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State Senator Tom O’Mara of Big Flats Wednesday joined his Senate Republican colleagues to urge Governor Cuomo and the state’s Democratic legislative leaders to reject new taxes, enact comprehensive regulatory reform, and take other steps in the 2019-2020 state budget to “reopen the door... Read More.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on Monday fulfilled his promise to sign the Red Flag Bill. The Bill, also known as the extreme risk protection order bill, prevents individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others... Read More.

NYSEG and RG&E continue to respond to outages resulting from extreme winds that sweep across New York State. These wind conditions resulted in flying debris, trees uprooting and significant damage to NYSEG and RG&E equipment. More than 101,000 utility customers have been impacted by... Read More.

The longtime men's basketball coach at Syracuse University struck and killed someone with his car. It was after 11 p.m. Wednesday night when Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim was on his way home from dinner following his team's victory over Louisville at the... Read More.

A former Cornell student will spend time in a federal prison after he was convicted of federal weapons charges. 21-year-old Maximilien Reynolds was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison in connection with his previous guilty pleas to two federal felony firearms offenses. The... Read More.

Governor Cuomo has fulfilled his promise to sign the Child Victims Act within the first 100 days of the new legislative session. The legislation ensures those who abuse children are held accountable criminally and civilly and that survivors of childhood sexual abuse have a... Read More.

Amazon has dumped its plan to locate a major facility in Long Island, but Broome County Executive Jason Garnar thinks the mega-company should give the Southern Tier a second glance. In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Garnar says the company has huge... Read More.

Some Pennsylvania state lawmakers are throwing their support behind Governor Wolf’s proposal to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to twelve dollars an hour by July. State senator Vincent Hughes says that with a currently minimum wage of 7-25 an hour, PA law is producing some... Read More.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul has several events planned in the southern tier today. At 10:30 she'll be touring the Binghamton School of Pharmacy and highlighting efforts and expansion there. At 12:15p.m., she’ll be in Elmira to tour progress of downtown revitalization initiative projects with... Read More.

New York State’s Association of Counties is expressing concern about the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana…mostly based on the cost to local governments. The organization says the Governor's proposal, if agreed upon by the State Legislature, will impact several areas overseen by... Read More.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced his fiscal year 2020 Executive Budget includes a three-pronged proposal to increase access to housing. The proposal, Cuomo says, includes legislation to prohibit discrimination against tenants based on source of income, limits security deposits to a maximum of one-month's... Read More.