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  • 2 weeks ago | nysfocus.com | Julia Rock |Sam Mellins

    At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.

  • 3 weeks ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Julia Rock

    This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for its newsletter here. Earlier last month, about a dozen workers arrived in Wolcott, a small Wayne County town halfway between Rochester and Syracuse, to grow apple trees. At this time of year, farmworkers are grafting and budding — farmer-speak for fusing trees together — and planting long rows of seedlings.

  • 3 weeks ago | nysfocus.com | Julia Rock |Colin Kinniburgh

    I hope this article helped you better answer the question that guides all of our journalism: Who runs New York? Before you click away, please consider supporting our work and making more stories like this one possible. New York state is standing at a crossroads for climate action. After passing one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws in 2019, the state is lagging far behind on its targets, struggling to meet deadlines to build renewable energy and clean up its buildings and roads.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Julia Rock |Colin Kinniburgh

    10 hours ago'Existential Crisis': Bitcoin Quantum Computing Threat Is Fast Approaching, Experts SayAt a private luncheon, experts advocated for “preparedness,” not “denial,” to overcome the quantum computing threat. In brief Experts fear a quantum …15 hours agoKentucky Sen. Rand Paul Slams Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill As “Most Ill-Conceived Ever”A bipartisan push to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia and its trading partners is facing fierce opposition from Kentucky Republican Senator …

  • 3 weeks ago | niagara-gazette.com | Julia Rock

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Matty Jeff

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Content Director at WPBZ-FM (Rensselaer, NY)

Content Director at WQSH-FM 2 (Schenectady, NY)

Content Director at WTMM-FM (Schenectady, NY)

Matty Jeff primarily covers news in the Hudson Valley region of New York, United States, including areas around Albany and Poughkeepsie.

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Marisa Jacques

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Senior Executive Producer and Anchor at Spectrum News Rochester

Marisa Jacques primarily covers news in New York State, United States, including areas around New York City and the Hudson Valley.

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Karen DeWitt

Capitol Bureau Chief, NYS Public Radio at WNYC (New York, NY)

Contributor, New York Now at PBS

Capitol Bureau Chief at WXXI News

Karen DeWitt primarily covers news in the Hudson Valley region of New York, including areas like Albany and surrounding counties.

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Cedar Attanasio

NYC reporter at Associated Press

Cedar Attanasio primarily covers news in the Southern Tier region of New York, United States, including areas around Binghamton and Elmira.

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Casey Bortnick

Statewide Anchor at Spectrum News Rochester

Statewide Anchor at Spectrum News Buffalo

Casey Bortnick primarily covers news in Albany, New York, United States and surrounding areas including Schenectady and Troy.

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6 Jun 25

RT @nick_garber: Jessenia Aponte, wife of Councilman &amp; Bronx BP candidate @Salamancajr80, is paid $194K by the Parks Department *and* gets…

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RT @rmc031: A new bipartisan bill would require private insurers to fully cover the cost of childbirth with no co-pays or deductibles. Aver…

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23 May 25

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