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WJFF - The Local Edition - Special Report

WJFF - The Local Edition - Special Report

By: Patricio Robayo
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 Special Reports from The Local Edition© 2026 Patricio Robayo Politics & Government
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  • New York Has Earned $35 Million in Opioid Settlement Interest. Advocates Say Hochul’s Budget Makes It Harder to Follow

    New York Has Earned $35 Million in Opioid Settlement Interest. Advocates Say Hochul’s Budget Makes It Harder to Follow
    Feb 19 2026

    New York State has earned approximately $35 million in accrued interest on the more than $3 billion in opioid settlement funds it has secured to date. Some advocates are concerned that how and where interest dollars are used could be harder to follow with provisions in Governor Kathy Hochul’s latest executive budget. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar reports.
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    10 mins
  • New York’s DEC is working to increase outdoor accessibility with new policy

    New York’s DEC is working to increase outdoor accessibility with new policy
    Feb 19 2026

    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released a policy draft last month to increase the accessibility of the outdoors to people with mobility disabilities. The policy aims to standardize the criteria for evaluating where Other Power Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs) can be used and is currently accepting public comments until March 9.

    Radio Catskill’s Julia Kim had the chance to speak with DEC’s ADA Accessibility Coordinator Leah Akins, Accessibility Advisory Committee Chairman Jason Thurson and others about issues the policy is aiming to address, ongoing debates surrounding accessibility and environmental protection and future efforts to increase the accessibility of the outdoors.

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    8 mins
  • NY FOCUS: ICE Collaboration and Prisons in Crisis: Four Questions for State Law Enforcement

    NY FOCUS: ICE Collaboration and Prisons in Crisis: Four Questions for State Law Enforcement
    Feb 19 2026

    A hearing Thursday gives lawmakers an opportunity to grill police and prison leaders.
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    27 mins
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