October 24, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $11 million to fight hunger statewide: over $5 million in Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment grants for 97 nonprofits (pantries, soup kitchens, and meal programs) to buy trucks, freezers, coolers, and generators, and more than $6 million to renew New York’s partnership with Feeding New York State and the…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state will replace lost federal Medicaid funding to keep Planned Parenthood health centers operating after H.R. 1 classified them as “prohibited entities,” blocking federal reimbursements. The move protects essential reproductive and sexual health services—including contraception, abortion care, STI/HIV prevention, prenatal and menopausal care, mental health support, wellness visits,…