Environment
New York Governor To Include Plastic Bag Ban In Budget
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said his upcoming executive budget would include a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in New York state.
Education
School Panel In Tamaqua, PA Postpones Policy That Arms Teachers
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School board members in Schuylkill County have voted to postpone a policy allowing teachers to carry guns in school.
binghamton
Congress Members Seek Probe Into State Agency Meant To Help Disabled New Yorkers
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Four members of Congress from New York including a Southern Tier Republican are asking the federal Department of Justice to investigate a state agency in charge of protecting people with disabilities from abuse and neglect.
Education
Another Study Retracted For Former Food Researcher From Cornell
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More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the “Joy of Cooking,” has been retracted because of problems with the data.
News
Invasive Beetle Threatens Cornell University’s Ash Trees
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Cornell University says it will cut down more than 2,000 ash trees in the next few years because of an invasive beetle.
News
Gubernatorial Debate To Go On – Without Incumbent
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four of the five candidates for governor in New York are set to participate in the last scheduled debate before election day — though Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t expected to show up.
Crime and Justice
Former NY State Senate Leader Sentence To Prison
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NEW YORK (Associated Press) Former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to four years and three months in prison Wednesday after his conviction on public corruption charges.
News
In Campaign Swing Thru Northeast PA, VEEP Warns Dems Will Undo Trump Agenda
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LITITZ, PA (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Vice President Mike Pence warned Wednesday that electing Democrats to Congress would undo the accomplishments of a president who just two years ago scored an upset victory in Pennsylvania, where the GOP is expected to lose seats in the House in November’s election.
Food and Farms
New Seedless Concord Grape From Cornell Available This Fall
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GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) New York grape breeders have produced a fruit that’s so big and flavorful they’ve named it after Mount Everest.
News
Cuomo, Nixon Spar In Only Debate Before Primary
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon swapped insults and clashed over policy Wednesday in their only scheduled debate before the Sept. 13 Democratic primary.