2023-11-24 10:07:26 Credit: Getty Images. Kenneth Pelczar/Getty Images A staggering 83 percent of Americans oppose the slaughter of horses for human consumption. While Congress has acted to shut down slaughterhouses in the U.S., a legal loophole still allows tens of thousands of American horses to be shipped to Canada and Mexico each year to be … Read more
2023-09-22 09:52:00 MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. The bus was one of six in a caravan taking the marching band, color guard and … Read more
2023-08-26 03:47:11 NEW YORK — The state of New York this Friday extended the state of emergency due to the immigration crisis, which will allow it to use more public funds to provide shelter and humanitarian assistance to new arrivals, while the first reactions of some communities begin to emerge. locals against their welcome. The … Read more
2023-06-10 03:37:21 what to know “For more than a week, we have been sounding the alarm that air quality issues are serious and pose a threat to the health and well-being of New Yorkers,” said Governor Hochul. With current levels in affected regions across New York State ranging from yellow to orange, the Department of … Read more
2023-05-01 20:15:38 NEW YORK — On Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams launched the Future Housing Initiativea new partnership investing $15 million to accelerate the creation of 3,000 affordable, energy-efficient, all-electric homes in New York City. The new effort is a significant step toward goals outlined in the state’s Climate Leadership and Community … Read more
NEW YORK — Immigrants and a coalition of organizations demanded this Thursday that New York Governor Kathy Hochul approve the Access to Representation Act (ARA) in the final state budget that is being evaluated in the legislature to include the right to legal counsel for those facing deportation, something that, if approved, would be a … Read more
NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for January. All households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including those already at the maximum benefit level, will receive a supplemental allocation this month, … Read more
The Governor of New York, the Democrat Kathy Hochulwas inaugurated this Sunday after winning the mid-term elections last November for the position she had held since mid-2021 after the resignation of her predecessor Andrew Cuomo due to a sexual harassment scandal. Hochul, 64 years old and who was named the first female governor of the … Read more