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Clinton County Health Department April 6th Report Plattsburgh, April 6, 2020. The New York State Department of Health has updated its statewide tracking for COVID-19. Starting today, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD), as part of the County’s Unified COVID-19 Response, will report local stats related to COVID-19 in the same format as the State’s […]

Source: New York state cancels Regents exams due to coronavirus pandemic – syracuse.com

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on the lack of COVID-19 testing in the North Country according to the New York State tracker: “According to data from the New York State COVID-19 tracker, NY-21 counties have only received 1.67% of total tests statewide – this is unacceptable,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “As […]

Source: Workbook: NYS-COVID19-Tracker

Source: BREAKING: Gov Cuomo upgrades COVID-19 security in state prisons | NCPR News

Source: ‘We Can’t Spend What We Don’t Have’: Virus Strikes N.Y. Budget – The New York Times

Source: As budget passes, Cuomo says: ‘The state has no money’

Source: Nursing homes forced to accept COVID-19 patients | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Encourages Homeowners to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care to Protect State Waterbodies New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced launch of the state’s annual “Look for the Zero” public awareness campaign that encourages homeowners to go phosphorus-free when using lawn fertilizer. DEC is encouraging consumers to review bag labels for […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he is signing an executive order to shift ventilators from Upstate to Downstate New York: “I am very concerned about Governor Cuomo’s announcement today regarding his plan to sign an executive order to shift ventilators from Upstate to Downstate New […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones           “This year’s budget process faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Now more than ever, the health and safety of North Country families is my top priority. Unfortunately, this budget includes unnecessary agenda items proposed by the Governor. This year’s budget takes what should have been […]

Source: NYS elaborates on COVID-19 recreation policy – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Where things stand with the New York state budget | CSNY

April 1, 2020 – Governor Andrew M. Cu announced the highlights of the FY 2020 Budget. The Budget, building upon the Governor’s 2019 Justice Agenda, delivers comprehensive provisions to ensure social and economic justice for all, protects New Yorkers against Washington’s continued federal rollbacks and assaults on the middle class, increases education funding, reforms the […]

“The new state budget is nothing anyone should hang their hat on.  It is an aspirational placeholder of funding that may be available depending on how long the pandemic persists, the resiliency of our economy bouncing back and whether or not federal relief aid becomes available for state and local governments. “I voted against the […]

Source: Cuomo says NY’s coronavirus apex could arrive sooner

Source: New York City hospitals begin transferring patients to Upstate NY (report) – syracuse.com

Source: Sources: Albany Med accepting COVID-19 patients from hard-hit NYC

Source: Coronavirus Causes NYS DMV to Extend Vehicle Inspections | WRGB

State Adopts New Recreational and Commercial Slot Size Limits With Striped Bass Seasons Approaching, New York Anglers Are Encouraged to Get Outside Safely, Practice Social Distancing during COVID-19 Public Health Crisis The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the adoption of new regulations for recreational and commercial fishing for Atlantic striped […]

Source: Cuomo asks NYers to dig in for long battle with coronavirus

Source: Local angst about downstate travelers, patients as Capital Region cases top 500

Source: Corrections Officer Union President Tests Positive | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Potential $2B loss in sales tax revenue for N.Y. counties