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Gov. Kathy Hochul joins other leaders and advocates on March 18, 2026, in Albany to highlight her proposed 2026 State of the State auto insurance reforms.
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Office of the Governor
Deal on auto insurance changes could lower rates. But how soon?
Samuel King
The changes will be part of a state budget deal that has yet to be finalized.
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Passengers from virus-hit cruise ship fly home as CDC says outbreak threat is low
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Holyoke teacher and union president Nick Cream, speaking with WAMC after a Holyoke Teachers Association rally held Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in this Feb. 14, 2025, file photo.
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Trump-backed investigations into NY AG Letitia James cost taxpayers $1.4M and counting
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Lobbyists, major labor unions and others are backing James in her ongoing legal fights.
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left, talks to reporters on May 7, 2026, at the State Capitol, after Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, said there was a “general agreement” with legislative leaders on the state budget. Heastie said Hochul spoke prematurely.
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Hochul photo: Mike Groll, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
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Congressmembers Kennedy, Wasserman Schultz push bills for cancer treatment and education
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a budget announcement in Albany on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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Office of the Governor
‘Still incomplete’: Key questions unanswered on New York state budget
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Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid.
Anthony Souffle
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The Minnesota Star Tribune
As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals
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An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
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'Marty, Life Is Short' reveals the losses endured by comedy legend Martin Short
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