2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (298+ words) New York is offering up to $25 million to establish a semiconductor design center in New York City, Long Island or parts of the Hudson Valley. The state says the center would connect downstate technology talent and investors with chip research…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (690+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how businesses create advertisements, but a new national survey suggests New York companies embracing the technology need to be careful about where they draw the line. Nearly half of Americans have a negative…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (619+ words) New York officials are warning consumers about increasingly sophisticated investment scams that use artificial intelligence, fake trading platforms and online relationships to steal money. The state Division of Consumer Protection cited Federal Trade Commission data showing 144,041 consumers reported more than…...

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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (286+ words) The New York State Common Retirement Fund was valued at an estimated $309.7 billion after earning a 6.12% investment return during the first quarter of the 2026-27 state fiscal year, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. The fund's estimated value was $295.4 billion on March 31, at…...

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, 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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (903+ words) A dispute over whether New York should allow limited compensation for volunteer firefighters is exposing a deeper divide among the organizations that represent the state’s fire service, as recruitment and retention problems continue to strain departments across the state. The…...

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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (483+ words) New Yorkers rank among the nation’s better budgeters, with relatively low debt compared with income and the lowest credit utilization rate in the country helping push the state into the top 10 of a new nationwide analysis. New York ranked ninth…...