Government
New York to join scholarship tax-credit program starting in 2027
“I’m not going to leave money on the table when it could help our kids,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday when she announced her decision to opt into the federal scholarship tax credit program.
Government
Suffolk supervisors seek changes to state property tax cap as costs rise
As towns prepare their 2027 budgets, a bipartisan group of Suffolk supervisors is pressing Albany to adjust the 2% property tax cap and to fund new mandates imposed on municipalities.
Suffolk Closeup
Hochul’s climate act delay meets opposition
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to delay for a decade New York State’s climate goals meets with stiff opposition from environmental and health advocates.
Suffolk Closeup
A $33 billion nuclear bailout is coming to your electric bill
New Yorkers will pay $33 billion from 2029–2049 to keep four aging upstate nuclear plants operating, under a new PSC approval. Column by Karl Grossman
Environment
Is environmental review to blame for lack of affordable housing in NY? Advocates, elected officials discuss proposed rules changes
Proposed changes to New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act, or SEQRA, dominated the discussion during State Sen. Anthony Palumbo’s annual “environmental roundtable” Monday in Riverhead.
Government
Here’s every bill that Kathy Hochul vetoed in 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed 140 bills passed by the State Legislature before she left for the Christmas holiday.
Board of Education
A big change ahead for students this fall: a bell-to-bell ban on smartphone use during school day
There’s a big change for students going back to school this year: a bell-to-bell ban on the use of personal smartphones in school buildings and on school grounds during the school day.
Business
Kathy Hochul’s nuclear vision faces big questions and bottlenecks
In late June, Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to build New York’s first new nuclear power station in nearly four decades, advancing one of the most aggressive plans by any state to revitalize the United States’ stagnant atomic energy industry.
Suffolk Closeup
Hochul’s nuclear plant announcement draws sharp criticism from nuclear energy opponents
Governor Kathy Hochul continued her push for nuclear power in New York State with her June 21 announcement that she has directed the New York Power Authority to develop a new nuclear power plant upstate.
Government
Hochul vetoes bill requiring school district, union reps on industrial development agency boards
Legislation requiring industrial development agencies to have school district and labor union representatives on their governing boards was vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week.
