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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on environmental bills. But the two houses acted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Data from the New York State Insurance Fund, a public insurer, finds workers face greater risk and more costly injuries on hot days. The insurer has launched a program to incentivize employers to reduce emissions.
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Gov.r Kathy Hochul highlighted changes in New York’s reading curriculum that were approved as part of the state budget. She said she hopes it will improve low reading scores among elementary school children.
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A legislature committee is investigating claims of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination within the sheriff’s office and the office’s response to those claims.
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The students are calling for the university to divest from weapons manufacturers fueling the war in Gaza and broader reforms at Cornell. This follows protests and encampments at universities across the country.
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President Joe Biden announced Thursday in downtown Syracuse the $6.1 billion dollars in federal CHIPS and Science Funding which will help make Micron's $100 billion megafab project in Clay a reality.
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New York state lawmakers found compromise on so-called Good Cause Eviction legislation in the recently-signed state budget. It will be up to upstate communities to opt-in to the tenant protections.
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President Joe Biden will visit Syracuse on Thursday to formally announce the preliminary agreement between the Department of Commerce and Micron providing Micron with up to $6.14 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.
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A provision in New York's newly passed state budget will allow Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School on Binghamton's North Side to apply for 10 years worth of funding to make the necessary repairs.
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The process of getting off gas isn’t easy or cheap, but it can save money in the long term.
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Advocates blame the state Assembly for killing the NY HEAT bill, but Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday that he’s not ruling out passing it before the session ends.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next year.