Clara Hemphill was a writer for Newsday, where she shared the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting; a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press; and the founding editor of InsideSchools.org.
Federal budget cuts will force hundreds of thousands off New York’s free Essential Plan, with some families facing $10,000 annual premium increases.
Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.
From nursing homes to Planned Parenthood clinics, rural health care in Upstate New York could collapse under proposed Republican budget changes.
From preventive screenings to addiction treatment, critical care hangs in the balance for millions of New Yorkers relying on Medicaid.
In rural New York, even some Republicans are frustrated as the administration halts $186 million in conservation payments to farmers.