Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants New York to create the nation’s best weather monitoring system, one more robust than even the National Weather Service and more capable of predicting events like the snowstorm that buried parts of the Buffalo area under …
New York state will get $800 million as its share of a national $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, New York Attorney General …
Hundreds of new traffic speed cameras would be authorized for school zones in New York City and Long Island, N.Y., under legislation passed by the state Assembly on Monday. Speeding drivers caught by the cameras would be mailed $50 tickets, …
New York State lawmakers are taking aim at lead-footed drivers in New York City and Long Island with a proposal to authorize hundreds of speed cameras in school zones, a plan touted as a way to protect pedestrians and raise …
Auto insurers use many factors, including a motorist’s education and occupation, to accurately gauge their risk, industry representatives told state lawmakers on April 10, a week after a consumer advocacy group called the practice unfair. “The more accurate we can …
Steve Morris lives in a century-old restored cottage on a tucked away corner of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The home survived big hurricanes in 1938 and 1954, and Morris has never worried about flooding. But the home is now …
Sea levels will rise in Rhode Island by as much as 5 feet as climate change reshapes the coastline over the next century, the state’s top coastal resource official told lawmakers on Oct. 10. In a grim presentation to a …
Pawtucket insurance agent Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon’s phone began ringing early Monday morning, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the Ocean State. And it hasn’t stopped ringing. “The majority of the claims are trees down,” she said Tuesday. “Trees on …
A proposal to extend some of the rights of marriage to same-sex couples and others who can’t legally marry, such as siblings, is winning little support amid Rhode Island’s debate over legalizing gay marriage. The legislation would grant some rights …
