Archive for 'State Government News'
125 beds added to state-operated psychiatric centers
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 125 new beds have opened at state-operated psychiatric centers over the past four months, boosting New York’s capacity to provide intermediate-level care to individuals living with mental illness. Opened statewide since December 1, 2024, the new beds represent more than a third of the capacity added at state psychiatric […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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A canoe manufacturing operation involving construction of a 2,400-sq. ft. building in the town of Wilmington up for public comment
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Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Gov. Phil Scott and New England governors explore cutting-edge nuclear technology
…he Scott administration sees small nuclear reactors as a promising new source of carbon-free electricity.” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News.
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Northern NY political leaders blast inmate early release plans
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Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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DA offers plea deals to 10 indicted for fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks
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Posted: March 31st, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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The rise and decline of NY prisons, and how closures impact the North Country
“To understand the current state of New York’s prison system, you have to go back to the early 1970s, when New York City was dealing with a drug crisis.” Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 31st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Watertown office opens to help Fort Drum soldiers stay in the North Country
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Posted: March 31st, 2025 under Business News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Veterans' News.
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Applications open for the second annual Empire State Service Corps Program
SUNY Students Encouraged to Apply by April 18 Priority Deadline; Application Can Be Found Here Albany, March 28, 2025—Governor Kathy Hochul announced the opening of applications for the second annual Empire State Service Corps Program, encouraging State University of New York students to apply for one of 500 paid civic and service internships this upcoming […]
Posted: March 29th, 2025 under Community Events, Education News, State Government News, Statewide News, Youth News.
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Fed. cuts to health services anticipated to hit New Yorkers hard
State claims it doesn’t have resources to backfill the void Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 28th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Assembly Passes Legislation to Restrict the Use of Harmful Chemicals in Menstrual Products
March 27, 2025, Speaker Heastie News Release Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal announced the passage of legislation (A.1502, Rosenthal) this week to make menstrual products safer by restricting the purposeful inclusion of certain chemicals like lead, mercury and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among others in their production. “Women should not be facing […]
Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Northern New York mom prepares to advocate for Complex Care Assistant Bill in Albany
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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As standoff over motel program continues, residents grapple with uncertainty
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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State Conservative Party says Stec is preferred candidate for NY-21
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Posted: March 26th, 2025 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN 55,000 TICKETS ISSUED DURING STATEWIDE IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT MOBILIZATION
55,661 Tickets Issued Statewide for Various Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations 1,224 Tickets Issued Statewide for Impaired Driving March 21, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 55,661 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,224 tickets for impaired driving, during a statewide mobilization targeting impaired […]
Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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AG won’t charge Onondaga County deputy who shot and killed two teens in stolen car
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Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Stec, Gray announce joint resolution to rescend Governor’s CO employment ban
Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Scott Gray (R, C-Watertown) today announced a joint legislative resolution to rescind an executive order banning fired correction officers from all government employment. Senate Resolution B515 would eliminate Executive Order 47.3 and restore rights taken away from 2,000 correction officers who went on strike to protest unsafe working […]
Posted: March 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Sixty-three children and teens reported as runaways were found safe, due to the efforts of a first-of-its-kind operation in the Capital Region.
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Posted: March 14th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY lawmakers push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
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Posted: March 13th, 2025 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Should seniors only be eligible for rebate checks? NY lawmakers think so
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Posted: March 12th, 2025 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Snowmobiler travelled approximately 150 feet in the air on the vehicle before being ejected and travelling another nearly 150 feet
Town of Indian Lake Hamilton County Snowmobile Accident: On March 4 at 11:30 a.m., Hamilton County received a 911 call about an unconscious snowmobiler on Indian Lake. Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) Newell arrived first at the scene, followed by Forest Ranger Milano and an Indian Lake Paramedic. The 55-year-old from Hillsdale had hit an ice […]
Posted: March 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Common Sense Media supports Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ smartphone restraints
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Posted: March 12th, 2025 under Education News, Political News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Former corrections officers speak out after being fired for strike participation
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Posted: March 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones: Statement on Governor’s Executive Order No. 47.3
“I strongly oppose the Governor’s recent Executive Order declaring a state of emergency at correctional facilities and barring terminated New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) from future employment at other state, county or local government agencies. This is an absolute ridiculous usurpation of local control and an overreach of executive […]
Posted: March 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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New York prison strike ends after 22 days, DOCCS says, as 2,000 employees terminated
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Posted: March 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Agreement reached between DOCCS and NYSCOPBA, workers could return Monday
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Posted: March 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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