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Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 8h

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/09/t...

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.

Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 9h

A surprise move by the Trump administration could result in hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers losing their food assistance benefits as soon as November — disrupting one of the country’s oldest safety net programs months earlier than expected.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/09/t...

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.

New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 10h

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 11h

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, reversing a policy that allowed detainees to obtain fantasy and romance novels, Sudoku puzzles, and English textbooks, New York Focus has learned.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

New York Will Boost Unemployment Benefits, Labor and Businesses…

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 12h

New York's maximum weekly unemployment insurance payment is going up from $504 to $869, starting next week.

This is the first increase in unemployment benefits in six years, New York Focus reported in May.
nysfocus.com/2025/05/08/u...

The state will spend $8 billion to pay off its debt to the feds and increase unemployment benefits for the first time in six years.

New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 12h

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.

One advocate says almost all the material at the facility is in English.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

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Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps

New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks. nysfocus.com/2025/10/09/t...

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.

Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: A surprise move by the Trump administration could result in hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers losing their food assistance benefits as soon as November — disrupting one of the country’s oldest safety net programs months earlier than expected. nysfocus.com/2025/10/09/t...

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.

Help Us Uncover How Power in New York Really Works

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 16h

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ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.
One advocate says almost all the material at the facility is in English.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, reversing a policy that allowed detainees to obtain fantasy and romance novels, Sudoku puzzles, and English textbooks, New York Focus has learned.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

🍻 Let’s toast to local journalism, accountability & New York itself. Celebrate 5 years of New York Focus Oct. 14 at Crystal Lake. $5 advance tix!
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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2d

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2d

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking process.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/02/e...

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2d

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ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 2d

ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

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Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 3d

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking process.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/02/e...

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 3d

Lets toast to local journalism, holding our elected officials to account, and the greatest state in America. Join us on Oct. 14 at Crystal Lake in Brooklyn for our 5th birthday party.
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In Brief: New York’s Essential Plan

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 3d

Massive changes are coming to the state’s comprehensive, low-cost healthcare plan. Here's what you need to know. nysfocus.com/2025/09/26/e...

Massive changes are coming to the state’s comprehensive, low-cost healthcare plan.