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Archive for 'State Government News'

Gov. Hochul plans to deploy troops as prison officers strike around NY

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Adirondack conservation organizations call on APA to drop motor vehicle plan

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North Country lawmakers react to prison unrest

Stec, Jones and Simpson call on the state to address ongoing staffing and safety concerns Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes

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Corrections staff strike at Clinton and across the state

‘It’s not safe in there.’ Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons

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Adirondack Park Lobby Day slated for Feb. 24

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Senator Dan Stec and Assemblyman Billy Jones express different remedies to recent correctional facility violence

Feb. 12, 2025 – Statement from State Senator Dan Stec on incidents at Upstate and Collins Correctional Facilities  “Between the recent chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility and today’s events at Collins, it’s more clear than ever that state policies like HALT have made these sites unsafe for correction officers, civilian staff and incarcerated individuals. […]

Applications open for Empire State Summer Service Corps Program

SUNY students encouraged to apply by March 20 for one of 150 paid internships Click here for the Sn Community News story 

Rockwell Kent Gallery improvements help preserve collection

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Be on the Lookout for Invasive Red Pine Scale

DEC’s Forest Health Research Lab recently confirmed the presence of red pine scale, an invasive insect, in Hague, NY and in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness in Adirondack Park. Native to Japan, red pine scale was first detected in New York on Long Island in 1950. Red pine scale nymphs feed on a red pine tree’s […]

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from NYS DEC

A Lasting Gift for Valentine’s Day Roses are red, Violets are blue, and Cut flowers don’t last, So what do you do? Composting Your Flowers—Roses and other cut flowers are common gifts that let someone know you care about them. However, this symbol of love only lasts a week or two. These spent flowers are […]

US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement

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Scam alert: NY Thruway Authority warns of text message scams regarding unpaid tolls

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Hochul calls for statewide audit of utility companies

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NYSUT, Shine On! discuss phone-free schools Discussion centered around severe impacts of constant cell phone and social media use

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Assemblyman Billy Jones Welcomes General Consul of Canada Tom Clark in Albany

1/6/25 – Assemblyman Jones News Release – This week, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateauguay Lake) welcomed the General Consul of Canada in New York, Tom Clark, in Albany. Joining Consul General Clark were Deputy General Geoff Gartshore, Quebec Delegate General David Brulotte, Consul and Senior Economic Officer of Ontario Trade and Investment Office in New York […]

As NYS school cellphone ban gains momentum, local districts want control over details

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Death of inmate Robert Brooks who was beaten by Marcy Correctional prison guards ruled a homicide

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Upstate NY judge resigns after saying he thinks all defendants ‘did something wrong’

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Assemblyman Billy Jones, Chair of the Task Force on United States-Canada Relations: Statement on the Imposition of U.S. Tariffs on Canada

                “I am hearing from several North Country businesses, local officials, and consumers who are extremely nervous about the impending tariffs on Canada. The decision to move forward with the broad 25% tariff on Canadian goods will be highly detrimental to consumers and manufacturers in the North Country. Our area transportation equipment companies will be […]

State awards $55M for emergency communications systems

Clinton County Awarded $790,040  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Recent rash of prison exposures prompt calls for action

NYSCOPBA and northern lawmakers condemn recent incidents at Upstate Correctional and other facilities Click here for the Sun Community College story 

N.Y. makes higher ed more affordable

Hopes to strengthen workforce through community college tuition support Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Prison in Malone on lockdown after two incidents that hospitalized 25 staff

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