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Last week, investigators released emails and text messages from Malatras mocking Lindsey Boylan, an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after she called the work environment toxic in 2019.
An investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found the shooting of Tyler Green by police was justified to prevent the death of his child.
“We knew the Omicron variant was coming and we expect to see more cases. But let me be clear: We are not defenseless.”
Wolf has said it is a top priority to address what he says is a gun violence crisis affecting largely minority communities.
The 470-acre parcel includes the largest piece of undeveloped shoreline on Cayuga Lake.
Across the state about one in every seven positive COVID-19 tests is sent to a lab to be screened for variants. But some counties, like Tompkins, are able to screen nearly all of their tests.
The National Guard will be deployed to fill staffing shortages at Willow Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vestal.
“It would be an act of insanity to touch a woman’s breast and make myself vulnerable to a woman for such an accusation.”
“I’m not prepared to shut down schools or the economy at this time. That would be considered an overreaction.”
The findings are contrary to messaging from the Ithaca Police Department and its labor union, the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association.
“We actually intended to be working currently, like this fall. But because of supply chain issues, fiber is one of the things that was hit particularly hard.”
The Port is on track to process 740,000 containers by year’s end — up 15 percent from last year.
“When the threshold is at 60, many farms can make minor adjustments, pay a little overtime, get a few more workers, it works out.”
“Sadly, New York has been making the same mistakes over and over again on COVID.”
“This is an important step in modernizing the system and eliminating an administrative hassle for child care programs.”
The justice disqualified current Broome County District Attorney Mike Korchak from prosecuting the case, citing a potential conflict of interest.
“I think people kind of feel like the old governor’s gone. We have a new governor, and we’re moving forward.”
The court will hear arguments Dec. 8 in order to make a final decision.
“If it is knowable, meaning, it’s Russian or Chinese aircrafts, we need to know what it is.”
Hochul predicts a surge in the infection rate over the next few days.
The public transit agency for Tompkins County, known as TCAT, wants to electrify its entire fleet of buses by 2035. There is funding from the federal infrastructure bill that will help the agency reach that goal.
Suozzi says the polarization between the left and the right and resulting extremism is “killing” the country.
Newly-public data shows outbreaks among staff and residents throughout the pandemic.
City of Binghamton officials have been struggling to properly handle public records requests in recent months, sometimes outside the scope of state laws.
COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. So far, local governments have been left to manage the spread of the disease on their own. Now, some county leaders are looking to the state, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, for more help.
Federal funding is on the way to New York homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure.
A review done by the New York Daily News alleges Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin provided incorrect information during the vetting process before he took over as lieutenant governor.
The moderate increase to the police budget comes as Ithaca, like many other municipalities in the region, struggles to fill its existing vacancies.
A bill to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit was passed by a divided Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, but faces a veto threat from the governor.
The Assembly report finds that Cuomo oversaw a toxic workplace where he sexually harassed multiple women, and that he used staff to write and edit a $5 million memoir at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An investigative report into several claims of misconduct made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was released Monday by the State Assembly, and concluded that the former governor engaged in sexual harassment, used state resources to write a book, and more.
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said the facility will bring a couple hundred jobs to the area.
Funding from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package signed into law last week, will soon start making its way down to local projects, including broadband internet access.
“We are hopeful he [Wolf] does come to the table [on this bill] and we can help voters vote and help those who administer our elections.”
“How about this New Year’s resolution- that in the days after New Year’s that we say ‘everybody’ back in the office.”
The big issue for the Northern Border is the expensive and time-consuming requirement for a PCR COVID-19 test for Americans or Canadians to enter Canada.
“It was just such a stressful day-to-day struggle to figure out how how to make it through the week and how to put food on the table.”
The state expects the rule will cost water systems more than $121 million a year for treatment and monitoring.
“It is much harder to protect our communities due to the handcuffs that are being put on judges, district attorneys, and police officers.”
The Southport Correctional Facility near Elmira is one of six prisons throughout New York state that will close.
The school superintendents in upstate school districts who teach Native American children have joined forces to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul for a total of $60 million to pay for long-overdue maintenance for their school buildings.
The City of Binghamton and Johnson City will not receive state funds to cover legal fees associated with settling disputes with contractors for the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant restoration and rehabilitation project.
