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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.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is applauding the Pennsylvania Senate’s unanimous approval of legislation to require public officials and employees convicted of job-related crimes to forfeit their public pensions. DePasquale called for such legislation in his 2017 audit of the State Employees’ Retirement System... Read More.

With the commonwealth on a comeback, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Tuesday outlined in his 2019-2020 budget address a bold plan to move the commonwealth forward by building the strongest workforce in the nation that drives the strongest economy. With a comprehensive package of programs... Read More.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced $204 million to support 95 projects that he says will protect and transform New York State's health care system. Cuomo said this funding will improve patient care through the development of high-quality medical facilities and programs serving the inpatient,... Read More.

It appears Spectrum cable and internet service will remain in New York State. An order issued by the New York State Public Service Commission on Monday says, "settlement discussions are ongoing and the parties are considering proposed settlement frameworks and that these efforts would... Read More.

A 54-year-old Dryden man in Tompkins County was struck by a vehicle on Turkey Hill Road in Dryden Tuesday night and subsequently died of his injuries. An investigation revealed that the man was walking along the north side of the road pushing a bicycle... Read More.