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NYC leaders urge Gov. Hochul to sign SUNNY Act to legalize balcony (plug‑in) solar
City officials and climate groups rallied at City Hall Park asking Gov. Hochul to sign the SUNNY Act (S.8512/A.9111) to legalize small plug‑in “balcony” solar panels and exempt them from utility interconnection rules.
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Hernandez faults DiNapoli after campaign cites alleged large-scale Medicaid fraud
The Hernandez campaign criticized Comptroller Tom DiNapoli after alleging federal claims that organized criminal networks have exploited New York’s Medicaid program, and proposed a new "Fraud Strike Team" if elected.
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Gillibrand highlights rising grocery costs during statewide tour, cites Rochester stop
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continued a statewide tour that included a Rochester stop Monday, blaming national policy for rising grocery prices and citing recent BLS inflation data.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand criticizes Trump primetime address, releases video statement
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released a video statement July 16 sharply criticizing President Trump’s primetime address and saying she will spend Friday touring New York to talk about grocery prices.
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Gillibrand slams Trump administration gun-rule rollbacks, cites more than 500 guns seized in New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand criticized the Trump administration's rollback of ATF gun-safety regulations in a July 16 virtual press conference, citing more than 500 guns seized in New York under a federal anti-trafficking law.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to hold virtual press conference on federal gun-rule rollbacks
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will hold a virtual press conference Thursday to criticize the Trump administration’s rollbacks of ATF gun-safety regulations and to share related prosecution and seizure statistics.
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What has happened to ‘Cornell 7’ after lawsuit accused them of rape?
A woman accused seven male students at Cornell University of drugging and raping her in October 2024.
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Was Christa Pike’s execution team all women? We investigated
The Tennessee Department of Correction declined to comment when asked who carried out Pike's failed lethal injection.
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Trump cronies’ ‘ill-gotten’ cash still in crosshairs despite pardons: ex-Cruz aide
President Donald Trump's allies can still be forced to give back corruptly gained money despite pardons, according to a former Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) aide.Amanda Carpenter, a writer and editor at Protect Democracy who once served as communications director for the Texas senator, laid out…
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MS NOW’s Jen Psaki floored by Trump’s lack of confidence in GOP: ‘He has good reason!’
MS NOW's Jen Psaki flagged President Donald Trump's increasingly noncommital and unconfident tone with Republican Senate candidates — including in states where Republicans definitely shouldn't be losing.For starters, she said, he's been repeatedly making such claims about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate bid, saying…
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Trump gushes over ‘beautiful’ younger aide onstage as Natalie Harp looks on
President Donald Trump fawned over a younger aide's looks at an Oklahoma rally Thursday as devoted aide Natalie Harp looked on.Trump brought 31-year-old communications adviser Margo Martin, an Oklahoma native, onto the stage in Durant, the Daily Beast reported. He then turned his attention to…
