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

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Deadline for Digital Equity Program Capacity Grant is March 24 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

$3B for Inflation Rebate checks, $1B in middle-class tax cuts Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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 […]

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The New York State Assembly announced today that Assemblyman D. Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) will be the new Chair of the Standing Committee on Local Governments. The Committee was formerly led by Assemblyman Fred Thiele (D-Sag Harbor) from 2019 until he retired last year after 30 years in the Assembly.             “I am honored to […]

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AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions of 11 Individuals January 8, 2025 Attorney General News Release  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced new measures to stop a major source of Medicaid fraud by transportation companies that use fake billing schemes to steal […]

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Legislation aimed at helping to get assistance and information to EPIC participants CLICK HERE FOR THE SUN COMMUNITY NEWS STORY 

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They can now file for workers’ comp for specific kinds of mental injury Click here for the Sun Comunity News story 

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 […]

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(Please Share) November 19, 2024, Peru, NY—Peru residents learned about the solar farm on Mannix Road six years ago when the Hamilton family (Patti, Neil, Mark, and Ruth) applied for a building permit. At long last, there’s good news to report. By the end of December or early 2025, HamilSun Community Solar’s 5,200 panels should […]

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 (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. […]

This burn ban prohibits the starting of outdoor fires statewide for purposes of brush and debris disposal, as well as uncontained campfires, and open fires used for cooking. Backyard fire pits and contained campfires less than three feet in height and four feet in length, width, or diameter are allowed, as are small, contained cooking […]