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New York Deploys 221 State and Local Workers to Aid Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 221 New York State and local government employees have been deployed to assist recovery efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia following Hurricane Helene. The teams, comprising National Guard members and personnel from seven state agencies and three municipalities, are providing essential operational support, including the transportation of 89…

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Mayor Eric Adams Highlights NYC Crime Reduction, Job Growth & Housing Initiatives | February 2025 Briefing

Mayor Adams Holds In-Person Media Availability Mayor Eric Adams: It feels so good to get back and see some of you. I’m going to do my list of who it feels good to see. But it is great to be back, coming back from Albany.Albany has, under this administration, I was telling the governor yesterday, Albany…

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Governor Hochul on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Slams GOP Budget Cuts, Pushes Housing and Smartphone Bans in NY Schools

Summary: On July 16, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to address critical state issues, including federal budget cuts, housing affordability, and the upcoming smartphone ban in public schools. She criticized seven New York Republican representatives for supporting cuts that threaten 67,000 healthcare jobs and an $8 billion hit to…

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NY Governor Hochul Announces Nearly 1 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Medicare Savings Program, Saving $7,400 Annually

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly one million New Yorkers are now enrolled in the state’s Medicare Savings Program (MSP), providing eligible older adults with an average annual savings of $7,400 on healthcare costs. With the Medicare open enrollment period starting on October 15, the Governor urged more New Yorkers to explore the program’s benefits….

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Mayor Adams to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt for Hundreds of Thousands of Working-Class New Yorkers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today announced a pioneering medical debt relief program, that will invest $18 million over three years to relieve over $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of working-class New Yorkers. Medical debt…

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