N.Y. Senate Health Committee Chair on health care state tour
By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 7:30 PM ET Nov. 02, 2023 PUBLISHED 7:30 PM EDT Nov. 02, 2023 Source link credite
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New York economist on the economy
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce released data that showed the country’s gross domestic product grew, at a better than expected, 4.9%. Russell Weaver, an economic geographer and director of research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, told Capital Tonight that “there was a ton of good news in last week’s economic report” but … Read more
Expert on Canada issuing U.S. travel advisory for the LGBTQ+
In May, the NAACP, one of the nation’s most influential Black social justice organizations, issued a travel advisory for tourists of color thinking about visiting Florida. Just last week, Canada has announced a similar travel advisory, but for members of the LGBTQ+ community traveling to the United States. While Canada’s Global Affairs department didn’t mention … Read more
AI companion robots reducing senior isolation in NY
Priscilla O’Kesson wants you to meet a friend of hers. O’Kesson, of Catskill in Greene County, is one of 257 New Yorkers to be given an artificial intelligence, or AI, companion robot as part of a pilot program through the state Office for the Aging in partnership with Intuition Robotics. The device, called ElliQ, serves … Read more