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Lawmakers from both parties pass ‘safe staffing’ bills for hospitals and nursing homes Source: “Safe Staffing” Bills Pass NYS Legislature

Source: Educators could reap early retirement benefits | News | pressrepublican.com

A bill in the state Legislature sponsored by Assembly Member Amy Paulin of Westchester and state Sen. Leroy Comrie of Queens, both Democrats, would legalize a process by which human remains would go through “natural organic reduction.” The process takes about four weeks from start to finish and essentially just speeds up the natural decomposition […]

Senator Dan Stec today voted against legislation (S6362A) that would extend emergency tenant eviction protections for another four months. The measure passed the State Senate today and a vote is expected in the Assembly. “Early in the pandemic, when so many people lost their jobs and there was tremendous uncertainty, this law made sense,” said […]

Source: The Editorial Board: NY Hero Act needs changes to make safety rules less heavy-handed | Editorial | buffalonews.com

Source: GOP, landlords call for end to eviction ban | State News | nny360.com

Source: Nursing Homes Concerned About Funding For New Mandates

“Lawmakers approved a bill that would require lead contamination tests in the drinking water of public parks once every three years to ensure proper monitoring and remediation if needed…” “The state Senate also approved a ban on the use of pesticides at overnight or summer day camps for children as a way to protect water […]

Source: Stec helps lead push against gas-tax proposal | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Sen. Dan Stec is helping to lead a push against proposed gas-tax hikes, which Senate Republicans say will dramatically increase prices at the pump and on home-heating bills.

Source: Climate bill would tax carbon in New York | City & State NY

Source: Should NYS cull feral cats? – – The Adirondack Almanack

“All internet providers must offer high-speed internet at an affordable cost — $15 a month period, all equipment, all fees, etc. That’s the cost that they must provide to any low-income family in this state,” Cuomo said. Source: Cuomo signs internet affordability law

Source: ADK Visitor Interpretive Centers get new rounds of funding | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | Visitor Interpretive Centers in the Adirondacks will soon see a significant financial boost with new funds included in the 2021-2022 New York budget.

Source: Parole changes could be next criminal justice push in Albany

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that he helped pass the 2021-22 state budget, which includes funding that he secured for the North Country Veterans Association (NCVA) and other essential programs and services for local veterans. “Despite the fiscal challenges facing our state, I fought to ensure the state […]

Source: Albany shouldn’t raise taxes when it’s rolling in federal dough (Editorial) – syracuse.com

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that he helped secure $275,000 to support the North Country Chamber of Commerce in the 2021-22 state budget. “The North Country Chamber of Commerce is a critical resource not only for our local communities but for all of New York State,” Jones said. “The organization and its dedicated staff have […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that he helped secure several measures that will be included in the approved 2021-22 state budget to support North Country families and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Jones also will vote against the Excluded Workers Fund due to its flawed policy and concerns with potential inaccurate activity in an already […]

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Source: State Worker Raises Restored in Budget Deal

“New York’s budget has ballooned to a whopping $217 billion, which is an astonishing increase of more than $41 billion in just two years.  Despite the billions and billions of federal dollars to plug the state’s budget hole, this year’s budget includes more than $4 billion in new taxes to fund more spending. “High taxes […]

Source: Details emerge on the $212B state budget agreement | City &

  Senator Dan Stec today said budget negotiations underway in Albany include a proposal that would set aside $2.1 billion in unemployment insurance benefits to be paid to illegal aliens, ex-convicts and others working ‘off the books’.   The so-called “Excluded Worker” proposal was advanced by Senate Democrats last month as part of their one-house […]

Source: New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

Source: Lawmakers probe N.Y. cell service task force progress | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Upstate New York lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo March 30 looking for updates on the status of a state-funded task force created to probe cellular connect