Archive for 'Statewide News'
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
Posted: April 24th, 2024 under General News, Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: April 24th, 2024 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2024 under Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing and migrants
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Posted: April 22nd, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: April 20th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: April 19th, 2024 under Environmental News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: April 18th, 2024 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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Albany police officer ‘ambushed,’ shot during traffic stop; suspect dead
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Posted: April 17th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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New York lawmakers, Hochul agree on $237 billion state budget, 15 days after deadline
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Posted: April 15th, 2024 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: April 14th, 2024 under Corruption in Gov't., State Government News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: April 5th, 2024 under Environmental News, National News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY inmates suing to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
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Posted: April 3rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: April 1st, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, General News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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See state test opt-out rates for NY school districts for 2022-2023 school year
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Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Education News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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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 […]
Posted: March 25th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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New NY graduation rates out: Browse, search 2023 data for over 600 districts statewide
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Posted: March 22nd, 2024 under Education News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Statewide News.
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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, […]
Posted: March 21st, 2024 under City News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Gov. Hochul launches stipend program for volunteer firefighters
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Posted: March 21st, 2024 under Fire Department News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Prison jobs used to be sought after in NY. So why are thousands unfilled?
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Posted: March 18th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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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
Posted: March 14th, 2024 under Border News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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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
Posted: March 10th, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Statewide News, Veterans' News.
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Senior Services on the Chopping Block in NY
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Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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NY to offer big discounts to some first-time home buyers in Syracuse area. A few strings attached
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Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Business News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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See health-care jobs expected to grow fastest in New York by 2030
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Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Business News, Heathcare News, Statewide News.
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