Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that COVID-19 antibody testing of health care workers in Westchester, New York City and Long Island revealed similar, or lower, rates of positive tests than the general population in those areas. Over 27,000 health care workers at 25 downstate facilities were tested for COVID-19 antibodies […]

New data released by the Governor’s Office shows that the majority of New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID-19 over a recent three-day span were mostly downstate New Yorkers who are older but still residing in their own homes, who had not been not traveling or working before their illness. The data […]

With state officials grappling with an estimated $13.3 billion revenue shortfall from the COVID-19 pandemic, college students at public and private schools in New York are concerned about the state’s ability to support them during and after the crisis. Problems such as homelessness, food insecurity and mental health issues were already […]

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced that Ulster County businesses have received nearly $120 million from the first round of the Payroll Protection Program. The funding is provided by local lending institutions and has helped to preserve over 5,000 jobs in Ulster County during the pandemic.  “I want to thank […]

Senator Jen Metzger, D-Rosendale, has introduced a bill that would end the practice of passing substantive legislation as part of the annual budget.  The “Clean Budget” bill (S8212), introduced on April 17, would amend the New York State Constitution to clarify that legislation may be included in the state budget only […]

On April 28th, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Brunswick, held a video press conference calling on Congress to protect the United States Postal Service, after it faced attacks from the Trump administration, which is unwilling to provide the Postal Service emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Gillibrand was joined by Mehrsa Baradaran, […]

New York state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan and State Senator Luis Sepúlveda announced new legislation today, A.10399, that would shut down New York’s live animal markets to help prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases. The legislation would create The Task Force on Slaughterhouse Public Health and Safety and Animal Welfare, […]

As the state continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposed reimagined education blueprint by the Gates Foundation, discussed new death toll projections as some states begin to reopen and addressed the ongoing disagreement between the state and federal government during his daily press briefing today. […]