5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (670+ words) More than 100,000 people packed the New York State Fair on Sunday, pushing attendance for the 2026 fair to nearly 900,000 as the 13-day run heads into its Labor Day finale. Fair officials reported 100,237 people entered the fairgrounds Sunday, the second day this…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (970+ words) Nearly 98,000 people packed the New York State Fair on Saturday, pushing attendance for the first 11 days of the 2026 fair to 792,165 as the event heads into its final Sunday with Robin Thicke, family programming, competitions and dozens of demonstrations on the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) New York awarded $76.2 million to 56 organizations for 90 projects intended to connect rural hospitals, health centers, behavioral health providers and community groups into stronger regional care networks. The Rural Community Health Integration Initiative includes about $22.7 million for planning and $53.5 million for…...

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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (621+ words) New York rebate checks worth up to $200 will begin arriving in mailboxes this month as the state starts distributing $1 billion in one-time payments intended to help households offset higher energy costs. The Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, or POWER, program…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (675+ words) The New York State Fair is heading into Monday after a strong weekend that brought more than 208,000 people through the gates, including the fair’s largest single-day crowd since 2019. Saturday drew 114,644 people, up sharply from 88,060 on the comparable day in 2025. Another…...

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   (384+ words) The sheriffs of Cayuga and Wayne counties are among 15 across New York challenging a new state law that bars local law enforcement agencies from entering formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out federal civil immigration duties. The…...

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…...