Archive for 'State Government News'
Direct File helps New Yorkers file taxes easily
More are eligible for free program this year Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 28th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Political News, State Government News.
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Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids (Editorial Board Opinion)
Click here for the Syracuse.com editorial
Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, Opinion, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025 COMMENTARY: The APA ignores the public it serves
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Opinion Piece
Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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NY to open HEAP applications after short closure
Click here for the Nrws10 story
Posted: January 25th, 2025 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Expand digital access across New York State
Deadline for Digital Equity Program Capacity Grant is March 24 Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 24th, 2025 under Northern NY News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NYS 2025-26 Executive Budget proposes $252B spending $3B for Inflation Rebate checks, $1B in middle-class tax cuts
$3B for Inflation Rebate checks, $1B in middle-class tax cuts Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 24th, 2025 under Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Prison staff in Malone treated with Narcan, hospitalized after encounter with substance
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: January 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Northern Border Regional Commission invests $1,605,280 in North Country
ADK Medical Center, ADK Community College, Town of Keene projects receive significant funding Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Hochul unveils plan to restrict smartphone use in schools
New requirement would be in place starting in the 2025-26 school year Click here to view the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Education News, Political News, State Government News.
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Former C.O. sentenced to prison for providing firearm to felon
Brian Mills resigned from Clinton Correctional following his federal arrest Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones: Statement on the Executive Budget Proposal
“While the Executive Budget Proposal is a daunting number, the Governor included important funding that will benefit the North Country. This is very early in the State Budget process as the Executive was just proposed and we will be working through the legislative process in the next several weeks. A $100 million increase to […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Free Seedlings for Youth Education Available through School Seedling Program
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that the Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery’s annual spring seedling sale is now open and will run until May 14, 2025. Each year, the nursery offers low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to encourage plantings that help […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Education News, Environmental News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DEC Announces 2025 Exam Date for Licensed Guide Program, Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Licenses
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Governor’s 2025 Executive Budget
January 21, 2025 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal: “The Executive Budget proposal put forth today by Governor Hochul comes at a time of continued economic growth and improving revenues. State Operating spending is projected to grow by 7.9%, which is above the rate […]
Posted: January 21st, 2025 under State Government News.
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Senator Stec: “Another year, another tone-deaf executive budget proposal”
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today issued the following statement concerning Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal: “Just one week ago, at her State of the State address, Governor Hochul admitted that New York must do more to become more affordable. What is needed is action to restore fiscal sanity to our state and provide […]
Posted: January 21st, 2025 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Community health centers are critical in the North Country. But stagnant funding is putting them at risk
Hudson Headwaters is one of those organizations Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: January 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for the fourth year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases […]
Posted: January 17th, 2025 under Education News, General News, Peru School News, State Government News.
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Prison staff face lawsuit over fatal beating. But firing officers guilty of abuse is difficult
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Posted: January 16th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Hochul proposes NY tax cut, inflation rebate, ‘birth allowance’ for poor moms in State of the State
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Posted: January 15th, 2025 under Political News, State Government News.
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Senator Stec Annnounces 2025-26 NYS Senate Assignments
Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) today announced his 2025 Senate Committee assignments. Most notably, Stec was appointed as the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee and the Senate’s Internet and Technology Committee. These notable positions will further his work with two important issues facing our region: responsible stewardship of the Adirondacks and […]
Posted: January 13th, 2025 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Homicide investigation expands to Saranac
Multiple agencies, K-9s, ATVs and drones involved in Irish Settlement and Cass Road searches Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 13th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, State Government News.
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NYS grants invest in salt storage, green space, wastewater upgrades
Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story
Posted: January 13th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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DEC to host Jan. 15 informational webinar on updated freshwater wetland regulations
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: January 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Families encouraged to apply early for camps
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that online registration for the 2025 Summer Camps program will open on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. Parents and guardians can register youth for a week of camp, manage their account, and complete required forms and waivers through a […]
Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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NYS Assembly Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership Positions and Committee Chairs for 2025 Legislative Session
Speaker Carl E. Heastie Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Chair, Ways and Means J. Gary Pretlow Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos Assistant Speaker Vivian E. Cook Speaker Pro Tempore Pamela J. Hunter Chair, Committee on Committees Catalina Cruz Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore […]
Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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