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Archive for 'State Government News'

Federal judge allows NY gun law to go into effect Thursday, but warns it may be unconstitutional

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Local leaders, COs and families rally outside Clinton Correctional

Union leaders and families stood unified Aug. 31 calling for a repeal of HALT Click here for the Sun Community News story 

ADK elected officials call on Gov. Hochul for clearer gun legislation

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Kathy Hochul is looking comfortable on her anniversary as governor

She has had eye-popping fundraising, a landslide primary victory and a huge budget full of wins. Click here for Coty & State New York story 

DiNapoli: Despite Challenges, Agriculture Among the Most Resilient State Industries During the Pandemic

August 24, 2022 – Agriculture in New York state paid close to $1 billion in wages and produced roughly $3.3 billion in gross domestic product in 2021, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The sector has proved to be among the most resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic, losing just […]

Stores requiring ID to buy whipped cream in New York state under new law

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Gov. Kathy Hochul announces $35 million in State Fair improvements

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Assemblyman Billy Jones and Speaker Heastie announce $1.3 million in funding for Plattsburgh YMCA

Photo Caption: Assemblyman Billy Jones, Speaker Carl Heastie, CEO and President of the Plattsburgh YMCA Justin Ihne, and board members and staff of the Plattsburgh YMCA This morning Assemblyman Jones joined New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to announce an investment of $1.3 million for the Plattsburgh YMCA’s new facility at the former CVPH […]

NYS is working on Peru’s sidewalks

The Peru Gazette posted this June 27, 2022, news release on July 4, 2022. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES NORTH COUNTRY PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH DISABILITIES  New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced that work will soon begin on a $1 million project that will provide sidewalk […]

Hochul updates COVID-19 guidance for schools

Quarantine no longer required for students exposed to the virus Click here for the Sun Community News story

TAP now includes fully part-time students

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Green CHIPS legislation wields economic punch for NYS

Bill said to create jobs, grow the state’s economy, and maintain environmental protection Click here for the Sun Community News story

STATE COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI RELEASES BOCES AUDIT

Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31) BOCES officials did not ensure the administrator returned forfeited funds from the health flexible spending arrangement (FSA), dependent care assistance program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the administrator had not returned […]

Facing $3 million deficit, SUNY Potsdam weighs cuts to majors amidst leadership transitions

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NY primary election voters face new deadline to change party enrollment

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Assemblyman Billy Jones joins local business owners to call on State to pay off debt to Unemployment Trust Fund

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the state shut down in efforts to stop the spread which led to an unprecedented number of unemployment insurance claims. New York paid $1.2 billion towards the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) in May but still owes $7.6 billion to the federal government, […]

DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments

Audit Finds Payments Were Made for Recipients Who Were Ineligible for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Program Coverage                                         Also, $2.8 Billion in Payments Spent to Cover Managed Long-Term Care Patients Who Received Minimal Care August 5, 2022 […]

Hochul still does not expect masks in NY schools this fall

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Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread

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New York Launches Healthcare Worker Bonus Program

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CSEA members to get 13% pay hike in deal with state

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10 corrections officers injured in Coxsackie prison melee

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Rangers locate murder suspect in Tupper Lake, search all-night for man and four children found in a Herkimer County drainage by NYS DEC

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DiNAPOLI: DON’T LEAVE YOUR MONEY BEHIND!

More Than $1.5 Million in Lost Money Returned Daily Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office will attend community events this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. DiNapoli oversees more than 46 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $17.5 billion and wants to […]

State comptroller Thomas DeNapoli’s audit report of a downstate community

Village of Bemus Point – Clerk-Treasurer (Chautauqua County)   The clerk-treasurer did not properly deposit, record, report and disburse village funds and was arrested in February 2021 and charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records, forgery, and official misconduct. In December 2021, she pleaded guilty to petit larceny and paid restitution to the village. The […]