ALBANY — Kratom; it’s sold at gas stations, convenience stores and the ever-growing number of smoke shops across New York state, often marketed as a natural herbal supplement. But those products could be extremely dangerous, and state officials have taken their first step at reeling in ...

ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul has moved to approve some of the year’s most impactful pieces of legislation in the last few days, clearing her desk of the last of hundreds of bills handed to her by the state legislature. Each year, Hochul has until the end of the year to approve, veto ...

After a chaotic November, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is back on track — at least for now. The government shutdown suspended SNAP payments nationwide on Nov. 1. At the same time, New York’s social service agencies were hit with a surprise decision by the Trump ...

OGDENSBURG — Congresswoman Elise Stefanik wants the Trump administration to look into how the New York state Department of Health has handled Medicaid funding, an apparent result of her efforts to investigate how the state has handled the hospital as it tries to transition itself to a new ...

ALBANY — The state Office for the Aging and Selfhelp Community Services announced Monday the availability of free access to Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center for any individual age 60 and older in New York state. Selfhelp Community Services created VSC in 2020 to help homebound and ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Thursday new actions and resources to protect and educate New Yorkers on the threat of human-made substance contamination. The DEC shared a 10-year progress report on efforts addressing PFAS and a study on the presence of PFAS in ...