New York State Government News

New York State Government News


Dec 31, 2024

Education Aid Showdown on Albany Agenda

A hot topic in the school spending debate will be the Foundation Aid formula used to estimate how much each district should receive. Given the age-old pull between the urban and suburban parts of the state, city legislators want the formula skewed toward their interests. Bending to the urban Democrats who control the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed the elimination of the “Save Harmless” provision, which ensures that no district gets less in state education aid than the year before.

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Musk Calls for Hochul to be Recalled Over Subway Safety Posts

Musk took to the social media platform he owns, Twitter/X, and demanded that New York voters “recall” Hochul and remove her from office.


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Looking forward to 2025

I also look forward to January 20th and the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. These last four years have been rough on us, many people we know, and for our country as a whole, and that has created a lot of daily stress we didn’t always recognize. After the election, when a sigh of relief was had, the realization of the effects of a failed presidency were apparent. A sense of relief and optimism took hold and our mood shifted.


Lawsuit accuses cryptocurrency promoters of illegally selling and promoting $HAWK tokens

A class action lawsuit has been filed against several cryptocurrency promoters accused of unlawfully promoting and selling a memecoin— a type of cryptocurrency that gains popularity through internet memes or social media trends—resulting in significant financial losses for investors.