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As New York Energy Costs Surge, Attention Turns to Landmark Climate Law

The battle to lower costs has reached the State Capitol, where concerns have emerged about the fate of a 2019 climate law and its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Why Are These Women Being Denied Visits With Loved Ones in NY Prisons?

Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are menstrual products. Some have had their visitation rights suspended.

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Scammers Keep Stealing Food Stamps. New Cards Might Stop Them.

New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people.

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Woman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says

Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said the killing of Renee Good was just one point of disagreement between him and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.

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Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds

The ruling temporarily halted plans to freeze more than $10 billion in funds for anti-poverty programs bound for five Democratic-led states.

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Judge Bars U.S. Attorney in Albany From Inquiry Into Letitia James

Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, had been seeking to block a Justice Department investigation into her office by challenging the legitimacy of the U.S. attorney, John A. Sarcone III.

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