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A coalition of states across the Northeast are suing the federal government, nursing home residents are suing Sullivan County, and Verizon is asking the FCC to phase out landline service.
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Health care costs continue to rise, but what’s driving those increases and what can be done to slow them? Today, we’re joined by Ashley Fox, an associate professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany. Fox studies health policy and the economics and politics of health care.
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Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman will face one another on Oct. 13.
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For years, big grocers and retailers haven’t been able to get wine in their stores. Now they’re thinking even bigger.
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The bill would quadruple the tax credit for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in New York State. It passed the New York State Legislature with bipartisan support.
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Robert Brooks' beating death was captured on corrections officers' body-worn cameras.
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Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time.
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The company Grail says its Galleri blood test can detect up to 50 forms of cancer. An independent panel of experts will decide if the test should be recommended for FDA approval.
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The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods.
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CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.