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Archive for 'State Government News'

DOCCS, NYSCOPBA update ongoing mediation

Further updates expected in the coming days Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Snowmobiler loses consciousness, reports pain after Fourth Lake crash; Chapel Pond climber injures leg after slipping on ice, receives carry-out rescue

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

DOCCS serving striking corrections officers with ‘legal papers’

Click here for the MSN story 

Mediations begin as New York prison protests, strikes continue statewide

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

New York Senate shuts down attempt to repeal the ‘HALT Act’

Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Lt. Gov. abandons reelection ticket alongside Hochul

Delgato expected to run for governor Click here for the Sun Community News story 

‘He bit a chunk out of me…’ Trauma still strong for injured Clinton CO

Note: If you don’t have a PR subscription, you may be unable to open it. It’s a good day to purchase a Press-Republican. We need to support our local daily newspaper.  Click here for the Press-Republican story 

New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike

COs to be considered AWOL, lose state-sponsored health insurance for participating in “illegal job action.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Two state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision buses vandalized in Cayuga County

Click here for The Citizen story 

Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons, inmates say they feel unsafe

Click here for the NPR story 

Hochul seeks to close more prisons, mandate that corrections officers wear cameras

Click here for the News 13 story 

10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks

Brooks was allegedly beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy correctional Facilty  Click here for the ABC News story 

COMMENTARY: What is going on at the Adirondack Park Agency?

Hostile work environment alleged  Opinion piece: Click for the Adirondack Almanac Commentary 

DOCCS rescinds 70/30 plan in effort to restore workforce

Also, it temporarily suspends aspects of HALT and announces no disciplinary action stipulations Click here for the Sun Community News story 

DEC Forest Rangers and partners come to the rescue

Town of Santa Clara Franklin County Snowmobile Accident: On Feb. 14 at 1:26 p.m., Forest Rangers Corey and Ordway responded to a call for a snowmobile accident at Little Rainbow Pond on the rail trail. At 1:41 p.m., Rangers arrived and brought a Saranac Lake Paramedic to the patient. The 38-year-old snowmobiler from Mooers indicated she […]

Hochul deploys National Guard to state prisons; judge orders corrections officers to end strike

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Gov. Hochul plans to deploy troops as prison officers strike around NY

Click here for the NCPR story 

Adirondack conservation organizations call on APA to drop motor vehicle plan

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

North Country lawmakers react to prison unrest

Stec, Jones and Simpson call on the state to address ongoing staffing and safety concerns Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Corrections staff strike at Clinton and across the state

‘It’s not safe in there.’ Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons

Click here for the News 10 story 

Adirondack Park Lobby Day slated for Feb. 24

Click here for the Adirondack Almanack Story 

Senator Dan Stec and Assemblyman Billy Jones express different remedies to recent correctional facility violence

Feb. 12, 2025 – Statement from State Senator Dan Stec on incidents at Upstate and Collins Correctional Facilities  “Between the recent chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility and today’s events at Collins, it’s more clear than ever that state policies like HALT have made these sites unsafe for correction officers, civilian staff and incarcerated individuals. […]

Applications open for Empire State Summer Service Corps Program

SUNY students encouraged to apply by March 20 for one of 150 paid internships Click here for the Sn Community News story