American schools are dealing with an unprecedented mental health crisis spurred, at least in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures Read More
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The self-styled labor union representing New York State Senate staffers is asking Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to forgo a secret-ballot election before letting the group speak for employees. Read More
Don’t look now, but New York City is likely to face bigger challenges than Mayor Eric Adams bargained for in his first financial plan. Read More
The still-unreleased deal between the Hochul Administration and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), state government’s largest group of unionized workers, would award bonuses, backpay, and guaranteed raises the next three years, documents sent to union members show. Read More
The national economy just missed a big milestone in May, when total private employment finally would have surpassed the February 2020 pre-pandemic level. Read More
New York’s electrical grid could fail as early as 2023, if the state experiences a sustained 98-degree heat wave. Read More
New York’s Climate Action Council has announced an extension of the comment period on the state’s draft Scoping Plan for the implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Read More
Among the bills rushed to the governor’s desk was a two-year moratorium on certain types of cryptocurrency mining. Read More