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Rebecca McCray

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As seen in: MSN UK, Wirecutter, HuffPost, The Guardian, Aol, Yahoo Finance, Rolling Stone, Slate, The Daily Beast, VICE and
writing/reporting/editing. previously: audience engagement at @MarshallProj via @DJNF class of '25, @newmarkjschool

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Rebecca McCray’s Biography

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Freelance journalist and Dec. 2025 MA candidate at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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A Decade and $600 Million Later, New York Prisons Still Lack Cameras

A Decade and $600 Million Later, New York Prisons Still Lack Cameras

After footage of the killing of Robert Brooks sparked national outcry, Governor Kathy Hochul promised to full…

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States Resist Agricultural Labor Protections While Relying on Temporary Workers

States Resist Agricultural Labor Protections While Relying on Temporary Workers

As the use of H-2A guest worker visas has skyrocketed, so has resistance to regulations that would protect th…

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A Jewish couple were rejected as foster parents because of their religion. This is the future Pro...

A Jewish couple were rejected as foster parents because of their religion. This is the future Pro...

The conservative blueprint envisions 'a biblically based' definition of marriage and wants to protect adoptio…

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Pandemic-Era Broadband Access Is Receding - Rural Kids Are Paying the Price

Pandemic-Era Broadband Access Is Receding - Rural Kids Are Paying the Price

As broadband access slips away from rural farming communities, new research shows particular harms to the you…

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Albany's Incumbent DA Battles a Challenger-And State Criminal Justice Reforms

Albany's Incumbent DA Battles a Challenger-And State Criminal Justice Reforms

In New York's Democratic primary on June 25, longtime Albany DA David Soares is defending his record, and als…

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Censoring the News in New York Prisons

Censoring the News in New York Prisons

The prison agency has blocked articles on racial bias within its own system, arguing it could "incite disobed…

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Water Systems Serving 575,000 in NY Have Elevated Toxins

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By Shuchi Shah Verified, Hayden Betts, Aurora Martinez, Rebecca McCray
| New York FOCUS Verified
I hope this article helped you better answer the question that guides all of our journalism: Who runs New York? Before you click away, please consider supporting our work and making more stories like this one possible. New York state is standing at a crossroads for climate action. After passing one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws in 2019, the state is lagging far behind on its targets, struggling to meet deadlines to build renewable energy and clean up its buildings and roads.
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Guide: How to Navigate Perimenopause and Menopause in Prison

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By Kwaneta Harris, Rebecca McCray
| The Marshall Project Verified
Had this guide existed during my years of confusion, suffering and self-doubt, my experience with menopause would have been far more legible to me. Instead, I experienced gaslighting, racism and disbelief. Before my incarceration, I was a nurse. I sat through years of medical education, memorized pharmacology charts and learned to assess patients from head to toe. Yet, no one — not one professor or clinical instructor — ever taught me what it’s like to experience perimenopause.
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‘A lot of our parents were paid by the hour’: a first-gen money coach’s blueprint for wealth

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By Rebecca McCray
| Inkl
When Melchor’s own income presented a chance to think beyond living paycheck to paycheck, she wanted to make the most of the opportunity. But most of the financial advice out there seemed tailored for people who grew up with money – and whose goals were limited to their own personal wealth. “First-generation professionals carry responsibility to our families with us,” Melchor said.
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