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State Sen. Jen Metzger, D-Rosendale, will hold a series of informational online livestream videos in collaboration with experts geared toward informing Hudson Valley and Catskills residents about the novel coronavirus outbreak. The schedule for the series is every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. for the next four weeks and […]
The Green Party is now on enough state ballots nationwide to receive 305 electoral votes in the 2020 election – 270 are needed to win. This puts the Green Party on a potential path for success in the 2020 presidential election. The news comes after the U.S. District Court for […]
Many domestic violence victims are struggling with increased abuse as the COVID-19 pandemic has closed businesses and schools and forced people to isolate at home, with some living among abusive partners during a time of immense social and economic stress. New York State Police have reported a 15 to 20 […]
Additional testing of thousands of randomly selected New Yorkers shows that 14.9 percent of the population has the COVID-19 antibodies. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state is expanding its antibody testing survey to get more data about the spread of infections among frontline workers and first responders. On Monday, state […]
According to a new Siena College Poll of 803 registered New York state voters, people trust Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision on reopening New York over President Donald Trump’s decision, with a margin of 78-16 percent, and Cuomo’s favorability ratings have seen a positive increase amid the coronavirus outbreak. Cuomo’s favorability rating […]
A new task force is developing a plan for New York state to authorize and certify additional birth centers to provide mothers a safe alternative to already stressed hospitals. The task force is being led by Secretary to the Governor, Melissa DeRosa, and the state Council on Women and Girls […]
On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released preliminary results of this week’s large-scale COVID-19 antibody testing, revealing that 13.9 percent of the state population have tested positive for antibodies. This means that up to 2.7 million residents may have been infected in New York, ten times the number of confirmed cases […]
On Earth Day, April 22, lawmakers and representatives from several advocacy groups met virtually to discuss New York state’s progress on environmental protection over the past years and their plans for the future. Despite usually meeting in the Capitol, advocates still came together to discuss environmental legislation, specifically including the […]
