Archive for 'State Government News'
Here’s every bill that Governor Hochul vetoed in 2024
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Posted: January 8th, 2025 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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How New York’s new law will change short-term rentals
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Posted: January 6th, 2025 under Business News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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COMMENTARY: Ten Questions to Challenge Business as Usual at the APA
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Posted: January 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Man shoots himself in hand while attempting to shoot deer from inside a vehicle
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Posted: January 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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DMV begins Forfeit after Four penalty for repeat DUI offenders
Drivers convicted of repeated DUIs can now lose their licenses permanently Click here at Sun Community News
Posted: January 5th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Hochul recaps strides made for New Yorkers in 2024
Minimum wage increase, paid prenatal leave, insulin co-pay ban Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 5th, 2025 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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N.Y. announces expansion of free direct file tax program
Self-service program can help millions of New Yorkers save $260 on average Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 5th, 2025 under General News, National News, State Government News.
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Toll evaders could be banned from the New York State Thruway
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Posted: January 4th, 2025 under Highway Dept. News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Climate Smart Community Grants Awarded
DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar has announced more than $16 million in Climate Smart Communities Grant awards to municipalities across the state. The grant awards represent the largest ever awarded since the program was created thanks to funding from the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The funded projects […]
Posted: January 3rd, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Adopting instead of shopping: New York makes buying pets in stores illegal
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Posted: January 3rd, 2025 under Business News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
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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
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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?
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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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