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Source: New York Governor Hochul Affirms Her Support for Controversial Bail Reform

Source: Hochul appoints Office of Gun Violence Prevention director | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the appointment of Calliana S. Thomas as the Director of the New York State Office of Gun Violence Prevention. 

Source: New York mask mandate reinstated by court day after being overturned by judge – syracuse.com

Source: Local school districts explain continued mask guidance | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | School districts across Clinton County and the state were inundated with calls from parents after a downstate Supreme Court decision found New York’s current public m

Source: New York State Supreme Court judge rules Gov. Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional – NewsBreak

Source: Environment ranks high in New York’s 2023 budget – Adirondack Explorer

Source: There’s a lot of unspent money out there for child care assistance. Why aren’t NY families able to access it? | NCPR News

Source: Supervisors discuss Moriah Shock with top Hochul administration official | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Less than six weeks before the scheduled closing of Moriah Shock Correctional Facility, Essex County supervisors said the lines of communication w

Source: N.Y. to allow absentee ballot voting through 2022 | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to allow voting by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022. 

  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos began the new year on a high note by naming Captain Karen Przyklek as the Director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with DLE during which she played a vital role investigating environmental crimes, assisting […]

Source: Hochul selects Saranac Laker Barbara Rice to lead APA | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today joined several of his legislative colleagues in calling for Governor Hochul to end her healthcare workers vaccine mandate.  “Because of the Governor’s mandate on health care workers, we’ve lost 34,000 skilled workers. We had a shortage of healthcare workers before the pandemic – now is not the time to show […]

The New York State Department of Labor Wage Board was expected to decide whether they would be lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers from sixty to forty hours per week in 2020 but extended their decision until this year when they scheduled three additional hearings about the matter. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) testified in […]

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) issued the following statement after Governor Hochul’s 2022-23 Executive Budget presentation:              “After the lengthy, self-aggrandizing budget proposals of recent memory, Governor Hochul’s budget presentation was to-the-point. “At first glance, there’s several items in her proposal that would benefit North Country families and businesses. For years, I’ve advocated for tax relief […]

Source: The New York executive budget by the numbers – City & State New York

 “Governor Kathy Hochul announced her proposed budget today that will help move our state forward and will address many issues people are experiencing across the North Country. This included funding that will help the North Country get back to work such as $10 billion for healthcare, $31 billion for education including a $1.6 billion increase […]

“Governor Hochul introduced an executive budget proposal at a critical moment in our state’s history. As we continue our recovery we are faced with many challenges, but the proposed budget sets forth the Governor’s priorities to address them while also recognizing the importance of achieving and maintaining a long-term structural budget balance. “The Governor announced […]

Source: Gov. Hochul balances spending and saving in $216 billion budget | NCPR News

Source: With all of its problems, New York made time to outlaw little shampoo bottles in hotels – syracuse.com

Source: Local municipality opts out of retail cannabis | Sun Community News ROUSES POINT | The Village of Rouses Point adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2021 on Dec. 20 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Village Board. Click here to view New York State’s Policy 

Source: The leader of the Adirondack Park Agency, Terry Martino, is retiring | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo advisor takes post at Adirondack Council – Adirondack Explorer

DiNapoli Urges Policymakers to Examine Safely Reducing Number of Incarcerated Individuals The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021, but the population of individuals aged 50 and above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment under the age of […]

Plattsburgh, January 13, 2022. Due to the recent surge in cases, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced that local health departments are no longer required to contact trace for COVID-19.  During this transition, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) and Virtual Call Center (VCC) will continue to prioritize calls to lab-confirmed COVID-19 […]

Source: N.Y. unveils plan to address truck and bus driver shortage | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to help address a critical shortage of truck and bus drivers by significantly expanding the availability of road tests for Comme