Archive for 'State Government News'
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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Plattsburgh Police Department investigating bomb threat at NYS Attorney General’s Office
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Posted: November 7th, 2024 under City News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Election 2024: Proposition 1 passes; here’s what it means for New York
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Posted: November 7th, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Why is every North Country race for the NYS Legislature uncontested?
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Posted: November 4th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
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Forest Rangers rescue hiker in Keene
Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 26 at 1:45 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a hiker with a lower leg injury on Mount Marcy. New York State Police Pilot Engel flew Forest Rangers Lewis and O’Connor to the scene. Ranger Lewis lowered Ranger O’Connor down to the 45-year-old from Lockport. […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
“Given this lower year-over-year growth, local officials should temper their expectations for future sales tax revenues.” Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.98 billion in the third calendar quarter (July-September) of 2024, an increase of 1.4%, or $82.7 million, compared to the same quarter last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, County Government News, General News, State Government News.
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Single year record of assaults on staff in NYS prisons broken again
Latest state data reveals assaults on staff exceeded 2023 by October Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 1st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Rangers contain multiple wildfires caused by unattended campfires/debris burning, elderly hunter rescued after suffering suspected stroke
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: November 1st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Fire Department News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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State police training academy at former Cazenovia College to close next year
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Posted: October 31st, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Gov. encourages seniors to enroll in Medicare Savings Program
Income eligibility has been expanded so more seniors can enroll Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: October 16th, 2024 under Heathcare News, National News, State Government News.
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DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2024 First Half Profits of $23.2B Were 79.3% Higher Than Last Year
After Pandemic Highs, Annual Profits in 2022 and 2023 Still Modestly Above Pre-Pandemic Average October 9, 2024 Wall Street’s $23.2 billion in pretax profits for the first half of 2024 were a dramatic 79.3% increase over the same period last year and buoyed by securities trading, underwriting, and selling. Annual profits are currently on track […]
Posted: October 9th, 2024 under National News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Hochul sends 221 state employees south to help victims of Helene
Nat’l Guard providing operational support Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: October 9th, 2024 under Environmental News, National News, State Government News, Veterans' News.
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Adirondack group pushes back on DEC’s plan to cut 13,000 trees on Prospect Mt.
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Posted: October 8th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones Presents North Country Honor Flight with $100,000
October 4, 2024, Plattsburgh – Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) presented North Country Honor Flight with $100,000 that he secured in state funding at Lake City Choppers in Plattsburgh before the first motorcycle escort departed to pick up veterans for the Honor Flights on Saturday. This funding will support North Country Honor Flight’s mission to […]
Posted: October 4th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Veterans' News.
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APA announces proposed Adirondack Park Master Plan amendments
Amendments, public hearings and public comment period detailed Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: October 3rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Federal Disaster Declaration approved for Essex Co.
New York also granted access to FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: September 25th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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SENATOR STEC, ASSEMBLYMEMBERS GRAY, BLANKENBUSH AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CALL FOR REPEAL OF GREEN LIGHT LAW FOR BORDER COUNTIES
Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) and Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush (R, C-Black River) joined law enforcement officials from St. Lawrence, Clinton, Franklin and Jefferson Counties at a press conference to advocate for their legislation (Senate bill S.2147/A.5145) that would repeal the state’s “Green Light Law” for border counties. Under that law, federal, […]
Posted: September 24th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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New York’s first human case of EEE in a decade has died
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Posted: September 23rd, 2024 under Agricultural News, Environmental News, General News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Capt. Christopher Garrow Memorial Bridge becomes a reality
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Posted: September 11th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Highway Dept. News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Adirondack forest rangers work a lot of overtime. Here’s what they wish was different
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Posted: September 9th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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DEC Announces Adoption of Black Bass Tournament Permit and Reporting System
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the adoption of regulations to implement a black bass (largemouth bass and smallmouth bass) tournament permit and reporting system. The no-cost black bass tournament permitting and reporting system will help identify the distribution and occurrence of black bass tournaments across the state. […]
Posted: August 28th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
1,089 Reported Hate Crimes Across the State in 2023, Up 69% Since 2019 August 28, 2024 New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years. In 2023, 1,089 reported instances, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes Act of […]
Posted: August 28th, 2024 under General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Willsboro Hardware/town win $1.3M Restore NY funds
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Posted: August 21st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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