The commissioner needs the ability to fire people who are not following the rules. Another bill would empower the New York State Department of Health to oversee health services provided by DOCCS.

New York (WRGB) — The New York State Department of Health has launched a new public awareness campaign titled "Immunization is Protection" to emphasize the importance of vaccines in safeguarding ...

A 2021 investigation by James, a Democrat, found that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among residents of nursing homes by approximately 50%, essentially by ...

This year’s official opening is being delayed due to a broken dam west of Little Falls. New York State Canal Corp. employees stand at the end of a tunnel below lock E17 in Little Falls on April ...

The New York State Department of Corrections is also using a third-party recruiter to hire more corrections officers. The department said that the effort will start later this month. Tuesday ...

Ten New York ... the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York. The soldiers were originally scheduled to receive the awards in March, but were delayed by state mobilization ...

In announcing the grim news of New York's historically deadly flu season, state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald suggested recent pro-vaccination efforts struggled to break through messaging ...

By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington A federal judge on Friday indefinitely prohibited the Department of Health ... funding stream that many state and local health departments relied upon.

The state’s residents have time to reflect, and get mad. Credit...Bryan Anselm for The New York Times Supported by By Dan Barry Dan Barry has lived in New Jersey for 26 years — much of that ...

A total of 11 unions – including political powerhouses like 1199SEIU, DC37 and the New York State Nurses ... came to an end, the state fired about 2,000 corrections officers for failing to return to ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Antoinette Singleton can hear the hum of traffic from I-81 every day while working at Dr. King Elementary on the city's Southside. She was overjoyed to learn the viaduct's days ...

“putting New York State on par with other states’ unemployment benefits and increasing support for job seekers receiving (unemployment insurance) benefits,” the state Department of Labor sai ...