“Every family should have the opportunity to grow and thrive in New York, and I’m committed to delivering the resources to make that a reality,” Governor Hochul said. “As the first Governor from Upstate New York in nearly a century, I know many of our neighbors struggle to make ends meet. Working together, we’re going to fight poverty and lift up the families who need it most.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 22 other attorneys general, today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted the preliminary injunction after Attorney General James and the coalition sued the Trump administration

About 100 demonstrators gathered in Corning, hours prior to the State of the Union Address, to protest the president's policies, including the abandonment of Ukraine, government employee firings, and unjustified program cuts by DOGE. Citizens also demanded that Rep. Nick Langworthy call a townhall meeting so that local residents may voice their concerns and engage in dialogue. Langworthy was not at his office.

--Text by K. Gibson (attendee). Video by WETM 18 News

After ‘DOGE’ placed the Big Flats Social Security Administration office on a list of leases to be terminated, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today demanded answers for the thousands of Southern Tier seniors and families who rely on this office for their hard-earned Social Security checks and administrative assistance. This comes as the new administration has proposed massive cuts —more than 7,000 people— in the Social Security Administration across the country...

--Press Release, Sen. Schumer

“To protect our states’ residents, we filed a lawsuit to stop the madness. Just a few hours later, we won a court order blocking Musk and DOGE from accessing Americans’ personal information and ordering the destruction of all the copies of records they had obtained.  

“Elon Musk may be the richest man in the world, but the law is clear: he has no authority to access your private information. The Constitution gives Congress – not the President – primary control over federal spending." 

...Much of the documentation listed under the SAVE Act is based on having a birth certificate that matches the person registering to vote. However, as many as 69 million married women in the United States have changed their legal name since getting married, meaning their name does not match their birth certificate, according to the Center for American Progress.