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What is 'Cap and Invest'? | New York Focus
Jan 10, 2025 · What’s the problem? New York’s climate agenda is ambitious — and expensive, up front. The state estimates it’ll cost at least $15 billion per year, in both private and public investment, to remain in compliance with the law and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a goal that will help the US meet its obligation under the Paris climate agreement.
Hochul’s ‘Bait and Switch’ on Climate: State of the State 2025
Jan 15, 2025 · But the bigger news was what Hochul didn’t include: a plan to move ahead this year with cap and invest, the flagship climate funding program she has promised for the last two years.Instead, in the briefing book accompanying her speech, Hochul appeared to further delay the program, once again calling into question New York’s ability to deliver on its climate law.
Money for Families: State of the State 2025 | New York Focus
Jan 15, 2025 · New York has among the highest child poverty rates in the country, with nearly one in five kids living in poverty. That number fell by more than 40 percent when the federal child tax credit was temporarily expanded in 2021, but increased again when the measure expired.. The state’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, set up by a 2021 state law to cut child poverty in half, recently ...
Housing Hopes, or Housing Half Measures? State of… | New York …
Jan 15, 2025 · When it comes to housing, Governor Kathy Hochul has been banging on the same drum for years: New York isn’t building enough. In public appearances and interviews, she has repeatedly emphasized that New York’s housing shortage is …
Here's what we'll be watching during Hochul's 2025… | New York …
Jan 12, 2025 · The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. It’s our way of keeping readers updated about the subjects they care about between the time it takes to publish our longer, more in-depth articles.
New York State Council Issues Child Poverty Recommendations
Dec 20, 2024 · The state has already taken some steps since the 2021 law was enacted to reduce child poverty, such as making children under four eligible for the state child tax credit and increasing the state minimum wage, according to the council.
New York May Finally Put a Price on Pollution in 2025
Dec 23, 2024 · In theory, a cap and invest program kills two birds with one stone. It simultaneously puts a limit on the tons of pollution companies can emit — “cap” — while making them pay for each ton, funding projects to help move …
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New York Focus is an independent nonprofit newsroom investigating power in the Empire State. Launched in October 2020, New York Focus publishes in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.
New York State Is Illegally Stalling on Food and… | New York Focus
Aug 19, 2024 · Zaineb Salem was surprised to learn in April 2022 that she was no longer eligible for the cash assistance she’d been receiving from New York state. Salem, who has two young children, was not working at the time, because she was taking care of her disabled mother and undergoing mental health treatment after leaving a relationship.