Archive for 'Statewide News'
Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons
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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Farms in the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valleys could be key in conserving grassland bird species
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Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Environmental News, General News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY school districts ranked from 1 to 670 based on 2024 high school graduation rates
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Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Education News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement
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Posted: February 13th, 2025 under General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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The politics behind the NY-21 special election dust-up
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Posted: February 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National History, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Scam alert: NY Thruway Authority warns of text message scams regarding unpaid tolls
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Posted: February 12th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Hochul calls for statewide audit of utility companies
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Posted: February 11th, 2025 under Business News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: February 10th, 2025 under National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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As NYS school cellphone ban gains momentum, local districts want control over details
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Posted: February 6th, 2025 under Education News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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NY asks farms and residents for help in stopping the spread of bird flu
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Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Heathcare News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: January 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival on tap for Jan. 31-Feb. 9
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Posted: January 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Northern NY News, Statewide News, Things to do in & near Peru, Upstate New York.
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Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids (Editorial Board Opinion)
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Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, Opinion, Political News, State Government News, Statewide 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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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 to host Jan. 15 informational webinar on updated freshwater wetland regulations
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Posted: January 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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See state math test opt-out rates for NY school districts for 2023-2024 school year
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Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Statewide 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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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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Jones opts not to run for NY-21 congressional seat
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Posted: January 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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