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NY cannabis regulator hasn’t increased staff months after Hochul ‘overhaul’

The state’s marijuana regulator has made no progress on expanding its staff, months after Gov. Kathy Hawkle launched a fierce criticism of the agency. Felicia Reed, acting director of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, said: An interview with Spectrum News Last week, her agency, which had been short-staffed, announced it was now hiring 180 employees. […]

Homecare ‘middlemen’ sue to stop Gov. Hochul’s proposed Medicaid program overhaul

Governor Hockle’s plan to overhaul the fraud-ridden $9 billion Medicaid home care program, the system that allows New Yorkers to get paid to care for the elderly, is facing a lawsuit from “middleman” companies that act as payroll agents between Medicaid and caregivers. During state budget negotiations earlier this year, the governor quietly pushed through […]

‘CBS Evening News’ will get massive overhaul, return to NYC after Norah O’Donnell exits

CBS News plans to abandon the template the storied Tiffany Network has created for its evening news shows with Norah O’Donnell stepping down as anchor this fall and instead launch a “60 Minutes”-style show featuring four veteran journalists, the company announced Thursday. The major renewal of bottom-ranked “Evening News” includes leaving its Washington, D.C., base […]

Chinese suppliers protest hefty Temu fines, potential supply chain overhaul

Dozens of Chinese traders stormed into the parent company’s offices in Guangzhou this week to protest against Tem’s increasingly tough fines policy. Frustrated suppliers claim the affordable online marketplace, which sells everything from $10 dresses and sneakers to $15 mattresses, is fining Chinese merchants with increasing frequency. about 80 merchants entered the office He was […]

Dems likely need a political miracle to pass Biden’s longshot high court overhaul

President Biden’s three-part proposal for Supreme Court reform, including a constitutional amendment, is likely doomed from the start because it would require significant support in a nearly balanced Congress and in state legislatures. Biden unveiled his plans to reform the Supreme Court on Monday morning after the conservative-majority court recently handed down several decisions that […]