“There has never been a problem at the United States and Canadian border. We are deeply dependent on each other for our economic viability.”
Much of the rest of upstate New York has a positivity rate of 5% or more, higher than it was in the fall of 2020.
Reporting from news organizations shows Perry played a role in a plot to overturn 2020 election results in some states.
Some commissioners complain they were not given the details about the proposed book deal and it was improperly approved by JCOPE’s staff.
The bill would limit rent increases to 3% annually, or 1.5 times the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for rent in that area.
A new study from AAA shows the law appears to be changing people’s behavior.
Some obstacles remain before much of that money starts flowing to projects in the Keystone State.
“I’ll work with the Legislature to address this … to make sure their needs that they hear from their constituents just as much as I do, and we’ll get it done.”
“I’m directing our state mass vaccination sites to open their doors to the youngest and most recently eligible New Yorkers.”
“I think nothing is more political than to have a single, unitary executive making all the appointments and they are beholden to him to do whatever he wants.”
That’s a huge chunk of change, considering former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had $18 million in the bank when he resigned.
New York is one of just a handful of states that have exhausted the rent relief funding allocated to them by the federal government.
The City of Binghamton has been holding public meetings remotely for several months. But it’s not clear whether the city is fulfilling all the requirements under New York state law.
The PSERS board is debating how much to share with the public, how soon to share it — and how to cope with a pushback from employees.
“Each year despite the program’s stunning success rate, our veterans are forced to travel to Albany to advocate for funding for the program.”
Advocates for “Good Cause” eviction in Ithaca say it would give more negotiating power to tenants who are in a vulnerable position.
“I look forward to the benefits this historic investment will provide in modernizing our infrastructure for the future of Pennsylvania.”
Now a private citizen, Andrew Cuomo continues to deny that he ever touched anyone inappropriately.
“The effects of bail and discovery reform and the dismantling of our criminal justice system, has effected every New Yorker and made them less safe.”
“Right now juices and Gatorade aren’t covered by the Bottle Bill and we need to see those plastics get back into the recycling stream.”
Critics argue the real aim of the grants was to unfairly increase voter turnout for Democratic and progressive candidates.
“I think we failed our mental health community in the last few years, in many ways, I really do. We have so much more work to do.”
“We will be selecting 50 names of children who will be receiving a full ride to a SUNY or CUNY institution.”
To prepare you for the upcoming trial we’ve broken down the history of this case, where it stands now, and where it could lead.
“The only way we are going to say that New York is truly back, is when the tourism industry is back as well. I believe they are interconnected.”
In Broome and Tompkins counties, only about 27% of people registered to vote actually cast a ballot.
The Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County and the Willard Drug Treatment Campus in Seneca County are among six prisons closing.
This doesn’t get rid of bail reform, said Congressman Katko, but gives more power to judges to consider this dangerousness concept when considering bail.
The transition comes as several city departments have vacancies or are currently led by individuals looking to retire in the near future.
Opponents say the bills would lock in status quo for fossil fuels
“We have to be willing to stand up to the far left because…(it’s) destroying the party.”
The Ithaca Common Council voted late Wednesday night to move forward with the city’s plan to electrify thousands of buildings in an effort to decarbonize by the end of the decade.
Several counties reported about 32 percent of registered voters turned out at the polls or returned a mail ballot by Tuesday night.
“I would suspect that this is an example of the people who scheduled those initiatives choosing the wrong election to put those initiatives on the ballot.”
“We have put a lot of thought from the very beginning on how this is going to be structured in an effort to advance this project and protect the city.”
Republicans and Conservatives are claiming victory in the rejection of three ballot proposals that would have allowed mail-in voting in New York, same-day voter registration, and made changes to the state’s redistricting process.
The race between Democrat Maria McLaughlin and Republican Kevin Brobson was marked by big campaign spending and negative ads.
Republicans appear poised to maintain control of the mayor’s office for another four years.
Hundreds of local races across Pennsylvania are on today’s ballot, but determining who is bankrolling the candidates can be onerous.
“Everything else will unfold with or without my commentary, and that’s just fine with me.”
“I actually feel bad for the rest of the nation that has not caught up to us. We need a national policy on paid family leave.”
Binghamton’s mayoral candidates respond to the questions left unasked and unanswered during last month’s mayoral debate.
