Amid Billing Fiasco, Hudson Valley Utility Pushes for Steep Gas and Electric Rate Hike
Hudson Valley legislators and advocates are urging the state to reject the double-digit hike, arguing it could illegally stick customers with the bill for the company’s own mess.
![A group of people with signed saying "no rate hikes"](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/cjD0yQaX1HVIIx4QFgVRYLAGiGqCOEfV1t6o5u3lsdc/w:820/h:545/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9BTV9TaHJlc3RoYV9DZW50cmFsSHVkc29uSGVhcmluZ19vcHQuanBn.jpg)
![A packed crowd at a town hall](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/FbbEDUDYablv8y-sYG6ll2Vlf6HVaYniXhpdvHwqocc/w:820/h:546/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9LaW5nc3Rvbl90b3duX2hhbGwuanBn.jpg)
“I am def not ready for go live. like at this point we should have all training done and doing proficiency to sharpen up prior if it were me running this. but what do I know lololol”
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/F_o5-ca6GXJss_houkLMJjVqieVmHApyeCgSpe1SW9M/w:135/h:190/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9KdWxpYS1Sb2NrLmpwZw.jpg)
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
The state is blowing past key milestones on the way to its big emissions targets.
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.