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Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, said thermal energy networks are one of the "smartest and most promising investments" the state can make.

NY moves ahead on thermal energy test projects

Samuel King

The pilot programs in Buffalo and the town of Haverstraw in Rockland County will use utility-owned networks.

Kilowatt hour electric meters, power supply meters.

How NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman would tackle rising electric, heat bills

Jon Campbell

The latest installment of the New York State of Unaffordability podcast looks at the candidates’ stances on utility costs.

A collection of guns purchased at a buyback event in Rochester hosted by the State Attorney General's Office on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

AG James touts 10,000 guns collected in buybacks. Do they prevent crime?

Gino Fanelli

The event in Rochester brought in over 600 guns, but questions remain on whether gun buybacks are effective at curbing gun violence.

Phoenix Tailings has metallization facility in New Hampshire where the company takes rare-earth oxides to produce finished metal. The facility planned for Eastman Business Park would supply the powdered oxides.

Rare-earth processing facility to be built at Kodak Park

Brian Sharp

Phoenix Tailings' operation would cull the material from mine waste and other industrial sources in an industrial warehouse complex in Greece.

Miquel Powell runs the Reentry and Community Development Center in Rochester for prisoners reentering society.

Bail reform remains major issue in NY governor's race, nearly 7 years after it became law

Gino Fanelli

Repeat offenders are a big talking point in the governor's race.

Two prison guards stand near a lookout tower at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.

NY's prison system is in crisis. It's driving staff away from the job

Emily Russell

The state is currently struggling with a 56% vacancy rate among prison workers.

Kate Ebersbach started studying electromechanical technology at Onondaga Community College when she heard that Micron Technologies was building a massive factory in Clay.

Hochul, Blakeman offer opposing visions for jobs to stem New York exodus

Jimmy Vielkind

One million New Yorkers have moved across state lines since 2020 due to the cost of living.

The Clubhouse Day Care Center in Essex County.

How NY candidates for governor plan to address the childcare affordability crisis

Jimmy Vielkind

The cost of childcare is a key issue in the governor's race.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman face off in the only scheduled debate ahead of the November New York gubernatorial election on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in New York.

Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest

Samuel King, Jon Campbell

New York Public News Network reporters Jon Campbell and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman spar over immigration, cost of living in debate

Jon Campbell

The Democratic incumbent repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump. The Republican challenger largely avoided bringing up New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.