“With this Unity map, we have the opportunity to elect a candidate of our choice who truly represents us.
There’s a joke in Albany that the title “AG” stands for “Aspiring Governor”, and for good reason. Governors Andrew Cuomo and Elliot Spitzer were both attorney generals.
Democrats favor one set of maps, while GOP commissioners support a different plan.
Such programs already operate in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton.
Under the Cuomo administration, freedom of information requests often took months, or even years, to be fulfilled.
“Governor Cuomo has never assaulted anyone, and Sheriff Apple’s motives here are patently improper. Sheriff Apple didn’t even tell the District Attorney what he was doing.”
The western university group also got a brand name this month: Pennsylvania Western University, or Penn West.
“I want to empower parents and schools to do the right things first but if we’re not seeing adequate compliance…I will have no choice.”
“Is it or is it not an energy hog. If it is? If it’s undermining our climate goals then we need to take a really really careful look at it, including saying no.”
“We’re hopeful to get another $500 million,” Hochul told reporters in Johnson City on Monday.
Millions of dollars from special interests are pouring into the election, a clear sign of the potential future decisions that could hang in the balance.
The Chemung County district attorney’s office may raid a cannabis-gifting establishment in Elmira practicing “gifting.”
“Even though we have 90 days to develop a preliminary plan…we’re all hopeful that we can get it done much sooner than that.”
“We will take every complaint of harassment and discrimination seriously.”
While plans for the new Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences facility pre-date the pandemic by several years, its opening comes at a time when many hospitals face nursing shortages.
There are pros and cons to a ballot proposal that would guarantee New Yorkers’ rights to clean air and water.
The regulations follow guidelines set by the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which allows three mature plants and three immature plants per person.
The Wolf administration could implement new oversight of recovery homes by mid-2022, though challenges could cause delays.
“It flies as well, but it’s a weak flyer. So the main way it moves from place to place over long distances, is through human movement.”
The Census Bureau also estimates the poverty rate in Scranton is nearly double that of Pennsylvania’s.
The candidates strongly differed over the management of the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant.
The governor and Democratic lawmakers want to make affirmative consent policies standard practice at Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
“(The state attorney general) had a motive to draw every possible inference against the governor, who was a political rival.”
Educators say there’s a clear choice: Limit the spread of the virus, or risk going back to online and hybrid learning.
Both candidates will participate in a League of Women Voters Debate to discuss their candidacy and perspective on several policy issues impacting the city.
Experts aren’t exactly certain of any specific immediate legal implications of the amendment.
Everything you need to vote in the 2021 Pa. election, including key dates, how to find your polling place, and guides to the most consequential races.
“We have an opportunity here. Let’s make the best of it. Pennsylvania’s Hispanic community is ready to be a steward of change rather than victims of it.”
The IBEW’s now outspoken support of Greenidge indicates that opponents may face a broader front in their efforts to pass legislation implementing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining.
The New York Court of Appeals ordered the state pay the additional money 15 years ago, but the decision was never fully carried out.
“We know that the vast majority of people who go through the criminal court system in New York State, are lower income individuals.”
While the county can use FEMA public assistance to repair schools and other publicly-funded institutions, its residential neighbors are not eligible.
“I apologized for the pain that those poor families had to endure. It was a very emotional meeting.”
“At the end of the day, it was getting resources to counties that were struggling each and every day.”
The mutually beneficial system, enriches the campaigns of Pa. lawmakers, who in turn hire firms for all types of legal matters — and all paid for by taxpayers.
Governor Hochul, who was virtually unknown before she took over, has a 55% approval rating, according to the Marist College poll.
The decision only allows health care workers to request religious exemptions to the mandate, for the time being.
Schumer said the $1 trillion bill would create thousands of union jobs to complete federally-funded infrastructure projects.
Fiala endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection in 2022 during her first week as the Broome Democrats’ second-term party chair.
The lawmaker argues even though all 67 counties certified their results, the Department of State’s actions in 2020 deserve more scrutiny.
“All eyes are on what happens with this particular facility.”
The increase expected in natural gas prices locally, and around the world is partly attributed to the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We must never allow this unprecedented abuse of power to happen again.”
“At the end of my term, whenever it ends, no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment.”
The law will require better addiction treatment for prison inmates, and divert some offenders into rehab programs instead of jail.
