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New York government is notoriously corrupt. Decisions that impact all of our lives are often made during backroom deals, with little public input.
Here's what we'll be watching during Hochul's 2025… | New York …
5 days ago · The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. It’s our way of keeping readers updated about the subjects they care about between the time it takes to publish our longer, more in-depth articles.
Hochul’s ‘Bait and Switch’ on Climate: State of the State 2025
2 days ago · But the bigger news was what Hochul didn’t include: a plan to move ahead this year with cap and invest, the flagship climate funding program she has promised for the last two years.Instead, in the briefing book accompanying her speech, Hochul appeared to further delay the program, once again calling into question New York’s ability to deliver on its climate law.
Money for Families: State of the State 2025 | New York Focus
2 days ago · New York has among the highest child poverty rates in the country, with nearly one in five kids living in poverty. That number fell by more than 40 percent when the federal child tax credit was temporarily expanded in 2021, but increased again when the measure expired.. The state’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, set up by a 2021 state law to cut child poverty in half, recently ...
Housing Hopes, or Housing Half Measures? State of… | New York …
2 days ago · When it comes to housing, Governor Kathy Hochul has been banging on the same drum for years: New York isn’t building enough. In public appearances and interviews, she has repeatedly emphasized that New York’s housing shortage is …
Reporters’ Notebook: Covering Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of …
5 days ago · The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. It’s our way of keeping readers updated about the subjects they care about between the time it takes to publish our longer, more in-depth articles.
What is 'Cap and Invest'? | New York Focus
Jan 10, 2025 · What’s the problem? New York’s climate agenda is ambitious — and expensive, up front. The state estimates it’ll cost at least $15 billion per year, in both private and public investment, to remain in compliance with the law and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a goal that will help the US meet its obligation under the Paris climate agreement.
New York State | New York Focus
Jan 3, 2025 · New York government is notoriously corrupt. Decisions that impact all of our lives are often made during backroom deals, with little public input.
Despite Mandate, New Yorkers Rejecting Electric… | New York Focus
Dec 18, 2024 · Districts can also try to include the buses in their annual budgets. About 80 percent of those attempts have been successful this year, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA, the agency charged with assisting districts with the transition.. Many district leaders, especially those in rural areas, say their communities believe the state is rushing ...
Hochul's Plan to Fight the Opioid Crisis Is Way… | New York Focus
Jan 23, 2024 · The commissioner was optimistic. So was her boss. In her State of the State book, Hochul touted “several” vans that had hit the streets, delivering the medication to New Yorkers who struggled to get access.. But those 35 vans wouldn’t materialize. In reality, 11 were planned. And two years after the state proposed them, only two are in operation — both in New York City.