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HHS Awards $158 Million Contract to Our Rescue for Migrant Children’s Legal Representation

The award follows the lapse of a long-standing legal aid network, risking gaps in trauma-informed counsel for thousands of unaccompanied children.

New Poll Narrows Hochul‑Blakeman Race as Both Focus on Long Island

Justice Department Sues New York Over Law Barring Masks and Requiring IDs for Federal Agents

New York Requires 3D Printers to Block Production of Guns

New York Authorizes Pilot Requiring Speed‑Limiters for Repeat School‑Zone Violators

Hochul Orders ICE Agents to Unmask as New York Moves to Curb Local Cooperation

New York Sues to Restore $73 Million in Highway Funds After Federal CDL Crackdown

Hochul Renews Push for 25-Foot Buffer at Houses of Worship and $70 Million in Security Grants

GOP Senators Press Climate Council Review as Hochul Seeks Budget Deal to Delay New York Climate Law

Gateway Tunnel Funds Released, Construction Set to Restart Next Week

Hochul Moves to Open New York to Limited Robotaxi Pilots Outside NYC

New York Enacts Kratom Age-21 Sales Ban and Mandatory Warning Labels

New York Enacts SAFE for Kids Act Requiring Teen Warning Labels on Social Media

Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring Two-Person Crews on Most NYC Subway Trains

New York Lifts Senior Property-Tax Exemption Cap to 65% With Local Opt-In Requirement

Rick Cotton to Retire as Port Authority Executive Director in January

USCIS Halts Local Citizenship Oath Ceremonies in Upstate New York, Citing Court Jurisdiction

New York Renews Greenidge’s Air Permit With Strict Emissions Cuts After Settlement

Hochul Signs Law Extending Tax Relief to Penn South, Halving Article V Co‑op Shelter‑Rent Tax

New York Sets Up $15 Million Relief Fund After Regulator’s Buffer-Zone Error