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Source: N.Y. announces labor agreement with Police Benevolent Association | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a contract agreement with the Police Benevolent Association of New York State for a four-year term running until March 31, 2023,

Source: N.Y. announces labor agreement with Police Benevolent Association | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a contract agreement with the Police Benevolent Association of New York State for a four-year term running until March 31, 2023,

“Enforcement of New York’s COVID-19 booster shot mandate for medical workers, which was set to take effect Monday, will be delayed at least three months amid concerns it would trigger staffing shortages, state officials said Friday.” Source: NY delays COVID booster mandate for medical workers amid concerns of staffing shortages

Source: Lawmakers: DOT fee preventing access to broadband | Sun Community News ALBANY | A group of lawmakers is asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to unwind a 2019 tax that they  say is adding thousands of dollars per mile to the cost of broadband installation and preventin

Source: New York Pandemic State of Emergency Extended

Source: Vermont offered free rapid Covid tests to child care centers. Why are some opting out? – VTDigger

Overall Harvest Declined; Catskills Harvest Rate Remains Highest New York bear hunters took 1,346 black bears during the 2021 hunting seasons, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. “Every year, New York’s bear hunters provide DEC wildlife managers with valuable information to help guide future management decisions,” said DEC Commissioner Basil […]

Source: Local governments slam Hochul housing plan | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Jefferson County school district to change its “Indians” mascot | NCPR News

Source: Teen author receives assembly honor | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | On Feb. 10 Benjamin Giroux was awarded a New York State Assembly Citation from Assemblyman Billy Jones for being a published author at 16 and sharing his experience with autism with oth

Source: No Major Changes for Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Sen. Stec urges Hochul to reject farm labor decision  | Sun Community News ALBANY | Sen. Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to reject the Farm Laborer Wage Board’s recent recommendation to lower the overtime threshold for farm workers fr

Source: Mask mandate to end Thursday for New York businesses, but not for schools – syracuse.com

Source: Eric Adams calls for bail reform rollbacks at virtual state budget hearing – City & State New York

Source: Hochul’s ‘transparency’ vow called into question over campaign finance practices – City & State New York

Assemblyman Billy Jones, “With Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement today lifting the mask mandates for businesses, I want to thank local business owners and patrons for their patience over the past couple of months.  I agree with both New York State United Teachers and New York State Council of School Superintendents who have called on the […]

Source: Gov. Hochul lifts mask mandate for NY businesses, but schools have to wait. Here’s why

 Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced he introduced a bill that would create a Strategic Site Readiness Fund. The fund would provide grants to counties and municipalities for costs related to creating “shovel-ready” sites for new development projects (A.9114). The legislation would increase the number of geographic sites available to attract and expand businesses in […]

Source: First open-access fast chargers now operating in Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The New York Power Authority has announced the first fast charging stations open to any make or model of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Town of Plattsburgh.

Source: Hochul signs off on new congressional district maps for NY state – syracuse.com

Source: Clinton Co. IDA gets $1.4M for rail upgrades | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority has been awarded $1.4 million for expansion of commodity handling capacity and construction of an additional rail spur.

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, “New Yorkers empowered with information about their local governments can better hold their officials accountable. Our new interactive data tool allows residents to look into ten years of local finance data, including revenues, expenditures & debt.” Click here to see and use the State Comptroller’s tool. 

During the 2021-2022 hunting seasons, Environmental Conservation Officers patrolled the lands and waters of New York State to ensure hunters were hunting safely and in accordance with the State Environmental Conservation Law. With the final day of the open deer season now closed, ECOs compiled information about offenses. During the 2021/2022 hunting seasons, ECOs issued: […]

Source: First lawsuit filed under New York’s new Green Amendment – syracuse.com

Source: ‘Just between you and me’: FBI records reveal an EB-5 fraudster’s direct line to Gov. Peter Shumlin – VTDigger