NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status
Release Date:
09/18/2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies or state officers from inquiring about or sharing a person's immigration status.
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Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Senate Republican leaders seem increasingly focused on reviving their effort to undo the Affordable Care Act before the end of the month, asking Congress’s nonpartisan budget analysts to fast-track consideration of a plan that would devolve federal...
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant under construction.
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.
Exhibit Allows Virtual 'Interviews' With Holocaust Survivors
Release Date:
09/18/2017
An exhibit at a New York City museum is giving visitors a chance to interact with virtual versions of two Holocaust survivors.
Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape?
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Who should have the right to define rape: survivors who have experienced sexual violence or those who are accused of perpetrating it?
Editorial: Long Island Waters Are Dirtier, But There’s Hope
Release Date:
09/18/2017
The analysis from Stony Brook University Professor Chris Gobler and the Long Island Clean Water Partnership might be depressing, but it also shows the necessity of the many good steps taken recently by local and state officials to start cleaning...
Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Two Google veterans have developed a convenience concept called Bodega that they’ve been testing in 30 San Francisco-area locations and now want to roll out to other markets, according to Fast Company. Bodega is a five-foot-wide pantry box filled...
As Incident Reports Rise, City Officials Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Increases in reports of domestic violence have gotten the attention New York City officials, from Mayor Bill de Blasio to the NYPD to members of the City Council. The de Blasio administration has taken a series of steps to address the problem and is...
Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.
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