Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn’t fair
3 companies to pay $615,000 in NY attorney general investigation over faked net neutrality comments
May 10, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules have agreed to pay $615,000 in penalties to New York and other states, New York's attorney general said Wednesday.
New York’s $229B spending plan would increase minimum wage
May 3, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state's minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb illegal and unlicensed marijuana shops.
Pot shots: NY lawmakers tackle illicit weed shops
April 25, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders were looking at ways to crack down on illicit pot shops threatening the state's fledgling legal market for recreational marijuana as part of negotiations on the overdue budget.
NY state budget delayed again amid talks on bail, housing
April 10, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers passed another weeklong extension for the state's budget Monday to ensure state operations run undisrupted and workers get paid as budget negotiations continue.
New York flouts prison solitary confinement rules: lawsuit
April 6, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York prison officials were accused in a lawsuit of subjecting people to prolonged solitary confinement in violation of a state law meant to strictly limit a practice increasingly criticized as inhumane.
New York’s budget likely late because of ‘big budget issues’
March 30, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York legislative leaders said Thursday they expected to miss the deadline for adopting a new state budget as they negotiate with fellow Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul over her proposals to change bail rules and create new housing.
Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
March 23, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Stranded at home amid pandemic lockdowns in spring 2020, Emma Warford stumbled down a social media rabbit hole in her quest to get in shape. Viral 28-day fitness challenges. YouTubers promising “hourglass abs.” Diet videos where slim-stomached influencers peddled calorie-tracking apps.
NY lawmaker urged to resign after allegations from women
March 17, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is facing calls to resign from the governor and other fellow Democrats after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2015.
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
March 15, 2023 GMTPITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway.
Court order blocks sales of ghost guns in New York
March 9, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge issued a court order Thursday that immediately halts 10 gun distributors from selling or shipping gun parts and kits to New York — the types of materials officials say can be used to build untraceable ghost guns, which can then be sold without background checks, eventually ending up in the wrong hands.
White House, states tackle ‘junk fees’ that cost consumers
March 8, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House brought together state lawmakers, federal officials and others Wednesday to trade ideas about how to fight “junk fees” that inflate the cost to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats.
Daughter unravels decades-old mystery of disabled mom’s rape
March 8, 2023 GMTMagdalena Cruz grew up knowing she owed her very life to a horrid crime.
She was born in 1986 to a mom who couldn't care for her, or for herself. For a decade, Cruz’s mother had been a resident of a state facility for severely disabled people in Rochester, New York.
States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas
March 1, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Medical licensing officials in multiple states are scrambling to stop nurses with fraudulent academic credentials from caring for patients, after three Florida schools were accused of selling thousands of bogus diplomas.
Party foul: Dem-led NY Senate rejects gov’s top judge pick
February 15, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Senate rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to be the state's chief judge Wednesday, an extraordinary defeat for the state's top Democrat delivered by legislative leaders in her own party.
NY state has 12 weeks paid parental leave for some employees
February 14, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 10,000 New York state employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave starting Tuesday under a new policy from Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration.
Funeral home finds woman breathing hours after declared dead
February 6, 2023 GMTMILLER PLACE, N.Y. (AP) — An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said.
NY Governor vetoes changes to wrongful death law
January 31, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed wrongful death lawsuits to include claims for emotional damage, a change that could have led to much bigger payouts for fatal accidents and deadly medical errors.
New York’s AG says MSG lawyer ban may violate anti-bias laws
January 25, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general warned the owner of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday that it may be violating anti-bias laws with its practice of barring lawyers from its venues if they work for firms suing the company.
NY bill would stop MSG from kicking out enemy lawyers
January 23, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City’s Madison Square Garden and other sports venues would be barred from refusing entry to perceived enemies of their owners under a bill introduced to the state Legislature Monday.
Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office
January 22, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol: Those who engage in an attempted overthrow of the government shouldn’t be allowed to run it.
Gas tax collections resume in Georgia after 10-month break
January 10, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — State gasoline and diesel taxes make their return in Georgia on Wednesday.
The state will resume collecting a tax on gasoline of 29.1 cents per gallon and tax on diesel of 32.6 cents per gallon from wholesalers.
Democrat Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor
January 1, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state.
The Democrat, launching her term as the 57th governor of New York, said her goals were to increase public safety and to make the state more affordable.
NY lawmakers get pay raise making them nation’s best-paid
January 1, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday.
Members of both houses are getting a pay raise of $32,000, for a base salary of $142,000, under a bill Gov.
Trump’s returns shed light on tax offsets, foreign accounts
December 31, 2022 GMTPolice: Man who stabbed 2 officers was 56-year-old ex-con
December 30, 2022 GMTSTONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island, New York, have identified a man who stabbed two officers before being killed by police as a 56-year ex-con who once served two years in prison for assaulting another law enforcement officer.
CVS, Walgreens finalize $10B in settlements over opioids
December 12, 2022 GMTCVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids and now want to know by Dec. 31 whether states are accepting the deals.
Outside review planned for New York’s COVID-19 response
July 21, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third-party auditor will review the New York state government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including efforts by the administration of the previous governor to downplay the number of deaths of nursing home residents.
Bail reform, gas prices discussed for New York budget
March 31, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Crime, high fuel prices and child care are among the big issues on the negotiating table as the Democrats who control New York state government try to hammer out a state budget deal.
Capitol Watch: Trump tax bill awaits Cuomo; Pot progress?
May 25, 2019 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York state government news, a bill that would grant Congress access to Donald Trump's state tax returns awaits action by Gov...
Capitol Watch: Uber leads lobbying, Heastie on fall session
October 21, 2017 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York state government news, no group hoping to influence state lawmakers spent more on lobbying in the first half of 2017 than Uber, as the ride-hailing company worked to convince lawmakers to allow it to expand upstate.