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WEBNew York Focus is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.
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WEBTrans Man Forced to Undergo Prison Genital Exams Wins $275,000 Settlement. He hopes the settlement will lead to reforms in New York prisons, where three-quarters of trans people say corrections officers have inappropriately touched or sexually assaulted them. Chris Gelardi · June 17, 2024.
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WEBNew York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field. Colin Kinniburgh · August 29, 2024. Trump Plans to Kill Congestion Pricing. Hochul’s Pause Could Let Him. There are at least three ways a Trump administration could try to stop the transit-funding ...
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WEBLaunched in October 2020, New York Focus publishes in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works. To send a story tip or provide feedback please see editors’ and reporters’ contact information on our masthead. We can also be reached at editor@nysfocus.com. For more information on how to pitch us story ideas, visit our "Pitch ...
How the New York State Budget Is Made | New York Focus
WEBMar 11, 2024 · In the coming weeks, New York’s lawmakers will pass a budget that determines how the state will spend over $230 billion in public money. It’s a massive sum, bigger than most countries’ budgets, and outpacing every other state except California. At stake are key questions for New York’s future. Will the state invest in treatment centers ...
Housing - New York Focus
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Housing Nixed in Latest Budget Talks. “It’s done. It’s not happening,” an Assembly source told New York Focus. Lawmakers are poised to reject measures to boost housing supply and protect renters. Sam Mellins · April 20, 2023.
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WEBMay 9, 2024 · Trans Man Forced to Undergo Prison Genital Exams Wins $275,000 Settlement. He hopes the settlement will lead to reforms in New York prisons, where three-quarters of trans people say corrections officers have inappropriately touched or sexually assaulted them. Chris Gelardi · June 17, 2024.
Your One-Stop Guide to the 2023 New York State Budget
WEBMay 3, 2023 · Foundation aid: Hochul proposed a $2.7 billion boost to “foundation aid,” the term for the main mechanism the state uses to fund public grade schools. Both houses accepted this proposal. Charter cap: New York will allow up to 22 new charter schools to open statewide, with 14 of them in New York City. Hochul’s original proposal would have allowed dozens more charters in New York City by ...
Smokestacks Loom Over New York’s Clean Energy Plan
WEBJan 18, 2022 · City & State NY. Look across the East River from midtown Manhattan, and you can’t miss them: the four towering, candy-cane smokestacks of the Ravenswood Generating Station, New York City’s largest power plant. For more than fifty years, the plant has been a cornerstone of the city’s electric grid and a landmark of the Queens waterfront.
Criminal Justice - New York Focus
WEBJun 17, 2024 · Behind the Badge: In New York City Homeless Shelters, the Same ‘Peace Officers’ Abuse Residents. Previously unreleased disciplinary files expose officers who beat, slap, and pepper spray the residents they’re supposed to protect. Most are back at work within a month. Sammy Sussman, Annika Grosser and Sanjana Bhambhani · …