The Senate proposal would end the ability of voters to place themselves on a permanent list to receive mail-in ballots.
The new Cannabis Control Board wants to ramp up New York’s recreational marijuana industry, that’s expected to roll out next year.
Newcomb said she wants to prioritize transparency, especially with the county correctional facility, as well as increase community outreach initiatives.
“These aren’t small repairs. A furnace is anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000.”
“Prisons are a hotbed of infectious disease transmission they have been for since they’ve been designed and utilized.”
Cuomo never submitted the book contract to the panel, and the full commission never voted to approve the arrangement.
Upset at leaks about a federal investigation of the PSERS pension fund, board leaders have cut off other board members from legal briefings.
The money will come from a $4.5 billion settlement reached earlier this year with Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family.
All of the state’s hospitals are required to have an emergency staffing plan in place to make up for shortages, and the Governor questioned whether those plans were deployed.
With two units closed, the nursing home has reduced its capacity from 300 to 216 beds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has widened the federal scrutiny of Pennsylvania’s mammoth public school pension plan.
The governor estimates that hundreds of hospitals workers have been laid off or suspended for refusing the vaccine.
“These folks here get an ultimatum and a pink slip, and a kick in the butt and sent out the door. It’s wrong.”
Treatments include “trap-trees” with a synthetic insecticide, a full-year applied pesticide, and treating any egg masses with a soybean-based product.
Licensed child care providers can now apply for one-time grants to help them retain and recruit personnel and cover operational costs.
When asked directly at the end of the event if she was running for governor next year, James jokingly interrupted the questioner and took her exit.
Dr. Bassett was previously the commissioner of health for NYC, but left to lead Harvard’s François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights.
“We provided them with access to resources and really talked to those individuals one-on-one to reassure them.”
Any household experiencing homelessness will be eligible to live there without income-based restrictions.
Company cites lack of environmental permits from New Jersey.
The order allows licensed health care professionals in other states and countries, as well as retired workers and recent graduates to practice in New York.
“Gasoline and diesel fuel vehicles are responsible for smog, toxic particulate matter that drives adverse health outcomes.”
“They can be prosecuted up to 25 years in prison if they’re convicted of running a trafficking ring. So it puts teeth.”
The FBI and federal prosecutors launched a criminal probe of the $70 billion PSERS plan in March.
The state has issued guidance that would prevent unvaccinated health care workers who are fired to collect unemployment.
“If the auction proceeded, the opportunity to preserve the land for conservation and public access could have been lost forever.”
Investigators said Dennis Brown inflated his income illegally and used the town’s credit card for personal use.
Later, speaking to reporters, the governor said she wanted to intensify the focus on reviving downtown areas in struggling cities.
“It does not have to happen, my friends, it does not have to happen. What is looming for Monday is completely avoidable and there are no excuses.”
Such reviews are only just beginning elsewhere. That includes in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
“There has to be some level of ‘Wow, this property is something that we would like to open to the public.'”
“I think I made very clear on my first day in office that I’ll be looking to build a new team. There will be other changes forthcoming.”
The pandemic caused an unprecedented number of temporary and permanent job losses, with over 4.7 million New Yorkers collecting benefits.
There have been calls for Howard Zucker’s removal over decisions he made during the COVID-19 pandemic, like decisions related to nursing homes.
“It’s like a race against Mother Nature.”
“We were also trying to run safe polling places and also deal with the additional attention that came from a very contentious presidential election.”
“I would be remiss not to note that over the last couple of years, there has been a great change, but they’ve really put a burden on our boards.”
“When we can get together and talk about where there’s common ground, we’re much more productive.”
“This is a major, major initiative to deliver clean, healthier air and more electricity to New York City.”
The compounds, known as Neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” have been widely used during the past 15 years in a pre-treatment for corn, soy and wheat seeds.
Molinaro, who currently serves as Duchess County Executive, was entertaining a second run for governor in 2022, but later joined other Republicans endorsing Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01) for that race.
“We’ve ended AAUCONNECT’s fraudulent practices and run out the clock on their illegal operation.”
“I’m honored that my peers in county government have elected me to serve this great organization at this critical time.”
“You’re not going to restore the trust of the people of New York if you keep playing the same games over and over.”
Instead of unveiling just one proposed set of maps, the commission released two versions.