Archive for 'Statewide News'
DiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
From the Office of NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Audit Calls on State Department of Health To Improve Oversight of Managed Care Organizations, Seek To Recoup Money Where Appropriate June 4, 2024 An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that Medicaid-managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in […]
Posted: June 4th, 2024 under Corruption in Gov't., General News, Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Captain Christopher J. Garrow Memorial Bridge Bill Passes State Legislature
News from Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec A bill to name the Carpenter’s Flats Bridge across the Ausable River in the Towns of Ausable and Peru in honor of Captain Christopher J. Garrow passed the state legislature yesterday. Captain Garrow was a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police who […]
Posted: June 1st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Faces of Peru, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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World Turtle Day was May 23
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today reminded New Yorkers that turtles are nesting in May and June and encouraged motorists to ‘give turtles a brake.’ In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year by unsuspecting drivers when turtles cross roads to find nesting areas. “Vehicle strikes […]
Posted: May 30th, 2024 under Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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State Senate confirms Daniel Martuscello III as Commissioner of DOCCS
NYSCOPBA and multiple state and private agencies applaud the confirmation Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 25th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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$4 billion transmission line to drop into Lake Champlain
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Posted: May 24th, 2024 under Border News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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North Country Public Radio hiring a news host and arts reporter
North Country Public Radio is hiring a news host and #arts reporter. You’d host our 30-min morning show, Northern Light, alongside Monica Sandreczki and report on arts and culture in the Adirondack North Country. Salary: $58,459 #journojobs @currentpubmedia #pubradiojobs https://northcountrypublicradio.org/hiring.html
Posted: May 15th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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Gov. Hochul’s review of Office of Cannabis Management finds inefficiencies, inexperience, mismanagement; agency head to step down
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Posted: May 13th, 2024 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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NY Thruway worker struck by tractor trailer dies; 2nd worker seriously injured
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Posted: May 10th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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‘We’ve drained our savings’: New York cannabis farmers struggling to stay afloat
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Posted: May 8th, 2024 under Agricultural News, Business News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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From acid rain to global warming: Adirondack research faces funding crunch
Excellent, extremely well-written story Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: May 7th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Peru grad named SUNYAC women’s tennis Rookie of the Year
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Posted: May 2nd, 2024 under Faces of Peru, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru School News, Sports News, Statewide News.
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N.Y. unveils new healthcare worker scholarship program
Program aimed at helping to address skilled health care shortages Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: April 30th, 2024 under Heathcare News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Speaker Heastie Announces Enacted Budget Includes Critical Tax Credit for Parents
Speaker Heastie, Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene E. Weinstein and Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget includes $350 million to ease the tax burden on families through the Supplemental Empire State Child Credit. “This tax credit helps put money back in families’ […]
Posted: April 28th, 2024 under State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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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
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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