the energy transition.