Death and Profit in New York’s Jail Infirmariesnysfocus.com Counties are turning to corporations with deadly track records for jail medical care.
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The Lobbyist Dating Carl Heastie Was Just Laid Offnysfocus.com Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
Kingston Adopted Rent Laws Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.nysfocus.com For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.
New York Idles on Green Transportation Plannysfocus.com As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
How Upstate Retirees Fought Privatized Health Care And Wonnysfocus.com Medicare Advantage plans are spreading across upstate New York, despite a reputation for denying care. In Cortland County, retirees kept it at bay.
Where Do New York Politicians Stand on the Congestion Pricing Pause?nysfocus.com Governor Kathy Hochul paused the program to help Democrats win elections in the suburbs. But the move hasn’t neutralized Republican attacks.
Pro-Israel PAC Floods Assembly Races With Cashnysfocus.com The recently formed Solidarity PAC has mobilized big finance and real estate to target socialists and the Working Families Party.
Hochul Waves Away Questions on Congestion Pricing Replacementnysfocus.com After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.
Missed Deadlines Pile Up As New York’s Climate Law Turns Fivenysfocus.com The state is blowing past key milestones on the way to its big emissions targets.
Syracuse Officer With History of Abuse and Dishonesty Leads Police…nysfocus.com Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.
Clean Energy Battle Pits Speed Against Worker, Farm Protectionsnysfocus.com As the state strings up transmission lines, the legislature wants to boost safeguards for farms and labor. Developers say it'll take too long.
Politicians’ Rush for Bills Box Meets Little Ethics Defensenysfocus.com Guidelines limiting gifts of taxpayer resources have “no teeth whatsoever,” according to good government watchdog.
Privacy Reformers Turn to Congress as Police Surveillance Expandsnysfocus.com Local regulations haven’t kept up with the rollout of new surveillance tech. Some privacy advocates see Washington as their best hope.
After Scolding by Regulator, National Fuel Renews Campaign Against…nysfocus.com State investigators accused the gas utility of “sloppiness” in managing customer funds, but took a light touch in enforcement.
Looming Change to Car Repair Costs Drives Labor Fightnysfocus.com Unions have joined their car dealer bosses to push for higher payments on warranty work.
New PAC Launches to Boost Pro-Israel Democrats Against Progressivesnysfocus.com The new Solidarity PAC resembles a New York state-level analog to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Your Guide to the 2024 State Budget Fightnysfocus.com We read the governor’s, Senate’s, and Assembly’s budget proposals — so you don’t have to.
How the New York State Budget Is Madenysfocus.com We answer your questions on the state's notoriously opaque budget process.
These Local Agencies Hand Out Over a Billion in Tax Breaks Across New…nysfocus.com What are industrial development agencies?
Cuomo Budget Chief Robert Mujica Advises Hospital Lobby on Budgetnysfocus.com The former budget director's role may break a law meant to keep ex-state employees from monetizing insider knowledge.
The Money Machine Behind Albany's Top Lobbying Groupnysfocus.com The Greater New York Hospital Association is fighting Governor Kathy Hochul on Medicaid cuts. It also earned a billion from the hospital supply business.
Retired Teachers Seek Union Shakeup to Stop Medicare Switchnysfocus.com With UFT elections coming up, anger over a plan to privatize retiree health care could send a longshot campaign over the edge.
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Hochul Seeks to Lower Drug Treatment Funding as Opioid Overdoses Soarnysfocus.com Hochul's budget would level off funding for addiction treatment — and use opioid settlement funds to fill the gaps.
Hochul Sparks Outcry With Proposed Cash Transfer From Legal Aid Fundnysfocus.com Her administration says the fund won’t be harmed. Legal experts question whether she can take it at all.
New York Spends Biden Cash on Highways Over Public Transitnysfocus.com The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directed billions toward public transit in New York, but the state is choosing to spend billions more on highways.
How New York Officials Keep Boosting Fossil Fuelsnysfocus.com New York wants to phase out fossil fuels, but over a billion dollars in tax breaks have helped them stick around.
Native Son and Other Books Blocked in New York Prisonsnysfocus.com As book banning sparks outrage in schools and libraries, the censorship of classics persists in the places where information is most limited.
Native Son and Other Books Blocked in New York Prisonsnysfocus.com As book banning sparks outrage in schools and libraries, the censorship of classics persists in the places where information is most limited.
Hochul's Plan to Fight the Opioid Crisis Is Way Behindnysfocus.com In recent years, the distance New Yorkers have to travel for life-saving addiction medication has only gotten longer.