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New York state lawmakers prepare to leave Albany for the year as session winds down
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 20 hours agoAs New York's legislative session heads toward an end, lawmakers are scrambling to get their priorities passed. The final push at the capitol has been derailed by Governor ...
Sweeping measure on packaging recycling advances in New York State Legislature
Newsday· 12 hours agoThe State Legislature has agreed to a deal that would require large companies in New York to...
Albany session ends with dash to finish legislation
FOX 23 News Albany· 13 hours agoThis week on Empire State Weekly, the legislative session contained a mad dash at the capitol to close out key legislation before lawmakers returned to...
Vermont Is Making Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage. Other States Should Too
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBacked by climate activists led by Vermont’s Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), it will...
Advocates call on NYS to 'modernize' Bottle Bill; double the refund and expand what can be recycled
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 4 days ago“The bill expands that to drinks that didn't exist 40 years ago," said Blair Horner, executive...
Does Gov. Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City?
New York Times· 1 day agoGovernor Hochul is more of an outsider to New York City than most of her predecessors. Critics say...
'Entirely made-up' claim Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has net worth of $45 million | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoElected officials in New York City are required by law to file annual reports disclosing their financial interests. The most recent filing from Bragg covers ...
Vermont becomes first state to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate change
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBig Oil "has destroyed our planet for short-term profits," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on X....
Zombie firms surge by 30%, study finds | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 2 hours agoThey are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink...
The Editorial Board: Covid review is essential for future New Yorkers
The Buffalo News· 3 days agoIt’s moving along almost without notice, but state legislators should be eager to approve this bill...