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County and municipal economic development agencies play a key role in New York’s wind and solar buildout — but some say it’s not their job.
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Recent legislation has sought to rein in medical debt collection. But the bills don’t stop lawsuits in the first place — and some patients decline care out of financial concern.
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Climate watchers say the state can’t meet its renewable energy goals without overriding local opposition.
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The Sand Land mine is defying multiple orders to cease operations. Politicians are at a loss for how to respond.
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Even as experts warn of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza, New York politicians have remained unwavering in their support for Israel since the Hamas attack. They’ve been less vocal about their state’s ties to the occupation of Palestine.
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New York has kept hundreds of people convicted of sex offenses in prison long past their release dates.
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The state’s top court will settle disputes between Rochester, Syracuse, New York City, and their police unions next week in three cases that could reshape police discipline across the state.
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The Sheriffs’ Association lobbied against a bill to provide medication for opioid addiction in jails. Since it passed, they’ve failed to evaluate thousands of people for treatment.
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A growing local faction is demanding that the IDA be dissolved.
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A surprise plan to shutter a jail in Syracuse’s Onondaga County spurred a chaotic political skirmish — and left local incarcerated people in the lurch.
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Men locked up in the Broome County jail describe an opioid treatment program so shoddy, they risk withdrawal, relapse, and overdose.
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A group of Manhattan Democrats wants to force County Leader Keith Wright to choose between working for the party and working for a lobbying firm.
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A major wind and solar developer is defecting from industry ranks, arguing the state shouldn’t bail out struggling projects.
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In California, getting labor on board was essential to addressing the housing crisis. In New York, unions say the governor has barely tried.
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How a Hamptons mine, in defiance of New York’s top court, keeps trucking out precious piles of sand.
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New York Focus revealed routine secret instructions used to guide judges’ decisions. Civil rights lawyers are suing to make them public.
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A Rochester-area political ad firm spent four times the limit in a recent Democratic primary. It’s not clear it will face any consequences.
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As a humanitarian crisis deepens, the state’s $25 million solution is off to a slow start. An in-depth look at the opaque program reveals a raft of logistical hurdles and strict eligibility requirements.
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Will putting a price on trash keep the state’s garbage from overflowing?
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The addiction epidemic is getting worse in the Capital Region. Through local zoning laws, residents fight to keep the state’s solutions out of their backyards.