EXPLAINED: 8 - The Real Truth

SEC formally proposes rescinding Biden-era climate disclosure rule

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Ballotpedia · Jun 3

New York 'POWER' Utility Rebates Are Coming: Who Gets a Check?

Rebate checks offer quick relief, but New York budget shifts on childcare, tipped wages, and housing taxes could dictate your true cost of living in 2026.

Kiplinger · Jun 2

Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich

Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country falls

The Guardian - US · Jun 2

‘Earth-shaking event for New York pizza’ looms as flour ban hits 80% of crusts citywide

After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family’s Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world. So, in the back kitchen of Lo…

Fortune · May 22

New York pizza war erupts over ‘toxic’ flour ingredient

New York state lawmakers have passed a bill to ban potassium bromate, a suspected carcinogen, from flour used in pizzerias and bagel shops. The additive, which helps create chewier dough and reduces rest time, is already prohibited in the European Union, China, India, Canada, and will be in California next…

The Independent UK · May 22

A proposed additive ban could change New York's pizza and bagels, some say for the better

New York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive

AAP · May 22

New York’s iconic pizza faces recipe overhaul amid cancer-linked flour chemical ban

New York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive

The Independent UK · May 22

New York replaces 2030 emissions goal with 2040 target

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Ballotpedia · May 20

Jeff Bezos on Zohran Mamdani's big mistake: 'When you don't know how to solve a problem, create a villain, blame them'

The Amazon founder defended fellow billionaire Ken Griffin while endorsing New York's pied-à-terre tax in the same breath. "Ken Griffin isn't a villain."

Fortune · May 20

New York’s 2026 Tax Break Lets Cities Slash Up to 65% Off Seniors’ Home Values — But You Have to Ask for It

For many retirees in New York, rising property taxes have become one of the biggest threats to staying in the homes they worked decades to...

Saving Advice · May 20