The future of health in N.Y., early mail-in voting case before top court
And read about a new election regulation and more in From The Notebook.
Good afternoon — it’s Friday and All or Nothing Day.
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024
TODAY’S CAPCON:
New York’s plan to improve public health through 2030 is being plotted. We have the details.
New York’s early mail-in voting law will make it next week to the state’s top court, which will decide its fate.
From the Notebook: a new public matching funds regulation, a judge who threatened to shoot Black teenagers, and an ERAP audit request.
☀️ Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Mostly clear, low 60s. New York City: Gradual clearing, high 60s. (National Weather Service)
❤️🩹 N.Y. plan to prioritize equity in public health through 2030
🩺 A little-known council is plotting the statewide strategy to improve public health in New York.
New York has countless commissions, panels, counsels, task forces — whatever you want to call them — that each have a specific focus.
Those panels are sometimes used to delegate power, like when the Legislature formed one to study how much lawmakers should be paid.
Other times, they’re created but don’t do much, at least in public.
The Public Health and Health Planning Council is one of the more consequential state entities that meets on a regular basis.
They’re the ones that gave the state approval to ban flavored e-cigarettes, for example.
And this week, they started to lay the groundwork for the state’s blueprint to improve public health over the next five years — a large undertaking.
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