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The State Is Locking Kids in Solitary Confinement Without Toilets, Lawsuit Alleges

Office of Children and Family Services facilities keep youth in small cells for days or weeks at a time, violating state regulations, the suit claims.

Chris Gelardi   ·   January 9, 2026
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New York’s Brand-New Casino Is in a $500M+ Fight With the State

Resorts World is floating legislation to avert more than $500 million in payments to the horseracing industry.

Nick Garber   ·   June 1, 2026
This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job

No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   April 20, 2026
FBI Wiretaps, Illegal Drugs, and Dead Horses

The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.

Sam Mellins   ·   January 7, 2026
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After New York Focus Investigation, Governor and Lawmakers Call for Consequences in Horse Doping Case

State regulators ignored FBI evidence of horse drug purchases for years. That was a “huge failing,” a key assemblymember said.

Sam Mellins   ·   January 16, 2026
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