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Source: Mobile sports bets, more casinos and lower taxes: Hot gaming topics in NY budget debate – syracuse.com

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that the workforce increase would number in the hundreds once research and manufacturing partners across the region are factored in. Over the past two decades the facility on what is now the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus has grown into the center of a public-private ecosystem of academics, […]

Source: Showing digital proof of vaccination, negative COVID-19 test in New York

March 30, 2021. Today, vaccine eligibility opened up to all New Yorkers age 30 and up, and we are getting shots in arms as fast as our supply allows. We know the key to defeating COVID once and for all is getting every single New Yorker vaccinated. Nearly one out of every three New Yorkers […]

Source: New York is about to legalize marijuana. But it will take a year or more before you can buy it – syracuse.com

Source: APA at 50: A daylong symposium – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Universal vaccine eligibility opens in N.Y. next week | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | New Yorkers 30 and older can now begin to schedule vaccination appointments starting Tuesday, March 30 while younger groups will be eligible starting April 6.

March 29, 2021. Today, we take a monumental step forward in the fight to beat COVID. Starting tomorrow, March 30, all New Yorkers age 30 or older will be able to be vaccinated, and all New Yorkers age 16 or older will be eligible on April 6, well ahead of the May 1 deadline set […]

Source: Want to hike some of the most popular Adirondack trails this summer? You’ll need a reservation | NCPR News

Source: New York residents 16 and older to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 6

Parking Reservation System Will Increase Public Safety at Crowded Corner on Route 73, Support Safer Access to Trailheads The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) today announced the launch of a pilot reservation system that was developed in partnership to provide reliable access and address public safety at […]

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

From the North County Chamber of Commerce Beginning Tuesday, March 30 at 8 a.m., all New Yorkers 30 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Beginning April 6, universal eligibility goes into effect and all New Yorkers 16 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. […]

Source: Recreational marijuana in NY: Cuomo, lawmakers release details of legalization plan – syracuse.com

March 26, 2021. As we continue to move vaccination forward we also need to revitalize New York’s economy and make sure we reopen safely. To that end, today we launched Excelsior Pass, a free and voluntary platform for businesses & individuals that can be used to easily access secure proof of a recent negative COVID […]

Source: N.Y. to fast track cannabis legalization | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | According to the New York State Association of Counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature have reached a three-way agreement to legalize adult-use cannabis sales. 

Source: Local reps applaud new nursing-home guidance | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | After pushing state leaders for clearer and updated guidance, local representatives are applauding the March 25 change to expand nursing-home visitation policies.

Source: Vermont health officials report 251 new COVID-19 cases, a single-day record

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of Excelsior Pass – a free, voluntary platform developed in partnership with IBM, which utilizes proven, secure technology to confirm an individual’s recent negative PCR or antigen test result or proof of vaccination to help fast-track the reopening of businesses and event venues in accordance with New York State […]

Senator Dan Stec today said he is very pleased Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) aligned state nursing home visitation guidance with those of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The new guidance replaces a February state directive that required a facility be free of covid-19 for […]

Source: Letitia James seeks ethics probe into Covid testing for Andrew Cuomo’s relatives – syracuse.com

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

Source: Marijuana legalization bill ‘really close’ after lawmakers resolve driving roadblock | NCPR News

Source: Clinton Correctional Facility inmate dies from COVID-19 in hospital care