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Legislative leaders say they could call lawmakers back to Albany to deal with potential federal cuts. -
Tech companies will now have to issue disclaimers in New York that its AI companion chatbots are not human, and refer users who express suicidal thoughts to mental health hotlines. New York lawmakers are placing the safeguards on artificial intelligence chatbots as more people are turning to them for conversation and companionship. -
New York's Native American mascot ban under federal probe, as activists and academics highlight harmThe New York State Board of Regents voted unanimously in April of 2023 to ban the use of Native mascots and imagery for school sports teams, with little exception. Something the state education department had already advised districts to do as far back as 2001 under Republican Governor George Pataki. But now President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Education is looking to weigh in. -
Manhattan Democrats want to thwart Musk’s plans for an “everything app.” -
Yeshivas, private schools would get up to seven more years to comply with education standards. -
The changes to the state’s prison system, made as part of ongoing budget negotiations for Hochul’s $254 billion fiscal plan, come in the wake of a three-week long prison strike in February that deepened existing staffing shortages and further revealed systemic issues in the management of its facilities. -
Assembly members who voted in favor of the measure reflected on their experiences caring for dying loved ones. -
Here are the basics on this year’s state budget agreement. -
A recently appointed interim U.S. attorney said he wants to sue companies to make them develop content-monitoring algorithms. -
The changes would allow candidates to match the first $250 of donations up to $1,000, making larger sums eligible for the matching funds program.
