After 42 successful years, the controversial chain Hooters may be on the brink of bankruptcy, like several other chains in recent history. Jesse Rothstein warned it “seems almost unavoidable at this point.” Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.

As New York correction officers continue their strike, state lawmakers remain split over prison staffing reforms and the controversial HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. While some legislators signal willingness to address staffing and retirement concerns, deep divisions persist on whether to repeal or amend HALT.

Alyssa Farah Griffin issued a caution to both the president and his supporters. After 42 successful years, the controversial chain Hooters may be on the brink of bankruptcy, like several other chains in recent history.

A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers. Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as of Wednesday morning,

Day six of the statewide correction officers strike saw massive crowds outside Clinton Correctional Facility supporting the work action on Saturday.