Archive for 'State Government News'
Gov. Hochul plans to deploy troops as prison officers strike around NY
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Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Adirondack conservation organizations call on APA to drop motor vehicle plan
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Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
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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
Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes
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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons
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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Adirondack Park Lobby Day slated for Feb. 24
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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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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. […]
Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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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
Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Education News, General News, National News, State Government News.
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Rockwell Kent Gallery improvements help preserve collection
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Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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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 […]
Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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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 […]
Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Environmental News, General News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement
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Posted: February 13th, 2025 under General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Scam alert: NY Thruway Authority warns of text message scams regarding unpaid tolls
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Posted: February 12th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Hochul calls for statewide audit of utility companies
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Posted: February 11th, 2025 under Business News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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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Posted: February 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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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 […]
Posted: February 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, General News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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As NYS school cellphone ban gains momentum, local districts want control over details
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Posted: February 6th, 2025 under Education News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Death of inmate Robert Brooks who was beaten by Marcy Correctional prison guards ruled a homicide
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Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Upstate NY judge resigns after saying he thinks all defendants ‘did something wrong’
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Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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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 […]
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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State awards $55M for emergency communications systems
Clinton County Awarded $790,040 Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 31st, 2025 under County Government News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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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
Posted: January 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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N.Y. makes higher ed more affordable
Hopes to strengthen workforce through community college tuition support Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 29th, 2025 under Business News, Education News, Political News, State Government News.
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Prison in Malone on lockdown after two incidents that hospitalized 25 staff
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Posted: January 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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