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State Owes $8.1 Billion, Second to Only California Despite recent significant payments to the federal Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF), New York is one of only seven states or territories with unemployment insurance (UI) funds that are in debt to the federal government, and the $8.1 billion owed in the outstanding loan balance is second only […]

Source: ‘Dismal session’ for Adirondack Park legislation after amendments fail

Source: North Country lawmakers vote against raising age for semi-automatic guns | NCPR News

Source: Assembly redistricting map faces another day in court

Source: Monkeypox identified in Sullivan County, first case in Upstate NY – syracuse.com

Source: STAR rebate checks come to some homeowners in time for governor’s June primary – syracuse.com

Source: New York: Gov. Hochul signs sweeping gun legislation package

Source: Adirondack Park Agency members confirmed by Senate

Source: State data shows record pace of prison violence | Sun Community News ALBANY | As the end of New York’s legislative session loomed, North Country lawmakers and the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association blasted the lack of majo

Source: New York lawmakers act on gun control measures following recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas | NCPR News

Source: NY Senate passes Bianca’s Law, inspired by images shared of CNY murder victim – syracuse.com

Source: Hochul, legislature agree to tighten New York’s gun laws in wake of Buffalo mass shooting | NCPR News

A new law will go into effect this month requiring owners and operators of motorboats to verify they have no invasive species present before launching in Adirondack waters. Clean, drain, dry, verify! It’s the law. #Adirondacks

Source: Abortion, gun violence dominate final days of NY legislative session – syracuse.com

Source: New York gas tax break begins Wednesday as gas prices near $5 a gallon – syracuse.com

Source: I-81 plan reaches final destination: Officials issue final stamp of approval for grid – syracuse.com

Source: Pending NYS law to replace “councilman” with council member on ballots | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Women in small towns seeking office would no longer run for “councilman”.

Source: The 2022 Albany Power 100 – City & State New York

Workforce Participation Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Unemployment Still High More Than a Third of Unemployed Workers Out of Work for 27+ Weeks New York City lags behind the rest of the state and nation in regaining the jobs lost from the onset of the pandemic in March and April 2020, according to an analysis on […]

Source: DiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students | Office of the New York State Comptroller

Source: Which Central NY school districts spend the most and least per student? Search 673 districts statewide – syracuse.com

“Immediately following the last public hearing on January 28, by a vote of 2-1, the Farm Laborers Wage Board members advanced a series of resolutions to lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours. The status of the Wage Board’s report to the Commissioner of Labor is unknown at this time.” Albany, NY – The New […]

Clinton County Health Dept. News Release Plattsburgh, May 26, 2022. On Friday, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced they were investigating two potential cases of Monkeypox in New York State. Since that announcement, one case has been ruled out and the second case is still under investigation.  “There are currently no cases […]

Source: Prison assault leaves officers with burns and possible broken bones | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | Two officers were seriously injured by an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility May 26.

Interactive Map Displays Bloom Locations and Informative Website Encourages New Yorkers to “Know it, Avoid it, Report it” The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Department of Health (DOH) today reminded New Yorkers to learn about and be aware of harmful algal blooms, or “HABs,” as the 2022 HABs […]