Lucy Hodgman

Hearst Fellow at Times Union (Albany)

now @timesunion, was @politico and @sacbee_news, always @yaledailynews

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NY spent more than $450M on unused medical equipment during pandemic

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY - At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, New York purchased 247,343 pieces of durable medical equipment, including ventilators and X-ray machines. Only three of those items were ever distributed to hospitals, according to the state comptroller's office. An audit released this week found that the vast majority of the medical equipment stockpile amassed during the pandemic has languished in state storage facilities at taxpayer expense, missing recommended maintenance deadlines.
Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY - Trade groups are suing to overturn federal standards on "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a move environmental advocates say could impact at least 189 water systems in New York. Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are often used to manufacture household and manufacturing products that are resistant to heat, water or grease. They're hard to destroy and have been linked to fertility problems, developmental disabilities and certain forms of cancer.
NY spent more than $450M on unused medical equipment during pandemic

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, New York purchased 247,343 pieces of durable medical equipment, including ventilators and X-ray machines. Only three of those items were ever distributed to hospitals, according to the state comptroller’s office. An audit released this week found that the vast majority of the medical equipment stockpile amassed during the pandemic has languished in state storage facilities at taxpayer expense, missing recommended maintenance deadlines.
Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — Trade groups are suing to overturn federal standards on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a move environmental advocates say could impact at least 189 water systems in New York. Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are often used to manufacture household and manufacturing products that are resistant to heat, water or grease. They’re hard to destroy and have been linked to fertility problems, developmental disabilities and certain forms of cancer.
Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards

1 week ago | pfascentral.org | Lucy Hodgman

By Lucy Hodgman | Times Union | April 11, 2025 Read the full article by Lucy Hodgman (Times Union) "Trade groups are suing to overturn federal standards on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a move environmental advocates say could impact at least 189 water systems in New York.
Bill aims to curb car mileage amid ‘freeway (funding) fights’

2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY - Democrats in the Legislature hope that reining in highway expansion could bring the state closer to its ambitious climate goals. It's an issue that runs right through Albany, where advocates and local officials have long bemoaned the noisy division that Interstate 787 puts between the city and the Hudson River. Efforts to expand highways like I-787 would be subject to new restrictions under the Get Around NY Act, a bill sponsored by Brooklyn state Sen.
Bill aims to curb car mileage amid ‘freeway (funding) fights’

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — Democrats in the Legislature hope that reining in highway expansion could bring the state closer to its ambitious climate goals. It’s an issue that runs right through Albany, where advocates and local officials have long bemoaned the noisy division that Interstate 787 puts between the city and the Hudson River. Efforts to expand highways like I-787 would be subject to new restrictions under the Get Around NY Act, a bill sponsored by Brooklyn state Sen.
BB guns can kill. Here's 5 things to know about air guns.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — A 26-year-old man was arrested in Saratoga Springs this weekend after police allege he shot his roommate with a BB gun, killing him. Michael Collins, 27, was unresponsive when police arrived at his residence early Sunday morning and was later pronounced dead. His roommate, Brendan Carl, was arraigned on manslaughter and weapons possession charges in Saratoga Springs City Court. Police called Collins’ death a “tragic incident” in a news release.
State Conservative Party official used party funds on clothes, restaurants

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — State Conservative Party official Jason McGuire pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally using more than $16,000 of local party funds on personal expenses. McGuire, 49, is the longtime chairman of the Livingston County Conservative Party and the vice chairman of the party’s statewide operation. He was convicted of using funds from the Livingston County Conservative Party on a variety of personal expenses for himself and his wife, according to the state attorney general’s office.
NY lobbying interests break spending record

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman

ALBANY — Lobbying interests spent $377 million to influence New York elected officials in 2024, breaking the spending record set the year before. A new report from the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government found that spending on lobbying surged 4.5% from 2023. The spending record was also broken in the two past consecutive years, with lobbying interests spending a record $360 million in 2023 and $332 million in 2022, when it topped the $300 million mark for the first time.