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Under new budget, NY is the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave

“…New Yorkers will get 20 hours of paid time off from work for healthcare appointments during pregnancy.” Click here for the NCPR story 

DiNAPOLI: LOCAL SALES TAX COLLECTIONS UP 1.6% IN FIRST QUARTER

Clinton County (-0.4%) Growth driven by New York City, with several upstate regions experiencing a year-over-year decline for the quarter. Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.6 billion in the first calendar quarter (January-March) of 2024, an increase of 1.6%, or $87.3 million, compared to the same quarter last year, the lowest rate of growth […]

Statement by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on 2024 State Budget

Brooklyn-NY…“Anyone who views this state budget as a victory is deluding themselves. It’s too expensive, too expansive, too progressive, and too self-serving for the Democratic Party. The People of New York deserve to be outraged. “Governor Hochul, who loves to claim victory by saying how much worse her budgets could have been, has again done […]

New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing and migrants

Click here to view Syracuse.com story 

2024 state budget to expedite prison closures

Syracuse.com summary: “Additionally, New York will expedite the closure of up to five state prisons in an effort to save money amid the state’s declining prison population. The governor has until next March to choose which prisons will close. The state has shuttered two dozen correctional facilities since 2011 because of vacant beds, saving about […]

Hochul has authority to close up to five prisons in new budget

The governor granted the authority to close up to five state prisons with a 90-day notice Click here for the FingerLakes1.com story 

Gov.’s Grid of the Future study advances innovative ‘smart grid’

This story reads like a Governor Hochul Press Release  Study establishes goals and strategies for a grid using multiple power sources Click here for the Sun Community News story 

April 18, 2024 – Police make arrest in Peru homicide investigation

Kevin D. Kosza was arrested and was arraigned this morning Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Albany police officer ‘ambushed,’ shot during traffic stop; suspect dead

Click here for the Syracuse.com and Times-Union story 

New York lawmakers, Hochul agree on $237 billion state budget, 15 days after deadline

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Churchill: At new Bills stadium, the fleecing continues

Despite more than a billion dollars in support from taxpayers, fans are being told they’ll have to pay for the right to buy season tickets Click here for the Times-Union opinion 

DEC Announces Launch of New Podcast: ‘DEC Does What?!’

Biweekly Podcast to Spotlight DEC Experts Working to Protect New Yorkers and the Environment Premiere Episode Focuses on Impact of Upcoming Solar Eclipse on New York Wildlife New Yorkers Reminded to Plan Ahead for Safe Viewing Experience During 2024 Solar Eclipse The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) launched a new podcast, “DEC […]

NY inmates suing to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NYS Fair Entertainment Line-up

The 2024 NYS Fair Entertainment lineup, as reported by the Syracuse Hearld-American, is between August 21 and Sept. 1. Go to Syracuse.com for more info. More acts are usually scheduled. 2024 NYS Fair concert lineup Aug. 21 at 1 p.m.: Chubby Checker at Chevy Court Aug. 23 at 1 p.m.: Sophie B. Hawkins at Chevy […]

See state test opt-out rates for NY school districts for 2022-2023 school year

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Starting March 27, 2024, the New York State Move Over Law will expand to include all stopped vehicles

NewYorkStatePolice @nyspolice Starting March 27, 2024, the New York State Move Over Law will expand to include all stopped vehicles. Let’s work together to keep all motorists safe! Please slow down and move over! Governor Kathy Hochul reminded drivers that New York’s Move Over Law will soon be expanded to include all vehicles, improving highway […]

New NY graduation rates out: Browse, search 2023 data for over 600 districts statewide

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DiNAPOLI: 2023 WALL STREET $34 BILLION BONUS POOL RELATIVELY FLAT OVER 2022

DiNapoli estimates that the securities industry accounted for approximately $28.8 billion in state tax revenue, or 27.4% of the state’s tax collections, for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 Information from NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli  The average annual Wall Street bonus dipped to $176,500 last year, a 2% decline from the previous year’s average of $180,000, […]

Gov. Hochul launches stipend program for volunteer firefighters

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Prison jobs used to be sought after in NY. So why are thousands unfilled?

Click here for the NCPR story 

Third New York guard member identified in Texas helicopter crash

Jacob Pratt, of Rensselaer, has been identified as the sole survivor of the helicopter crash on Friday Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Albany Area National Guard soldiers among those killed in Texas helicopter crash

Casey Frankoski, a graduate of Columbia High School, and New York State Trooper John Grassia, of Schenectady, named by local officials as fatalities Click here for the Times-Union Story 

Senior Services on the Chopping Block in NY

Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS story 

NY to offer big discounts to some first-time home buyers in Syracuse area. A few strings attached

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

See health-care jobs expected to grow fastest in New York by 2030

Click here for the Syracuse.com story