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Eligibility for state child care assistance significantly increased

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Gov. proclaims March 29 Vietnam Veterans Day

It’s been 50 years since the last American troops left Vietnam Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. to receive $100M to expand broadband

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Minimum wage increase? $21.25 per hour proposed in New York state

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Churchill: The state of the State Museum is embarrassing

Click here for the Times-Union opinion piece 

Violations of NY’s solitary confinement rules remain a year after law changed

A report by the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors prison conditions, found there has been “numerous departures from basic adherence” to the HALT Act Click here for the Times-Union story

Local governments say they face roadblocks in filling jobs

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

NYS drops COVID testing requirement for nursing home visitors

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Here’s your guide to the 2023 state budget fight

Click here for the NCPR story 

2023 SPAC Performace Schedule

Click here for the Schedule into September 

DEC Announces 2023 DEC Camping Reservation Changes

New Features Include Same-Day Reservations, Among Others The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced changes to reservations at DEC campgrounds for the upcoming season, including new same-day reservations to help add flexibility and ease to last-minute bookings. “DEC is excited to make some changes and updates to this year’s reservation window […]

DEC Announces 2022 Bear Harvest Totals

Overall Harvest Declined Slightly; Harvest Density Greatest in Catskills Click here for the DEC story 

Rents are still rising in Syracuse and other NY metro areas

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How a NY Cannabis Insider experiment led to statewide policy change

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DEC Reminds New Yorkers: Annual Residential Brush Burning Prohibition Starts March 16

Spring Burn Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins March 16 and runs through May 14. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush burning ban to prevent wildfires and protect communities […]

Saranac High School cheerleading team receives warm celebration before state tournament

Chiefs will compete in state finals for first time in 35 years. Click here for the NBC5 story 

New Yorkers are the No.1 movers to Florida. Find out why.

Click here for the USA Today story 

New York officials update overtime threshold for farm workers

NY will gradually lower the threshold for overtime pay from 60 hours a week to 40 Click here for the Fox News story 

Here’s why New York State inspection stickers are getting a new look

Click here for the Times Union story 

Marijuana Ballad of a weed grower: Josh Waterman’s rise from small-town dealer to the front line of NY’s cannabis experiment

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Mayor Rosenquest appointed to NY Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials Executive Committee

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DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform

Recommends Comprehensive and Binding Limits, and More Accountability to Voters New York state has one of the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented over the years in state budgets. Since the Debt Reform Act was passed in 2000, state-supported debt outstanding increased by $25 […]

Comptroller warns NY debt will jump 42% by 2027, calls for reform

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New York facing state government workforce crisis as retirements soar

More than 26 percent of the state government workforce is eligible for retirement in the next five years and state has lost 14,375 employees since 2020 Click here for the Times Union story 

NY cannabis regulators dinged by state agency for lack of transparency

Click here for the Syracuse.com story