1+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) New York has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal rule that blocks Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to transgender adolescents. Attorney General Letitia James and the coalition argue that the U.S. Department of Health…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) New York officials are calling on the Trump administration to release $87 million in federal homeland-security money they say remains withheld from the state after a court challenge restored part of a larger reduction. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (123+ words) President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America is drawing mixed reactions from New York Republicans and criticism from Democrats, according to State of Politics. Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called the move “fun” and said he…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (215+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul said three million fewer Canadians visited New York during the past year as federal tariffs and political tensions disrupted tourism and cross-border commerce. In a Friday television interview, Hochul said the decline has affected communities from Buffalo…...