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New Yorkers to get energy ‘rebate’ checks Thursday, September 17, 2026 • • 7

By Chris Wade putting money di-
(The Center Square) — Mil- rectly back in New CLASSIFIEDS
lions of New Yorkers will be get- Yorkers' pockets by
ting utility "rebate" checks under sending energy re-
a $1 billion program meant to off- bate checks to mil- KW APPLIANCES
set the impact of rising energy lions of families as
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is seeking reelection in Novem- tration. Single filers with incomes months of behind-the-scenes ne-
ber, said the move will provide under $150,000 will get a check gotiations with Democratic legis- HELP WANTED
some temporary relief for New for $100, the administration said. lative leaders.
Yorkers, and blamed "Washing- To be eligible, New Yorkers Hochul boasted that her "mon- Gotta Car?
ton Republicans" for backing need to have filed a tax return in ey in your pockets" campaign has
President Donald Trump's tariffs the previous year, been a full-time delivered more than $7.6 billion in APARTMENT WANTED Earn good money
and the war in Iran that have driv- resident in the previous year and supplemental payments, tax relief
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"Too many families are strug- someone else's tax return. access to child care assistance and looking for a 1 or 2 bedroom DRIVERS WANTED
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New York voters say their elec-
tricity bills are unreasonable –
with nearly 70% worried that
clean energy mandates will drive
those costs even higher.
A recent study by the Empire
Center for Public Policy said New
York's electricity rates are the
fourth highest in the nation, and
suggested that the state's clean en-
ergy policies are driving up those
costs.
On X, Hochul’s GOP oppo-
nent in the race for governor
called the checks an “election year
gimmick that fails to fix the af-
fordability crisis she created.” He
went on to blame Hochul’s
“failed energy policies” for “mak-
ing New York more expensive
and putting our power supply at
risk.”

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