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12 years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency put a plan in place to clean up the water supply in Hopewell Junction. Now, that plan has been significantly scaled back. The EPA says it's because existing cleanup has been effective. But, residents of the Dutchess County hamlet feel left behind.
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(Airs 8/06/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll talk about a new lawsuit challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law, the largest utility-scale solar facility in the Catskills and Hudson Valley could be coming to Sullivan County, and food insecurity is leaving many North Country families in a pinch.
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A new report commissioned by the state Legislature recommends some changes to New York’s court-ordered mental health treatment program as the law comes up for renewal next year.
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The proportion of homeless New Yorkers who are under 18 is still above the nationwide average in much of the region. -
Governor Kathy Hochul was in Lake Placid on Monday to tour some of the Olympic facilities as New York State explores a bid to host the 2042 Winter Games. -
Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers.
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Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.
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A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign. -
The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu season. Moderna, the vaccine's maker -
At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded.
