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Latest state data reveals assaults on staff exceeded 2023 by October Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Income eligibility has been expanded so more seniors can enroll Click here for the Sun Community News story 

After Pandemic Highs, Annual Profits in 2022 and 2023 Still Modestly Above Pre-Pandemic Average October 9, 2024 Wall Street’s $23.2 billion in pretax profits for the first half of 2024 were a dramatic 79.3% increase over the same period last year and buoyed by securities trading, underwriting, and selling. Annual profits are currently on track […]

Nat’l Guard providing operational support Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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October 4, 2024, Plattsburgh – Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) presented North Country Honor Flight with $100,000 that he secured in state funding at Lake City Choppers in Plattsburgh before the first motorcycle escort departed to pick up veterans for the Honor Flights on Saturday. This funding will support North Country Honor Flight’s mission to […]

Amendments, public hearings and public comment period detailed Click here for the Sun Community News story 

New York also granted access to FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) and Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush (R, C-Black River) joined law enforcement officials from St. Lawrence, Clinton, Franklin and Jefferson Counties at a press conference to advocate for their legislation (Senate bill S.2147/A.5145) that would repeal the state’s “Green Light Law” for border counties. Under that law, federal, […]

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the adoption of regulations to implement a black bass (largemouth bass and smallmouth bass) tournament permit and reporting system. The no-cost black bass tournament permitting and reporting system will help identify the distribution and occurrence of black bass tournaments across the state. […]

1,089 Reported Hate Crimes Across the State in 2023, Up 69% Since 2019 August 28, 2024 New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years. In 2023, 1,089 reported instances, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes Act of […]

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Testing begins Aug. 15 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

First Public Pension Forfeiture Action in New York State August 1, 2024 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker, and the New York State Police announced today that a former clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County will be sentenced to serve three to nine years in […]

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Upstate New York, the new minimum wage will be $15.50 an hour. Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Petition can be found here: https://www.nysenate.gov/petitions/daniel-g-stec/dont-close-great-meadow                   Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today launched a petition on his official Senate website as part of his effort to prevent the closure of Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock. On July 18, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced that the facility will be […]

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All personnel and travel reimbursed by U.S. Forest Service Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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