Economy
Sports Betting Now Legal At Upstate Casinos
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The gambling is restricted to in-person bets at a casino’s designated sports lounge, as opposed to online or through mobile devices.
App NEWS
‘Absolute Disappointment’ In New York Over Delay On $20 Bill Featuring Harriet Tubman
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“There’s no question that Tubman being on the $20 bill is a huge boost not only to the park in Auburn, New York, but also to central New York.”
App NEWS
Landowners Threaten Lawsuit Over Lake Ontario Flooding
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“We’re here today because our government representatives and public administrators promised after 2017 that this would never happen again failed to provide oversight and monitor – they need to do their jobs,”
binghamton
Lake Ontario’s Shoreline Communities Welcome Proposed Marine Sanctuary
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All week long, New Yorkers have been weighing in on a proposed project that would help preserve some of the oldest shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
Economy
Tariff On Canadian Aluminum Took Toll In Oswego
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The Trump Administration’s decision to end the tariffs it had imposed on aluminum shipments from Canada is welcome news in Oswego, where the tax took a toll on two of the city’s largest businesses.
Food and Farms
Workers Center Of Central New York Wins Lawsuit Allowing Farm Workers To Organize
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“To all the workers – this is a tool for you that you can use this to have a voice, to improve your working conditions, to fight against wage theft, bad housing, discrimination in the workplace. This is something you can use to change that.”
Government
New York Mayors Call For More Transportation Funding
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“With flat-line funding we’re reactive instead of proactive, fixing roads that are breaking rather than trying to fix them before they deteriorate.”
App NEWS
New York Officials Worry IJC Vacancies Could Affect Lake Ontario
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Right now the IJC has only two members – two short of the quorum needed to make decisions.
Government
Lake Ontario Shoreline Communities Ask For Help As Water Levels Rise
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With Lake Ontario’s water levels about a foot above average, communities along its shoreline are trying to get help in preventing floods.
News
Federal Government Shutdown Affects Central New York’s National Parks
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The stalemate in Washington, D.C., that has created the nation’s longest federal government shutdown has shuttered national parks across the country, including several in upstate New York.