Archive for 'State Government News'
Hochul highlights highway, bridge improvements made in 2024
1.2M potholes were filled, 3,189 bridges replaced Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 1st, 2025 under Highway Dept. News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Hochul replaces leader of Marcy prison after guards brutally beat inmate
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Posted: December 31st, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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State Sen. Dan Stec announces bid for New York’s 21st Congressional District
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Posted: December 27th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, General News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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New laws coming to NY in 2025: Paid prenatal leave, higher wages, bus seat belts, ‘Seinfeld bill’
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Posted: December 27th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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New law expands access to home heating aid for seniors
Legislation aimed at helping to get assistance and information to EPIC participants CLICK HERE FOR THE SUN COMMUNITY NEWS STORY
Posted: December 23rd, 2024 under General News, Heathcare News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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New York school districts ranked from 1 to 609 based on new test scores in science
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 19th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Minimum wage for most of NY rises to $15.50 on January 1
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Posted: December 18th, 2024 under Business News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Inmate who died after ‘use of force’ by corrections workers in Utica area state prison identified
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Posted: December 17th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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New legislation looks to protect students from extreme heat
All school districts develop plans to mitigate extreme heat in classrooms and support services spaces and to establish a maximum allowable temperature Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 16th, 2024 under Education News, Heathcare News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Inside the Adirondack Fish Hatchery in Lake Clear
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Story
Posted: December 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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COMMENTARY: Is APA OK with ceding its authority over the Master Plan?
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Opinion Commentary
Posted: December 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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New law supports employees suffering from work-related stress
They can now file for workers’ comp for specific kinds of mental injury Click here for the Sun Comunity News story
Posted: December 7th, 2024 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
December 5, 2024 – Thomas DiNapoli News Release Preschool students in need of special education services are not always getting the help they need or are getting services late, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the State Department of Education (SED) found many local […]
Posted: December 5th, 2024 under State Government News, Statewide News.
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Recent DCE Forest Ranger Actions
Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, Wilderness Rescue: On Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received an SOS activation from a satellite device on the southeast shoreline of Little Tupper Lake. At 12:05 p.m., Forest Rangers Curcio, Nahor, and O’Connor located the 80-year-old subject who had overturned his canoe. Rangers brought the subject to […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Hochul expands health care coverage for children
More than 800,000 children enrolled in Medicaid and Child Health Plus will benefit Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 23rd, 2024 under Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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New York school districts ranked from 1 to 658 based on new test scores in math, ELA
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Posted: November 21st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Faces of Peru, General News, Peru News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Time to register snowmobiles with DMV
Online registration makes it easy Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 20th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHES SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT OFFICE TO OFFER COMPANIES COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
(ESD News Release) Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the opening of the new Small Business Environmental Support Office (SBESO), designed to help small businesses understand and comply with federal and state environmental regulations involving air, water, solid and hazardous waste, petroleum and chemical bulk storage, and other important environmental standards. Governor Kathy Hochul first […]
Posted: November 20th, 2024 under Business News, Environmental News, Political News, State Government News.
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Dan Stec: “Clean Slate taking effect continues Democrats failing pro-criminal agenda”
Dan Stec News Release Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) expressed outrage and concern over the safety of law-abiding residents as New York State prepares for Governor Hochul’s “Clean Slate” law to take effect tomorrow. Under the governor and Democrat leadership’s controversial law, the records of individuals convicted of a host of felonies, including manslaughter, DWI-related […]
Posted: November 19th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones Recognized as Health Care Provider Legislator of the Year
Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) was recently recognized as the New York State Association of Health Care Providers (HCP) Elected Official of the Year during their annual meeting at Bolton Landing. This distinction is given to a local or State official who has made significant strides in advancing the interests of home and community-based care. […]
Posted: November 19th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Elmore SPCA addresses new Animal Care Standards Act
To adjust to spaçe requirements, Elmore SPCA closed seven of the ten municipal contracts Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 18th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Statewide burn ban in effect
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Posted: November 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Fire Department News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DiNapoli Report Looks at New York’s Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
Analysis Benchmarks Benefit Levels Against Peer States November 12, 2024 The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during difficult times in the lives of hundreds of thousands New York workers and their families each year, according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that reviews the benefit […]
Posted: November 12th, 2024 under General News, State Government News.
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Assemblyman Jones presents $125K to Plattsburgh Barracks Veterans Park
Money will be used to renovate sidewalks and install new lights Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 12th, 2024 under City News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Veterans' News.
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Billy Jones makes City & State’s 2024 Upstate Power 100 List
Described as “the Assembly’s Ambassador to Canada” Click here for the Sum Community News story
Posted: November 8th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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