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NY legislator proposes ban on flavored nicotine pouches including Zyn, despite FDA backing
A state legislator is moving to outlaw the sale of nicotine pouches, despite the federal Food and Drug Administration's endorsement of the product to help smokers quit cancer-causing cigarettes.
Heastie has a better idea than Hochul's lame $3B inflation 'refund' checks
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for $500 “inflation rebate” checks is a ridiculous way to spend this year's estimated $3 billion state surplus, exceeded only progressives' lust to spend it on...
Quit suffocating charter schools: Lift the cap and give them room
Such is the power of special interests in New York that the Legislature won't allow more charter schools to open in the city — while the city bureaucracy won't give...
Hochul should stand up for sanity to end debate on getting criminal migrants out of NY
While some members of the Legislature are advocating for allowing local law enforcement to give more information to the feds, progressive pols are pushing a bill that would further restrict...
NY Democrats reach for new low in plot to stall House special election
Albany Democrats are scheming to keep soon-to-be UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik’s current House seat empty for needless months.
Rep. Mike Lawler calls for RICO probe as NY Dems plan election switch to thwart Trump agenda
Lawler joined a growing chorus of high-profile Republicans who condemned Dems for considering changing state election laws to keep the deep-red upstate District 21 seat held by Rep. Elise Stefanik...
Investigation exposes Air Force general's salacious affairs and naughty sexts with multiple women
Maj. Gen. Christopher Finerty retired from the Air Force in November 2024.
Sore-loser Dems keep obstructing democracy — now in Minnesota
When Democrats lose, their first impulse is to obstruct, to take their ball and go home — as their ongoing boycott in Minnesota's House of Representatives shows.
Editorial: Gov. Hochul's $252B spendapalooza is meant to get her reelected — at YOUR expense
Don't be fooled, New York: You're being fleeced.
Gov. Hochul takes drastic steps to fix Capitol building stairs as cost doubles to a whopping $80M
Documents obtained by The Post show that Hochul’s administration quietly doubled the projected cost of the repairs from $41 million in 2022 to upwards of $80 million last fall, amounting...
NY teachers unions pump school spending to highest in the nation at $36K per kid — yet they rank low in reading and math: report
New York funnels more money into its schools than any state in the nation — with only mediocre results to show for it, a withering report released Friday reveals.
Florida bill would ban illegal migrant students in the US from some public universities
A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some public colleges and universities from admitting immigrants who are in the country without legal permission.
MTA's bogus 'proof' that congestion pricing is working
Data from the first week of the scheme showed that the average weekday total of vehicles entering the central business district was 7.5% lower than the estimated average for the...
Airbnb launches Super PAC to back pro`short-term rental' candidates in NY
Airbnb has launched a Super PAC that will spend $5 million to support candidates for New York City and state legislative office through 2026 who back their agenda of making...
NY considers law to allow parties and election workers to serve snacks, drinks to voters
Lawmakers said there's a way to keep flustered, thirsty or hungry New Yorkers waiting in line to vote from bolting -- or fainting. Provide refreshments!
Adams' mental-health efforts are hopeless without involuntary-commitment changes
On Thursday, in response to a rash of brutal, high-profile attacks on random straphangers, Mayor Adams unveiled a $650 million, five-year plan to fight homelessness and get help to the...
Gov. Hochul must play hardball with lawmakers to protect NYers from madmen
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing the Legislature to address the terror and mayhem from random violence by the mentally ill — but will she fight hard enough to get it...
Mayor Adams presses Gov. Hochul face-to-face on involuntary removals of mentally ill in NYC
Mayor Eric Adams pressed Gov. Kathy Hochul face-to-face Tuesday in Albany for action on a slew of hot-button issues, including expanding the city's powers to remove mentally ill New Yorkers...
NY's own researchers warn of state’s off-the-charts school spending
The Rockefeller wonks on Monday issued their 314-page findings without fanfare.
New York Republicans defeat incumbent, flip state Senate seat in Brooklyn red
Republicans picked up a state Senate seat in Brooklyn, according to unofficial election returns Tuesday.