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CVES awarded $5M for new food hub (Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES)

Local award will also help retrofit existing school cafeterias Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. touts ‘Back to Basics’ reading initiative

Recent budget legislation uses evidence-based instruction aimed at improving proficiency Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Under new budget, NY is the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave

“…New Yorkers will get 20 hours of paid time off from work for healthcare appointments during pregnancy.” Click here for the NCPR story 

Enacted SFY 2024-25 Budget Makes Changes to Cost Planning for Higher Education During High School

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson announced today the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget makes essential changes to high school students and their families’ ability to make financial plans for further education. The SFY 2024-25 budget requires every school district to ensure verification that each high school senior’s parent or guardian has […]

Enacted Budget Includes Provision to Help Small Businesses Invest in Critical Retail Theft Prevention

Speaker Carl Heastie today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget includes a $3,000 tax credit to help small businesses invest in retail theft prevention measures. “Small businesses are at the very core of our communities, and the Assembly Majority is committed to getting them the tools and resources they need,” Speaker […]

THE NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF OPTIONS FOR BUSINESSES WITH LIQUOR LICENSES IN THE ENACTED FY2025 BUDGET

As The Service Industry Continues to Recover, To-Go Drinks Are Extended and Outdoor Dining Is Made Permanent Additional ABC Commission Recommendations Are Put In Place, Bringing More Opportunities for Small Businesses With the enactment of the FY2025 Budget, the State Liquor Authority is highlighting significant changes to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. These measures will […]

NYS enacted budget Includes $500 Million for Water Infrastructure

Speaker Carl Heastie and Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Deborah J. Glick today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget invests $2.5 billion in funding for the environment, including $400 million for the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). “Safeguarding the environmental health and natural resources of our state remains a vital […]

DiNAPOLI: LOCAL SALES TAX COLLECTIONS UP 1.6% IN FIRST QUARTER

Clinton County (-0.4%) Growth driven by New York City, with several upstate regions experiencing a year-over-year decline for the quarter. Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.6 billion in the first calendar quarter (January-March) of 2024, an increase of 1.6%, or $87.3 million, compared to the same quarter last year, the lowest rate of growth […]

Statement by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on 2024 State Budget

Brooklyn-NY…“Anyone who views this state budget as a victory is deluding themselves. It’s too expensive, too expansive, too progressive, and too self-serving for the Democratic Party. The People of New York deserve to be outraged. “Governor Hochul, who loves to claim victory by saying how much worse her budgets could have been, has again done […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Statement on the 2024-25 State Budget

“We finally have a budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. I will say this budget season has been very frustrating, but we do have a spending plan. I am pleased to deliver funding for many organizations in my district that promote economic development, agriculture, recreation, and veteran services.            “I am glad that we were able […]

New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing and migrants

Click here to view Syracuse.com story 

2024 state budget to expedite prison closures

Syracuse.com summary: “Additionally, New York will expedite the closure of up to five state prisons in an effort to save money amid the state’s declining prison population. The governor has until next March to choose which prisons will close. The state has shuttered two dozen correctional facilities since 2011 because of vacant beds, saving about […]

Hochul has authority to close up to five prisons in new budget

The governor granted the authority to close up to five state prisons with a 90-day notice Click here for the FingerLakes1.com story 

Governor Hochul announces agreement on FY 2024 state budget

Governor Hochul’s press release Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an agreement to address key priorities in the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Budget. This bold and fiscally responsible plan makes historic investments in communities across the state and makes New York more affordable, more livable and safer. “I promised New Yorkers we’d make our […]

Inmate sentenced to 22 years for C.O. assaults

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Gov.’s Grid of the Future study advances innovative ‘smart grid’

This story reads like a Governor Hochul Press Release  Study establishes goals and strategies for a grid using multiple power sources Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Stec stands up for correctional facilities in budget debate, fights to prevent future closures

State Senator Dan Stec Press Release            Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) today voted against the Public Protection and General Government Bill (S.8305-C) state budget bill and a measure in it that authorizes the closure of up to five correctional facilities statewide. During the debate on this bill, Senator Stec brought a hostile amendment to […]

April 17, 2024, Ausable Point DEC Campground – “Major” construction project underway

A new entrance booth 

New York lawmakers, Hochul agree on $237 billion state budget, 15 days after deadline

Click here for the Syracuse.com story

Churchill: At new Bills stadium, the fleecing continues

Despite more than a billion dollars in support from taxpayers, fans are being told they’ll have to pay for the right to buy season tickets Click here for the Times-Union opinion 

NY Cannabis regulators approve 101 new licenses, as applicants complain about proximity protection

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NY schools have to electrify buses by 2035. Here’s how one district is making the switch

Click here for the NCPR story 

DEC Announces Launch of New Podcast: ‘DEC Does What?!’

Biweekly Podcast to Spotlight DEC Experts Working to Protect New Yorkers and the Environment Premiere Episode Focuses on Impact of Upcoming Solar Eclipse on New York Wildlife New Yorkers Reminded to Plan Ahead for Safe Viewing Experience During 2024 Solar Eclipse The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) launched a new podcast, “DEC […]

Inmates at New York prison will get to watch eclipse after all

Click here for the NBCNews story

NY inmates suing to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down

Click here for the Syracuse.com story