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Judge Skewers Hochul Administration Over New York's Climate Law Delays The judge suggested he'll rule that the state is violating its climate law.

A judge indicated that he will likely rule that New York is breaking its climate law.

“It’s not my role to give anyone a gold star for how well they’re doing. The issue here is compliance” with the climate law, he said.
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Did New York Undercount Covid-19 Nursing Home Deaths? Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly cited federal data placing New York state 38th or 39th nationally.

Is it true that New York undercounted Covid-19 nursing home deaths?

Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly cited federal data placing New York state 38th or 39th nationally.
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New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds Nearly $50 million will come specifically from public radio and TV stations, including rural ones that rely heavily on federal money.

New York’s public radio and TV stations are facing major blows to their budgets after Congress approved a bill that cancelled over $1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Are More Working-Class Residents Leaving New York City Than Wealthy… Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state.

Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state.

State defends deviations from climate law requirements NY law required a system restricting pollution from major emitters to be in place by now, but it hasn't been implemented so environmental groups sued the state.

State law required a system restricting pollution from major emitters to be in place by now, but it hasn’t been implemented so environmental groups sued the Hochul administration.

Climate reporter @colinreports.bsky.social went on Capitol Pressroom to talk about the case.

New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds Nearly $50 million will come specifically from public radio and TV stations, including rural ones that rely heavily on federal money.

Maybe you've heard @nysfocus.bsky.social reporters on Radio Catskill or Capitol Pressroom or NCPR - we're regularly partnering with public radio organizations across the state.

Read @keharloe.bsky.social's report on the federal cuts coming to public radio and tv.

Did New York Undercount Covid-19 Nursing Home Deaths? Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly cited federal data placing New York state 38th or 39th nationally.

Is it true that New York undercounted Covid-19 nursing home deaths?

Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly cited federal data placing New York state 38th or 39th nationally.

State defends deviations from climate law requirements NY law required a system restricting pollution from major emitters to be in place by now, but it hasn't been implemented so environmental groups sued the state.

Enjoyed speaking with the Capitol Pressroom about the legal fight over Hochul’s stalling on New York’s climate law capitolpressroom.org/2025/07/30/h...

For @nysfocus.bsky.social, I reported on what New York state will lose as a result of the federal cuts to public media: at least $57 million, and probably more when all is said and done.

New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds Nearly $50 million will come specifically from public radio and TV stations, including rural ones that rely heavily on federal money.

Twenty-seven media organizations in New York, including 18 public radio and TV stations, stand to lose at least $57 million in federal funding over two years.

“This is a devastating outcome.”

Will New York Focus Start Publishing Fact-Checks? Yes. This claim is accurate.

As @washingtonpost.com lets its fact checker take a buyout without a replacement, here’s an important new initiative from @nysfocus.bsky.social and @gigafact.bsky.social
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New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds Nearly $50 million will come specifically from public radio and TV stations, including rural ones that rely heavily on federal money.

NEW: Twenty-seven media organizations in New York, including 18 public radio and TV stations, stand to lose at least $57 million in federal funding over two years.

“This is a devastating outcome.”

‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay… And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.

New York has become one of the slowest states in the country to pay unemployment benefits.
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Are More Working-Class Residents Leaving New York City Than Wealthy… Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state.

Yes, working-class New Yorkers are leaving New York City at significantly higher rates than wealthy residents.
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Judge Skewers State Lawyers Over New York's Climate Law Delays And the judge strongly suggested he’d rule in favor of one of the sides in the case.

A judge indicated Friday that he will likely rule that New York is breaking its climate law.

“It’s not my role to give anyone a gold star for how well they’re doing. The issue here is compliance” with the climate law, he said.
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Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.

Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.
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The New York State Police Are Feeding ICE a Gang Database For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they're feeding it to Donald Trump's administration.

Read @chrisgelardi.bsky.social's story from April: nysfocus.com/2025/04/23/t...

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New York Focus was featured on @lastweektonight.com's episode on gang databases.

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Judge Skewers State Lawyers Over New York's Climate Law Delays And the judge strongly suggested he’d rule in favor of one of the sides in the case.

NEW: A judge indicated Friday that he will likely rule that New York is breaking its climate law.

“It’s not my role to give anyone a gold star for how well they’re doing. The issue here is compliance” with the climate law, he said.

Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.

NEW: In June, Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to build New York’s first new nuclear power station in nearly four decades.

Is New York still capable of constructing megaprojects?

‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay… And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.

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New York has become one of the slowest states in the country to pay unemployment benefits.

Several state lawmakers told New York Focus that constituents frequently call their offices because they need help with their claim or to complain about delays.

Assemblymember Grace Lee:

Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists The prison agency's security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area…

Are you a DOCCS worker at an understaffed prison? New York Focus wants to hear from you.

Contact reporter Chris Gelardi via email at chris@nysfocus.com or on the Signal messaging app at cgelardi.42.

When the illegal strike ended, more than 2,000 of the 13,000-plus striking guards were fired after they refused to return to work. That compounded an ongoing staffing shortage that partially sparked the strike itself. Thirty-five of the state’s 42 prisons are operating with an average of 32% of guard posts unfilled, New York Focus reported.

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Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.

Just made my debut in @nysfocus.bsky.social.

It's a dive into NYPA's plan to build the state's first new nuclear power plant in my lifetime.

It also features a little scooplet on how the state has invested in the nuclear waste recycling company Exodys Energy.

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‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay… And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.

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New York has become one of the slowest states in the country to pay unemployment benefits.

Several state lawmakers told New York Focus that constituents frequently call their offices because they need help with their claim or to complain about delays.

@votejgr.bsky.social:

Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.

Before NY can start work on its next #nuclear plant, its power authority will need to pick what kind of reactor tech to pursue, find a site, select contractors, and potentially bring in a private co-financing partner.
--New from ‪@alexckaufman.bsky.social‬
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