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Union polling finds outreach is swaying voters

With less than a week to go until the election, unions say their collective campaigning is making a difference, even if the ground game remains challenging.

Albany will serve as one major hub of a bigger organization, the National Semiconductor Technology Center, which will focus on computer chip research and development, Mr. Schumer’s office said.

Opponents of abortion rights know they are outnumbered in New York.

This election, after several years of legislative wrangling and uncertainty, Suffolk County voters finally will get an opportunity to vote yes for the essential Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act.

President Joe Biden said an additional $4.5 billion in student debt is being canceled for about 60,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, bringing the number of public service workers to get relief during his administration to more than 1 million.

Women in New York earned 87.5 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2022, according to figures from the state’s 2024 Gender Wage Gap report compiled by the state Department of Labor. Median annual wages for New York women working full time were $60,900 compared with $69,668 for men in 2022.