23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (107+ words) Ithaca City School District recorded a 64% increase in disciplinary referrals after a statewide student phone ban took effect, according to The Ithaca Voice. Phone violations accounted for 29% of all referrals last school year, including 775 issued to middle and high school…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1175+ words) New York is moving to tighten oversight of automobile insurance rate increases, but the state’s latest affordability initiative stops well short of guaranteeing drivers will actually see lower premiums. Instead, the most immediate change is procedural. Under current rules, insurers…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (312+ words) New York has secured an $8 million settlement from the operator of Chumba Casino, Global Poker and Luckyland Slots after state investigators said the online platforms illegally offered casino games using virtual coins redeemable for cash or prizes. Attorney General Letitia…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (467+ words) New York is launching a $10 million, multi-campus SUNY research network focused on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke and other age-related brain disorders. The SUNY Brain Institute will be led by the University at Buffalo and connect researchers and specialized facilities…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (265+ words) New York insurance regulators have proposed requiring insurers to obtain state approval before raising private passenger auto insurance rates. The Department of Financial Services proposal would implement changes included in the state's fiscal 2027 budget and replace a system that allows…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (324+ words) New Yorkers are concerned about air pollution amid federal rollbacks of vehicle standards. Congress is considering resolutions to reduce state authority to limit tailpipe emissions and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering rolling back federal fuel economy regulations....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (305+ words) U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says his office is participating in early discussions about a possible joint Lake Placid-New York City bid for the 2042 Winter Olympics. The Senate Democratic leader highlighted the effort during a visit to the Mt Van Hoevenberg Olympic…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) A federal judge has struck down New York’s 2024 Climate Change Superfund law. The law would have fined the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions between 2000 and 2018 — specifically, those responsible for more than 1 billion tons of global greenhouse gas emissions. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (380+ words) More than 400 New York school districts are expanding free prekindergarten this year as the state works toward universal access for 4-year-olds by fall 2028. The expansion is adding thousands of seats this school year, with tens of thousands more planned over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) New York officials have completed a $98 million affordable housing development in the Town of Huntington, ending a project whose roots stretch back nearly five decades and through a landmark federal fair-housing case. Matinecock Court includes 145 limited-equity cooperative homes in 17 two-story…...