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From the NYS Office of Environmental Conservation Virtual Public Hearings on April 7; Public Comments Accepted until April 27 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced proposed regulations to implement a new statewide waste reduction initiative that supports food donation to help hungry New Yorkers and food recycling to […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that he helped pass legislation to support small businesses by excluding unemployment charges due to COVID-19 from being used to calculate an employer’s experience rating (A.2001). “The necessary shutdowns and restrictions put in place to help us battle COVID-19 have had adverse effects on many small businesses in the […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Pesetsky & Bookman, PC

Source: What’s in the state budget for the Adirondacks? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: CCE Essex receives $385k USDA grant to expand local food buying – – The Adirondack Almanack

January 26, 2021. To ultimately be successful in winning this war against COVID we need greater supply of the vaccine and we need all New Yorkers to continue practicing COVID safe behavior. Earlier this evening, President Biden announced allocations to states will go up 16 percent and that we can count on that allocation for […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Pesetsky & Bookman, PC

Source: DiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress | Office of the New York State Comptroller

Source: Cuomo: Vaccination rate among health care workers exceeds 70 percent

January 25, 2021. We expected that increased social activity around the holidays would lead to a spike in COVID cases and that the spike would eventually recede. We are in fact seeing that happening in the numbers and the trends now. The rate of transmission—one of the most important numbers—has now declined below one, meaning […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Pesetsky & Bookman, PC

Source: ‘Painful’ cuts proposed in pensions for teachers, state employees – VTDigger

Source: Governor sets $92M for Olympic venue improvements | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: NY vaccine debate focuses on seniors | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: GOP in Legislature blasts Democrats for redistricting changes

January 22, 2021. We are about to receive next week’s vaccine delivery. As we do, we’ll continue getting shots into arms as efficiently and as quickly as possible. I urge providers to refrain from scheduling vaccination appointments in advance of confirming their supply. Providers must be sure they will have the doses needed for the […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: New York state gives OK for high-risk high school sports: ‘Let’s go, baby!’ – syracuse.com

“Providers should only schedule appointments for an allocation you know you will receive. Don’t gamble!” Source: Click here News | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Industry, unions ask: How much will green energy cost New York consumers?

Source: Disabled being ‘elbowed aside’ as doses shifted to mass-vaccination sites

Source: Adirondack conservation groups bring priorities to Albany – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: DEC annual tree and shrub seedling sale now open – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: CVPH forced to cancel vaccine appointments due to lack of supply