Two audits and a follow-up report released Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found the state’s Department of Health made more than $100 million in wasteful payments for Medicaid programs. New York’s Medicaid…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced plans to spend billions of federal tax dollars to increase high-speed internet access in the state. The governor issued Executive Directive 2021-12 Monday, designed to expand access to high-speed internet in Michigan….
Christine Fife was “speechless with joy” when she won her foreclosure case in January 2020, she recalled, believing her decade under threat of foreclosure in her Upper West Side condo was finally over. Now, though,…
A bill passed in the Ohio House would help the state prepare for a future with electric vehicles. House Bill 292, which was passed in the House on Thursday, establishes the Electric Vehicle Commission, consisting…
The New York State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee released a 63-page report Monday that not only corroborated previous allegations of sexual harassment against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo but also found that the governor used state resources…
With Cyber Monday around the corner, a survey shows some may be scaling back their shopping plans this year. Online shoppers in the U.S. are expected to drop $12.7 billion on Cyber Monday, the busiest…
Mayor-elect Eric Adams waffled Wednesday on his demand to toughen New York bail laws — making remarks on national TV that repositioned him in alliance with Albany leaders who are adamantly against scaling back landmark reforms….
That check from Facebook for violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act by cataloging faces without permission isn’t in the mail yet. It could still be a while. Despite that, the case appears to be having…
Since New York State stopped accepting pandemic rent relief applications, Catholic Charities and the nonprofits it’s working with to help tenants have built a waiting list of 600 city families shut out of help. And…
Fall 2021 has been filled with a steady stream of media coverage arguing that Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram social media platforms pose a threat to users’ mental health and well-being, radicalize, polarize users and spread misinformation. Are these technologies – embraced…