Is New York Banning These Five Food Ingredients?
It's looking pretty good that New York may soon join California in banning five food ingredients. Let's check out what they are.
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New York Could Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Raise Per-Pack Taxes
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul is taking aim at the tobacco industry, seeking to ban menthol cigarettes and significantly raise cigarette taxes per pack.
Is New York About To Ban Plastic Silverware?
A new law impacting New York City in July has the rest of the state wondering if and when the law will be implemented everywhere else.
New York Families Hold Rallies to End Prison Package Ban
Families from across New York held concurrent rallies this week calling for an end to the prison package ban put in place by the Department of Corrections.
New York Styrofoam Ban Starts Soon
From take-out containers to packing peanuts, New Yorkers will see a whole lot less of both as a statewide ban on those products will go into effect soon.
NYS Budget & Bag Ban
New York State lawmakers announce agreement on a $175.5 billion spending proposal that includes a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Governor to Propose State-wide Plastic Bag Ban
Some Southern Tier residents relay stories on what a ban on plastic shopping bags could mean for shoppers.
Burning Questions
New York State's annual ban on open burning runs from March 16-May 14 and is instrumental in curbing wildfires.
Governor Cuomo Signs Two Bills To Protect Children From Smoking
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed two bills today that will help to protect children and teenagers from the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. Cuomo says the new laws will strengthen the state’s protections to help New York’s young people to avoid nicotine addiction as well as the negative impacts of cigarette smoke...