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At Risk: The Hidden Dangers of Student Housing
Let us know how you feel about this!At Risk: The Hidden Dangers of Student HousingWalk through Binghamton’s student neighborhoods on a Friday night and you’ll see a familiar scene: porches crowded, bedrooms lit up, laughter spilling into the streets. To most people,...
New York’s first elected governor, George Clinton
Let’s throw it back, to July 30, 1777, When George Clinton became NY’s first elected governor. July 30, 1777NYS 1st Governor hated the Constitution Clinton was a Revolutionary War general, a founding-era anti-federalist, and the original political operator in the...
Hochul must decide – Anonymous Child Abuse Reporting Bill
“WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?” (Anonymous Child Abuse Reporting Ban) TO REPORT A TRAFFICKING CASE IN THE U.S. CALL THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE: (888) 373-7888 8035 East RL Thornton Fwy Suite 235Dallas, TX 75228 contact@traffickinginstitute.org Let us...
Checks and Imbalances — a bailout from your bailout plan
Checks and Imbalances A bailout from your bailout planLet us know how you feel about this!The Citizen Budget Commission, aka New York’s adult supervision, just flagged something wild: the state’s $254 billion budget might not have enough in the piggy bank for a rainy...
How Baised Are Your Local News Outlets?
Just who owns the media? Let us know how you feel about this!Bought and Believed: How Political Money Is Rewriting the News In recent years, wealthy activists and ideological donors have quietly transformed local news ecosystems by funding or buying media outlets...
NYSEG wants to make Public pay for their mistakes by increasing rates
Let us know how you feel about this!Audit Underway!!! Rate Hike Filed:NYSEG expects customers to pay for their mistakes! NYSEG claims it appointed a “New York CEO” to clean up its messbut that new leader had already been in place for three years. In May, the...
Is the FDA Hiding the Truth About Drug Rejections?
Redacted, Delayed, and Deceptive: Is the FDA Hiding the Truth About Drug Rejections? When a government agency claims it’s championing transparency, but then releases over 200 heavily redacted documents years after the fact. Documents that were never meant for public...
When a Bottle of Water Becomes a Political Tool
When a Political Tool puts voter integrity in question New York’s new law allowing food and drink to be distributed to voters waiting in line may seem like a thoughtful gesture, especially in hot weather or in areas where long waits are common. The idea is simple:...
A talk with 2 candidates for Rochester Mayor
At InformedNY, we believe that staying informed means hearing perspectives from all sides even those outside our usual lane. In a time when political lines are sharply drawn, it’s easy to talk past each other. We think it’s more productive to listen, ask thoughtful...
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