Education data providers, like the National Student Clearinghouse and third-party vendors, are developing ways to connect enrollment records with state eligibility systems, though privacy agreements and existing…
ALBANY, NY – MARCH 20: Sen. Andrew Gounardes joins Attorney General Letitia James for a press conference in support of legislative measures aimed at reining in Big Tech’s use of algorithms and data tracking to target children on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Sen. Gounardes is sponsor of the New York child data protection act. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2026/07/30: Participants seen holding signs at the protest. New York patients, union members, and health workers gathered across from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, to share personal stories about our broken healthcare system, and to demand bold action by Congress and state lawmakers to protect and restore Medicare and Medicaid and to pass Medicare for All and the New York Health Act to provide comprehensive healthcare for all, without exception. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The latest award through the organization’s Public Benefit Innovation Fund will support the use of artificial intelligence tools to help agencies update aging Medicaid and SNAP systems.
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 30: A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries on October 30, 2025 in New York City. Approximately 42 million Americans rely on food stamps that are deposited monthly onto their EBT cards. On November 1st, that assistance is set to end amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, potentially leaving households desperate to find ways to put food on the table. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A proposed USDA rule would require states to upgrade SNAP payment cards and implement other security measures, but the Aspen Institute says new federal mandates risk competing…
The free resource gives residents guides and activities to organize neighborhood discussions about extreme heat, flooding and other climate-related hazards.
CANADA – 2026/10/16: In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen with a green circuit board in the background. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks at the Arizona Democratic Election Night Watch Party on Nov. 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands near Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on in Newark, New Jersey, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
The MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority logo sign is seen on a subway train in New York on Aug. 5, 2026. The transportation system provides rapid transport rail and bus service throughout the New York City and metropolitan area. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey speaks at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention on May 30, 2026. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
5212 photo Ryan McFadden Cindy Zimmerman is a Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner SANE at St. Joseph’s Medical Center; Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (rape kit); (Photo By Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits Gouverneur Health in Manhattan to announce new policy on public health and taxes on Feb. 3, 2026. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
