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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

Source: Breaking: Illegal Adirondack resort fined $438k, ordered to shut down | NCPR News

Source: Feds say new Cuomo offer could resolve trusted traveler dispute – The Buffalo News

Source: Viewpoint: State Facilitating Unlimited Access to High Peaks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Franklin County DA: Bail reform problems appearing as expected | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: NYS Fair cuts ticket price to 1980 level – syracuse.com

Source: NY Gov. Cuomo Pushes For Flavored Vaping Ban | WAMC

Source: Report: New York education funding inequitable, inadequate

Source: Cuomo shifting worker salaries offline amid budget crunch

Source: APA considers $1.5 million in fines against “illegal” Adirondack resort | NCPR News

Source: Medicaid cuts cause 71 layoffs at Syracuse-based Nascentia Health, company says – syracuse.com

Comptroller Encourages Transparency During Medicaid Redesign Team’s Deliberations, Raises Concerns About Accounting Changes   February 14, 2020 Despite projections for healthy gains in tax receipts and continued growth in the economy, the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 Executive Budget reflects significant fiscal challenges related, in part, to higher than expected spending in the Medicaid program, […]

Despite projections for healthy gains in tax receipts and continued growth in the economy, the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 Executive Budget reflects significant fiscal challenges related, in part, to higher than expected spending in the Medicaid program, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. With a budget […]

Program to Recognize Dedication and Volunteer Service of Partner Organizations, Individuals, Educational Institutions, and Municipalities Nominations Accepted through April 30 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting nominations for the inaugural 2020 Stewardship Appreciation Awards, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Partnerships are invaluable to DEC’s efforts to promote outdoor […]

Source: Global Entry Ban: Cuomo Offers Compromise to Trump on N.Y. Applicants – The New York Times

Source: A clear look at the plastic bag ban | Business | nny360.com

Source: DEC Releases 2019 Hunter Accident Statistics – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: State, feds draw battle lines over Trump border edict, Green Light Law – The Buffalo News

Source: State takes step back from tightening rules on private schools, to seek compromise | Newsday

Applications are now available for DEC’s cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program. The program provides pheasant hunting opportunities through a partnership among DEC, hunters, 4-H youth, and interested landowners. The program is funded through the State Conservation Fund from license fees paid by hunters, trappers, and anglers. In 2019, DEC distributed more than 31,500 day-old pheasant […]

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces First Free Fishing Weekend Of 2020 | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

From the office of NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the third quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 was 5.28 percent for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2019, with an estimated value of $225.9 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. […]