Category: Statewide News

Feb. 14 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced another safe year of hunting seasons, with 2024-25 seasons being the second safest on record. DEC released its annual report documenting hunting-related shooting incidents (HRSIs) and tree stand/elevated hunting incidents and the numbers are consistent with the low incident […]

Posted: February 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DOCCS, NYSCOPBA update ongoing mediation

Further updates expected in the coming days Click here for the Sun Community News story

Posted: February 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DOCCS serving striking corrections officers with ‘legal papers’

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Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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New York Senate shuts down attempt to repeal the ‘HALT Act’

Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement. Click here for the MYNBC5 story

Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike

COs to be considered AWOL, lose state-sponsored health insurance for participating in “illegal job action.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story

Posted: February 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons, inmates say they feel unsafe

Click here for the NPR story

Posted: February 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks

Brooks was allegedly beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy correctional Facilty Click here for the ABC News story

Posted: February 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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COMMENTARY: What is going on at the Adirondack Park Agency?

Hostile work environment alleged Opinion piece: Click for the Adirondack Almanac Commentary

Posted: February 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes

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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Corrections staff strike at Clinton and across the state

‘It’s not safe in there.’ Click here for the Sun Community News story

Posted: February 18th, 2025 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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Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons

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Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Farms in the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valleys could be key in conserving grassland bird species

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Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from NYS DEC

A Lasting Gift for Valentine’s Day Roses are red, Violets are blue, and Cut flowers don’t last, So what do you do? Composting Your Flowers—Roses and other cut flowers are common gifts that let someone know you care about them. However, this symbol of love only lasts a week or two. These spent flowers are […]

Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Environmental News, General News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY school districts ranked from 1 to 670 based on 2024 high school graduation rates

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Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Education News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Tariffs on Canadian electricity could mean higher costs for dirtier electricity in New York

Agreement reached between DOCCS and NYSCOPBA, workers could return Monday

Nearly 200 kids under 6 in NY went to ERs after exposure to cannabis last year

State to offer $80 million for flood resiliency projects

Onondaga County’s first wind farm stirs controversy: Who has power over giant turbines?

Corrections officers fired as tentative deal fails to end wildcat strike

Health insurance ending for corrections officers still on strike; National Guard still deployed

Prison guards on strike have a list of complaints. Does NY’s deal address them?

Mediator for state, union announces tentative agreement to end prison strikes

New York State Police changing color of troopers’ patrol cars

Labor relations expert weighs in on NY prison strikes

Successful Youth Deer Hunting Pilot Program Report Released