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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made dramatic changes to who will be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and thousands of New Yorkers will no longer be eligible for the food assistance benefit. The costs of SNAP, like administration and benefits, are being shifted to New York counties. And they only have months to figure it out.
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Lobbyists, major labor unions and others are backing James in her ongoing legal fights.
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Hochul photo: Mike Groll, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
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This will be the latest New York state budget since 2010.
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Advocates want New York to invest $2 million in senior housing resident assistants to help older adults age in place and reduce hospitalizations.
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A sea of fans traveled from Canada to watch Game 1 of the Montreal-Buffalo series at KeyBank Center.
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The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military drills in Morocco were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said. Military teams are searching for a second missing soldier.
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The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) Consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the "Standard of Excellence" program.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party suffered major losses in local elections held across Britain last week. So far, Starmer has rejected calls for his resignation.
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Two months ago, a gunman drove through the preschool at Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in Michigan. Every child and teacher survived, but the community is still displaced and navigating the trauma of the attack.