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Gov. Kathy Hochul launched an exploratory committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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The state’s pension fund has outperformed its peers, but challengers say its overseer could do more with it. -
Environmental groups look back at the New York state legislature session that ended earlier this month to rate bills that benefit clean water and air, protect lands and the climate. -
New York State's budget included funding for several important programs advocates had pushed for. However, one notable program didn't get a much-needed increase. -
A journey commemorating the Underground Railroad is passing through Rochester this week. Along the way, the participants are hearing the personal stories of today's freedom seekers. -
A number of state legislative primaries are on the ballot next Tuesday, and some shine a light on some of the Democratic Party’s generational and ideological divides. -
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing New York and Public Partnerships LLC, alleging fraud in the contract, bidding process, and transition of the CDPAP home care program.
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President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams were working on details of the deal, following high-level negotiations in Switzerland on Monday led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. -
An NPR analysis of more than a thousand Trump endorsements in House, Senate and governor races over the last decade finds the president now picks candidates earlier — and in safer races. -
While workers, who were employees in government or public institutions, feel vindicated by how their lawsuits concluded, they are still grappling with the aftermath. -
If your doctor prescribes a GLP-1 medication for weight loss but your insurance won't cover it, you have options. -
A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.
