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Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons

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Farms in the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valleys could be key in conserving grassland bird species

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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 […]

NY school districts ranked from 1 to 670 based on 2024 high school graduation rates

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US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement

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The politics behind the NY-21 special election dust-up

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Scam alert: NY Thruway Authority warns of text message scams regarding unpaid tolls

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Hochul calls for statewide audit of utility companies

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THE EMERGING FINANCIAL SECURITY CRISIS FACING OLDER ADULTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

Over the past decade, the number of older New Yorkers living in poverty has surged nearly 50 percent, nearly half of the state’s older adults report having no retirement income, and hundreds of thousands lack access to Social Security benefits. Click here for the Center For an Urban Future report. The report story appeared in […]

As NYS school cellphone ban gains momentum, local districts want control over details

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Upstate NY county is in top 5 statewide for violent crime; search data for all of state

Click here for the Syracuse.com story  Clinton County  Population 78661 Crime count 1,321 Crime rate 1,679.4 Crime rate change +16.94 % Violent crime count 148 Violent crime rate 188.1 Violent crime rate change +1.79 % Property crime count 1,173 Property crime rate 1,491.2 Property crime rate change +19.17 % Firearm crime count 11 Firearm crime […]

NY asks farms and residents for help in stopping the spread of bird flu

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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 

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival on tap for Jan. 31-Feb. 9

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Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids (Editorial Board Opinion)

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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 

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 

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 […]

DEC to host Jan. 15 informational webinar on updated freshwater wetland regulations

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Assemblyman Billy Jones Appointed as Chair of New York State Assembly Committee on Local Governments

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 […]

See state math test opt-out rates for NY school districts for 2023-2024 school year

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Attorney General James Puts Medical Transportation Industry on Notice, Announces New Actions to Stop Ongoing Fraud

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 […]

How New York’s new law will change short-term rentals

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Toll evaders could be banned from the New York State Thruway

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Jones opts not to run for NY-21 congressional seat

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