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Building Electrification Ruling: Latest Gut Punch To New York Residents

August 3, 2025 Contributor

New York has an energy problem, and it seems to be getting worse by the day. The latest setback for New Yorkers came by way of a recent court ruling clearing the way for the […]

Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Reduce Pfas Contamination At Military Sites And In Surrounding Communities

July 29, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the bipartisan DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act. This legislation would reduce drinking water pollution and exposure to toxic forever chemicals for firefighters, service members, and […]

Governor Hochul Announces First Bulk Energy Storage Solicitation As Part Of New York’s Energy Storage Roadmap

July 28, 2025 Contributor

Supports the State’s Effort to Lower Costs, Optimize Power Generation, Enhance Energy Grid Infrastructure and Ensure Grid Reliability Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of New York’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals […]

More Upstate Utility Customers Paying A Steep Price For Ny’s Unsustainable Energy Plan

July 25, 2025 Contributor

There are lots of factors contributing to New York’s unaffordable cost of living, and out-of-control utility costs are near the top of the list. Earlier this year, I wrote about the New York Public Service […]

As New York Police Departments Face Staffing Shortages, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Keep New Yorkers And Law Enforcement Families Safe

July 24, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to call for the passage of the Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act. This bipartisan bill would provide $24 million in […]

Governor Hochul Announces Additional $200 Million Environmental Bond Act Funding Now Available For Zero-Emission School Buses

July 24, 2025 Contributor

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that an additional $200 million is now available for zero-emission school buses through the third installment of funding from the historic $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs […]

Heeding Schumer’s Call, Commerce Department Independent IG Launches Audit Of National Weather Service Response To Deadly Texas Flooding And Operations Nationwide

July 20, 2025 Contributor

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Commerce Department Inspector General announced it will heed his demandand open an audit into staffing levels and the potential […]

Federal Tax & Spending Bill Sets A New – And Overdue – Direction For How Government Spends Public Money

July 20, 2025 Contributor

The recent signing of the federal tax and spending bill (H.R. 1)—The One Big Beautiful Bill—has predictably been met with resistance from Albany’s One-Party Rule. State Democrats have retreated from earlier suggestions of […]

Gillibrand Statement On Senate Passage Of The Rescissions Package

July 18, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement following Senate passage of a rescissions package that claws back funding for public broadcasting that […]

AS DOGE SLASHES FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT PROTECT SENIORS FROM FRAUD, GILLIBRAND CALLS FOR ACTION TO FIGHT SCAMS

July 18, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, held a virtual press conference to discuss the Trump administration’s cuts to federal agencies that protect seniors from frauds […]