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The new rule doesn’t apply to essential services like supermarkets, pharmacies, medical facilities, the media and gas stations. Read More: Cuomo: No More Than 25% of Company’s Workforce Can Leave Home

Source: Cuomo signs bill to guarantee sick leave for New Yorkers during COVID-19 outbreak

Source: Cuomo: NY businesses required to keep 50 percent of workforce home | wgrz.com

Source: Non-Essential Employees Statewide Not to Report to Work Beginning March 17 | OPWDD

Dear Fellow New Yorker, I write to update you on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). During this pandemic, I cannot implore you enough to social distance — which means limiting all in-person social interactions as much as possible. Experts agree that staying apart is critical if we want to reduce the strain on our health care system […]

Source: NY, CT, NJ to close restaurants, gyms, bars, and more starting Monday night as NY cases rise to 950 | News 4 Buffalo

Source: Coronavirus: State officials are enforcing crowd limits at bars/restaurants – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo suspends candidate petition process | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

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Source: State Corrections suspends prison visit over COVID-19 concerns | wgrz.com

Source: First major part of NY Thruway’s $355M cashless system installed near Syracuse (video) – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo: Requirement to have 180 school days waived; decision to close up to districts – syracuse.com

Source: NY state workers to get 2 weeks’ paid leave if ordered into COVID-19 quarantine – syracuse.com

Annual Burn Ban Has Decreased Spring Wildfires 42.6 Percent Since 2009 Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16 and run through May 14. With spring approaching, DEC is reminding residents […]

Source: Coronavirus in NY: Most nursing homes dogged by poor infection control – syracuse.com

Source: New York State to contract private labs to assist in coronavirus testing – amNewYork

Source: BREAKING: All SUNY schools to move to distance learning for spring semester | NCPR News

Source: Coronavirus in NY: Officials wrestle with expanding quarantines

Funding Available Through the Consolidated Funding Application Not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) can apply for funding to undertake Census outreach efforts in hard-to-reach communities. Governor Cuomo is committed to ensuring New Yorkers receive the representation and resources they deserve. To aid in this effort, the Governor has launched a $60 million statewide campaign to ensure every New […]

A new report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the challenges faced by the state’s school districts are as varied as the state itself. Regional factors including the local economy, labor force mix and demographics all have implications for spending, pupil outcomes and the delivery of services, including special education. The report […]

Source: State doesn’t have equipment, data to properly regulate Spectrum, audit finds – syracuse.com

Source: Coronavirus in New York: Andrew Cuomo gets $40M, more power to respond

The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or another suitable person outside the foster care system, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Office of Children […]

Times Union Opinion Piece: Source: Churchill: Paying attention to New York’s population slide

Source: The Plastic Bag Ban: What It Means For You – – The Adirondack Almanack