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SENATE TASK FORCE ON HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Report Examines Current Challenges Facing Individuals, Institutions, and Communities and Provides 11 Proposals to Help End the State’s Deadly Epidemic The New York State Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction today issued a... Read More.

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to 51 months in jail yesterday on public corruption charges. His son, Adam, was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Skelos used his position to pressure companies with business before New York State to make... Read More.

More than $3.4 million in Southern Tier projects are expected to begin this fall to help flood-prone communities plan and prepare for extreme weather events such as Tropical Storm Lee. The funding is part of more than $41.1 million in NY Rising Community Reconstruction... Read More.

The New York State Police has received information that an individual is contacting the public in Western New York, identifying themselves as the New York State Police and requesting personal information such as social security numbers. The number the individuals are calling from shows... Read More.

The New York State Office for the Aging reminds older New Yorkers that the Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7th. Medicare health and prescription drug plans can make changes each year to costs, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies... Read More.

A New York State Assemblyman has been charged in federal court with Bribery and Wire Fraud. 79-year-old Joseph Errigo, of Conesus Lake, was paid to introduce specific legislation. The legislation involved reducing the extent of local control over a pending development project in the... Read More.

The State Board of Elections is reminding all state residents to register to vote for the November 6th, general election. Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked by midnight October 12th and received by a board of elections no later than October 17th to... Read More.

The investigation into the crash of the limousine in Schoharie is continuing. Governor Cuomo said yesterday that the limo had failed inspection and should not have been on the road. Today, the attorney for Prestige Limousines said that the vehicle HAD passed inspection. It... Read More.

The investigation into the fatal limousine crash in the Albany area has revealed that the limo involved had failed inspection last month and it should not have been on the road. In addition, the driver of the limo did not have the appropriate license... Read More.

The Town of Lockport has been awarded a $10 million grant fund from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The western New York town, north of Buffalo, is situated along the Erie Canal. Lockport now joins Jamestown and Olean, which were the Western New York region's... Read More.