Is driving distracted deadly? You bet it is. So why doesn’t Albany treat it that way?. In New YorkState, a first-time conviction for driving while using a cellphone carries a fine between $50 and $200 ... So why the disparity in New York’s penalties? ... ....
New York’s offshore waters are on the brink of a man-made disaster, one that threatens marine life, coastal economies and even national security ... The damage may be irreversible — and New Yorkers will be footing the bill ... A deaf whale is a dead whale.
The 2025-26 state budget was due more than a week ago. Albany lawmakers have authorized $1.8 billion in emergency spending to keep the state government running and will likely need yet another stopgap measure soon ... Gov ... Well, time's up ... Sign up ... ....
31 show at the NYSFair’s Suburban Park stage in Geddes (near Syracuse) ...Shaggy’s NYS Fair concert, on the other hand, is free to attend with admission to the Fair ... his NYS Fair concert for just $44.
The emergency spending bill includes pay for state employees, including Gov. Kathy Hochul. Pay for state legislators is suspended until a budget is in place — a rule Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) proposed changing this week ... Assemb ... Sign up.
Rally against threats to Medicaid funding at CloverStadium in Pomona NY. Rally in the Valley against threats Medicaid funding at Clover Stadium in Pomona March 7, 2025 ...Health care is on the chopping block. Congressional Republicans — including Rep.
A $1.2 million settlement was reached last month in a 2018 federal lawsuit by an Auburn Correctional Facility inmate who said a correction officer there waterboarded him and assaulted his genitals ... .
ALBANY — As part of state budget talks, lawmakers are discussing new rules for publicly financed campaigns, making it slightly harder for candidates to qualify for public matching funds, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Gov.
The firing last week of the entire staff of a federal program that helps low-income residents pay soaring energy bills has advocates concerned about a looming crisis for those already struggling to avoid service terminations. The U.S ...Emily G ...U.S. Sen.
Updated. Apr. 08, 2025, 12.16 p.m. A restaurant in downtown Syracuse is closed for indoor dining during OrangeZone restrictions in the Covid-19 pandemic, Jan. 5. 2021. (Katrina Tulloch . [email protected])Katrina Tulloch. By Your Letters. To the Editor..
At last week’s marathon meeting of the county legislature, Legislator NancyMontgomery introduced the measure which received the unanimous support of her colleagues ... .