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Source: Correctional officers speak about escape from Dannemora for 1st time

Law Enforcement Will Also Target Speeding and Move Over Law Violations More than 15,100 tickets issued and 215 people arrested for DWI statewide during last year’s enforcement Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will participate in a special traffic enforcement initiative to crack down […]

State Encourages New Yorkers to Volunteer to be “Campground Ambassadors” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the opening of the 2020 application period for the Campground Ambassador program. As part of the state’s Adventure NY initiative to connect more New Yorkers with the outdoors, Campground Ambassadors volunteer to […]

Source: Landlords can’t discriminate against renters paying with government assistance | NCPR News

Source: CNY law enforcement sound alarm on justice reform: Flawed, dangerous, insane – syracuse.com

Source: Clean Water Regs Affect Some Marinas – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Cuomo signs NY adoption law ending decades of secrecy – syracuse.com

Families Encouraged to Register Early for Camps New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that online registration for the agency’s 2020 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. Applications should be submitted through the online registration program available through a link from the Summer […]

System will Provide Heat to Three State Agency Office Buildings The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Adirondack Park Agency (APA), and New York State Police today formally commissioned a renewable biomass heating system at the State Office Campus in Ray Brook, NY. The High-Efficiency Low-Emission Boiler, fueled by wood pellets, will provide […]

Source: School leaders, union: State’s foundation aid formula is ‘broken, convoluted’ | Newsday

Hunters Prohibited from Bringing Whole Deer, Elk, Moose, or Caribou Carcasses into New York New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC is adopting regulatory changes that will further protect New York’s wild deer and moose from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “Chronic Wasting Disease poses a significant threat […]

Source: New York Raises Age To Purchase Tobacco Products From 18 To 21 – CBS New York

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces SUNY and CUNY will Waive Application Fees for Veterans and their Spouses | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: State Forest Preserve Use Plans Ignore Climate Change – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Construction on cashless toll system for NYS Thruway has started – syracuse.com

Expanded Online Ordering Makes Giving the Gift of Camping Easier than Ever New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC Camping Gift Cards and electronic gift certificates for stays and services at all DEC Campgrounds are now available for purchase online. Gift Cards and electronic Gift Certificates can […]

New DEC High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group will Collaborate, Develop Framework to Balance Region’s Public Use Needs New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a new strategic planning initiative for sustainably managing public use in the Adirondack High Peaks. The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group, comprised of […]

Source: Board of Regents Appoints Shannon Tahoe as Acting Commissioner of Education | New York State Education Department

Source: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Requiring Death Certificates to Specify Opioid Involved in Overdose | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Abrupt reversal by campaign finance commission leaves supporters wondering | NCPR News

Source: New rear-facing car seat law goes into effect November 1 | WSYR

Source: Local News Is Dying. New York May Try to Pass a Law to Save It. – The New York Times

Source: NY Thruway toll hikes needed by 2022, analyst says – syracuse.com

Source: Bill signed outlawing certain pelvic exams

Lake Colden and Tributaries Show Signs of Fish and Habitat Recovery Decades of New York’s Clean Air Initiatives Helped Reduce Effects of Acid Rain The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation (ALSC) today announced the confirmation of brook trout in an Adirondack lake deemed “fishless” for decades […]