ALBANY — As New York’s nursing homes begin to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $216 billion budget will help the facilities with retention and recruitment of staffers, a top industry executive says. Hochul is offering a massive $10 billion ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge ruled Monday that the state's mask mandate can't be enforced, after it was reinstituted by Gov. Kathy Hochul over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker said in his decision that the state ...

An appeals judge temporarily restored New York's mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings. Judge Robert Miller in New York City granted the state's ...

SELLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has deployed its first pandemic "strike team" of out-of-state health care workers to a suburban Philadelphia hospital under severe strain from COVID-19, the state's top health official announced Monday. The team, which includes nurses and respiratory ...

The Warren County School District will pay a total of $28,000 to a group of parents who successfully took the district to federal court over its attempt to end around school mask regulations. The suit was brought by the parents of nine students who were not named in any court filings. The suit ...

A state Assemblywoman says teaching middle and high school students about vaccines should lead to more people taking vaccines as they get older. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, introduced A.8870 earlier this week to amend the state Education Law to require instruction on ...