New York State Legislature

A rare bipartisan vote in NY legislature approves restrictions for children’s social media feeds. Supporters say the change will help improve kids’ mental health.

The state legislative session has ended, mostly, with finger-pointing between Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers over the failure of a housing compact, and the passage of one criminal justice change to seal some criminal records to give some people convicted of crimes a second chance to restart their lives.

New York State Legislators are considering a bill to create public banks in the state, following the collapse of Signature Bank and other scares.

The City of Syracuse wants to partner with a Finger Lakes company to provide affordable high-speed internet, an update on the region's first collaborative school focused on science and the arts, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.

A new bill from the New York State Legislature will hold companies responsible for deforestation.

A report from the National Association of Social Workers New York Chapter finds there's a racial disparity in social-worker salaries. The report finds 16.3% of people earning $60,000 to $70,000 a year identified as white, 6% are people of color and 3.8% are Hispanic.

This week brought startling low temperatures just ahead of a record-breaking holiday travel season.

Democrats who lead the New York State Senate and Assembly voted to raise their pay by $32,000 a year to an annual base salary of $142,000.

The legislation would make New York lawmakers the highest paid in the nation.

Two bills passed in May introduced measures that aim to prevent predatory hospital billing, a practice that has led many Americans to face medical debt.