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Governor Kathy Hochul has mandated that all New York State school buses be electric by 2035. Furthermore, beginning in 2027, districts can no longer purchase gas-operated buses - they must be electric. Is this feasible or is this another Albany pipe dream...

A new groundbreaking law has gone into effect in New York to help close the wage gap.

Last summer, for about a three week period on New York's south shore beaches, ocean swimmers were on shark alert. Six victims were bitten during that time period in rather shallow water, on the white sands of Long Island. This year, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul says that the state parks are ready to take on the monsters of the deep.

It's one thing to be so good at baseball, that the player is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It's another thing, when that same player faced the challenge of serving in the United States military during wartime. The U.S. Navy decided those players were special.

Beat the heat this summer with a free air conditioner that is being made available to New Yorkers.

After being elected in November, navigating her own Democratic party has not been easy for Governor Kathy Hochul. After suffering an embarrassing loss, when the Senate rejected Justice Hector LaSalle as New York's chief judge, the governor was forced to pivot to a more liberal Justice Rowan D. Wilson, for a quick win.

The New York State budget is 18 days late. Even though April 1st is the same date each year, the budget deadline seemed to sneak up on our state legislators in 2023.

If there's any reason to change the name of a well known road in New York State, then this has to be it.

In recognition of Equal Pay Day, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a new report from the Department of Labor on the state's gender wage gap.

What if your house was burning and no one responded because of no volunteers? Governor Hochul has given two proposals to address the shortage of volunteer firefighters.

In response to a rise in child labor violations in New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new Child Labor Task Force.

If lawmakers get their wish, buying cigars and other tobacco products in New York could get more expensive. A whole lot more expensive.