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Final Season Created Over 940 Jobs For Local Residents NEW YORK – The fifth and final season of Warner Bros. Television’s You contributed more than $49.8 million to New York’s economy during production, according to new studio data released today. The statewide economic activity included more than $18.4 million injected into local businesses and more […]

Ask any farmer: Farming is almost never easy. The days are long, Mother Nature can be unpredictable, and forces outside our control often affect our already narrow profit margins. But we continue to farm, because we love the land, we love to provide for our friends and neighbors, and we love to eat what we

Several years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the dire implications of inadequate public health investment. As legislators and medical students, we witnessed these implications intimately, having spent weeks working in our communities and overcrowded emergency rooms in New York City (NYC). Today, we face different but familiar epidemics, of chronic disease, vaccine-preventable illnesses, and

To:                Interested Parties From:           Bradley Honan, Honan Strategy Group Date:            March 25, 2025 Re:                Topline Polling Data: NYC Mayoral Race We have just completed our third wave of public opinion polling among 909 New York City Democratic primary voters about the June race for Mayor. As we have done previously, we surveyed likely Democratic primary

New York State’s greatest asset is its diversity. Generations of immigrants and communities of color have shaped New York into a cultural and economic powerhouse, bringing with them traditions, languages, and resilience that enrich our state. But while our diversity is a source of pride, it is also a stark reminder of the inequities that

New York State is proceeding with much-needed reforms to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) that will protect home care users and all New York taxpayers. To complete that process, the State will follow through on the April 1 implementation deadline that was agreed to by the State Legislature last year. But it’s also important

New York has long been a leader in abortion rights. From the first in the nation law, legalizing abortion care in 1970 to Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent refusal to cooperate in the first criminal case brought against a provider prescribing medication abortion by invoking our state’s novel shield laws, New York has been a leader

ALBANY, N.Y. – AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel and Public Utility Law Project Executive Director and Counsel Laurie Wheelock released this statement today on the need to include energy affordability measures in the final state budget: The Senate and Assembly demonstrated strong leadership in their one-house proposals by prioritizing substantial investments to make

Patients in New York are already struggling with sky-high medical bills. State lawmakers could make matters worse for patients. A state legislative proposal moving through the New York Legislature would allow multi-billion-dollar corporations to rake in millions of dollars by exploiting a federal safety net program that is supposed to provide care for poor, rural,