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Here are the five topics we’re watching with the elections less than three weeks away. New York Focus is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.
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Oct 22, 2020 · New York Is on the Hook for Billions to Replace Lead Pipes. New rules from the Biden administration require water utilities to replace all lead pipes. That could cost New York $2.5 billion or more, kicking off a fight over who pays. Colin Kinniburgh · October 11, 2024.
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Nov 1, 2024 · Brandon Stradford lasted two months on New York state’s Board of Parole. He continued collecting a paycheck for another seven. Chris Gelardi · October 28, 2024. Oh, There It Is! Bronx Dems Fix Disclosure Failure After New York Focus Reporting. The disclosures included over a dozen missing or incomplete reports covering a period of more than ...
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Your Guide to New York State's 2024 Elections
Oct 16, 2024 · Chris Bragg and Sam Mellins · October 16, 2024. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Election Day is less than three weeks away, and while New York isn’t one of the seven swing states that will likely decide the presidential election, there are still a number of important issues for Empire State residents to vote on.
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Oct 21, 2024 · It’s not clear what the money was used for in a county where Democrats outnumber Republicans ten-to-one. Sam Mellins and Chris Bragg · October 24, 2024. Oh, There It Is! Bronx Dems Fix Disclosure Failure After New York Focus Reporting. The disclosures included over a dozen missing or incomplete reports covering a period of more than four years.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Despite State Measures, New Yorkers Fear Health Care Over Medical Debt Lawsuits. 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. Churchill Ndonwie · October 27, 2023.
A New Conservative Majority on New York’s Top Court… | New …
Jul 7, 2022 · Janet DiFiore. Anthony Cannataro. Michael Garcia. Madeline Singas. Most New Yorkers have never heard these names. But these four judges form a controlling majority of New York state’s highest court. They always rule in lockstep. They often barely explain their decisions. And as the U.S. Supreme Court upends federal constitutional law, these ...
Will New York Fund the Watchdogs Fighting Energy… | New York …
Colin Kinniburgh · August 29, 2024. Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation to beef up New York's utility watchdogs two years in a row. | Photo: Darren McGee/Office of the Governor Illustration: Akash Mehta. New Yorkers have a lot to say about their energy bills. But fighting utility rate hikes is not easy, or cheap.
Hochul Is Ready to Wean New York Off Gas | New York Focus
Jan 22, 2024 · Over the past year, a once-obscure corner of state law has become the center of attention for New York’s climate movement. Public service law, which governs utilities and the regulators who oversee them, requires those utilities to extend a new gas line to any building in the state that asks for it — and, as long as the building is within 100 feet of an existing main, to spread the cost ...