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Archive for 'State Government News'

New York school districts ranked from 1 to 658 based on new test scores in math, ELA

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Time to register snowmobiles with DMV

Online registration makes it easy Click here for the Sun Community News story

EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHES SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT OFFICE TO OFFER COMPANIES COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

(ESD News Release) Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the opening of the new Small Business Environmental Support Office (SBESO), designed to help small businesses understand and comply with federal and state environmental regulations involving air, water, solid and hazardous waste, petroleum and chemical bulk storage, and other important environmental standards. Governor Kathy Hochul first […]

Dan Stec: “Clean Slate taking effect continues Democrats failing pro-criminal agenda”

Dan Stec News Release Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) expressed outrage and concern over the safety of law-abiding residents as New York State prepares for Governor Hochul’s “Clean Slate” law to take effect tomorrow. Under the governor and Democrat leadership’s controversial law, the records of individuals convicted of a host of felonies, including manslaughter, DWI-related […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones Recognized as Health Care Provider Legislator of the Year

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) was recently recognized as the New York State Association of Health Care Providers (HCP) Elected Official of the Year during their annual meeting at Bolton Landing. This distinction is given to a local or State official who has made significant strides in advancing the interests of home and community-based care. […]

Elmore SPCA addresses new Animal Care Standards Act

To adjust to spaçe requirements, Elmore SPCA closed seven of the ten municipal contracts  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Statewide burn ban in effect

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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 […]

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 

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 

Plattsburgh Police Department investigating bomb threat at NYS Attorney General’s Office

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Election 2024: Proposition 1 passes; here’s what it means for New York

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Why is every North Country race for the NYS Legislature uncontested?

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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. […]

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 […]

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 

Rangers contain multiple wildfires caused by unattended campfires/debris burning, elderly hunter rescued after suffering suspected stroke

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

State police training academy at former Cazenovia College to close next year

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

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 

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 […]

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 

Adirondack group pushes back on DEC’s plan to cut 13,000 trees on Prospect Mt.

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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 […]

APA announces proposed Adirondack Park Master Plan amendments

Amendments, public hearings and public comment period detailed Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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