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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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Two weeks after an arrest warrant for Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-Philadelphia, was withdrawn, House Republicans are calling for Attorney General Michelle Henry to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
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The police action included the storming of a barricaded Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus. It resulted in around 300 arrests of students and other pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza, and the schools’ financial ties to the state of Israel.
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A lawsuit filed against the town of Thurston was recently discontinued. It challenged the town’s ban on landspreading, which uses sewage sludge as fertilizer.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday highlighted the state’s investment in artificial intelligence research, which was approved in the state budget earlier this month. She hopes it makes New York the next Silicon Valley.
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Wells College in Aurora announced it would close at the end of the spring semester, citing financial challenges.
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Republican Mike Sapraicone, who hopes to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, visited Binghamton recently to meet with local Republicans and supporters.
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State University of New York Chancellor John King is urging high schoolers to seek out financial aid for college.
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Four Cornell students were suspended last week for their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
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Location, reputation, demographics, and pure luck may have mattered more than policy differences in Pennsylvania’s row office primary elections this week.
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State lawmakers are once again considering a bill that touches on some of the most difficult questions New Yorkers face.
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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.