Lilah Burke

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For Scandal-Plagued For-Profit Colleges, No State Is More Welcoming Than New York
Budget, Education, New York City, New York State, Reporting
For Scandal-Plagued For-Profit Colleges, No State Is More Welcoming Than New York
As ASA College prepares to shut its doors after years of controversy, New York continues to shell out tuition subsidies to for-profit colleges — at rates higher than any other state.

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February 23
The Private Equity ‘Black Box’ Pours New York Pensions Touting Divestment Into Fossil Fuels
Budget, Climate and Environment, New York State, Reporting
The Private Equity ‘Black Box’ Pours New York Pensions Touting Divestment Into Fossil Fuels
Routing $500 million through a Blackstone fund, the New York State Common Retirement Fund is among the largest investors in a notorious Ohio coal plant.

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November 30
What Will It Take To Bring Cell Coverage to New York’s North Country?
Climate and Environment, New York State, Reporting
What Will It Take To Bring Cell Coverage to New York’s North Country?
A recent report renewed a decades-long debate over a regulatory requirement that cell towers in Adirondack Park be “substantially invisible.”

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December 13