App NEWS
EPA Soliciting Comment On Vapor Intrusion Plan In Elmira Heights
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Testing has shown some homes in Elmira Heights to have indoor air concentrations as high as 37 micrograms per cubic meter, over seventeen times the EPA’s maximum for homes.
App NEWS
Vaccination Rate In NY Prisons At 46 Percent, All Inmates Offered The Vaccine
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Among prison staff, 5188 have tested positive since last March and eight have died of COVID.
Andrew Cuomo
New York To Mandates Vaccines For State Employees
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Cuomo said his administration is doing a “full review” of its mask policies, now that the CDC has altered its recommendations.
App NEWS
NY Lawmakers Examine Challenges Faced by Nursing Homes
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“The key difference between a job at McDonald’s and a job at a nursing home should be a career, that you’re beginning a career. We believe we need to build that infrastructure.”
App NEWS
New York Spends $15 Million To Target Areas With Low Vaccination Rates
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New York is using those funds to target 117 zip codes from around the state with lower-than-average vaccination rates, though nearly 80% of those neighborhoods are in New York City or on Long Island.
App NEWS
Recent CDC Numbers Fuel Push For Overdose Prevention Centers In NY
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“Especially with that surge of the overdose numbers, it’s not going away, so why not just try it?”
Government
New York Public Health Law Prompts Changes At Summer Camps
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“Parents can rest assured that sending their child to camp will not mean sending them away from expert mental health care should they need it.”
Crime and Justice
New York Secures $1.1 Billion Settlement From Opioid Distributors
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“We’re holding them accountable and delivering more than $1 billion more into New York communities ravaged by opioids for treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts.”
App NEWS
SUNY Trustees Name New President For Oneonta Campus
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Alberto José Cardelle will replace Dr. Barbara Jean Morris, who stepped down in October 2020 after SUNY Oneonta became a hotspot for COVID-19 cases.
Government
Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Cross Canadian border Starting In August
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Children younger than 12 will be allowed to enter Canada with their parents or guardians if they follow public health guidelines.
Economy
Visitors Return To Theme Parks By The Thousands, But Finding Good Help Is Hard
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“The market certainly is much tighter than it has been in the past. There’s no doubt about it.”
App NEWS
Northside Binghamton Grocery Store Serves Thousands In First Six Months
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“It’s great speaking with a customer, someone who lives on the Northside, who reports that they’re no longer dependent on certain medication because of access.”
App NEWS
PA May See The Nation’s Strongest Post-Pandemic Sales Tax Boost
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Forecasters predict Pennsylvania will rake in nearly 15 percent more this year than last. That would be the largest increase of any state.
Education
SUNY Can’t Mandate COVID Vaccines Until They’re Fully Approved By FDA
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SUNY is pushing vaccine awareness campaigns and encouraging students and faculty to use vaccine clinics on campus.
Addiction
Recovery Center Holds On To Remote Meetings
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“Our numbers in person dwindled down to zero because we weren’t even in the building. But the reach that we made tripled.”
Government
Governor Defends, Explains New York’s Undercount Of COVID Deaths
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The AP finds that other states, including Pennsylvania, report death numbers that mirror the CDC numbers, and count all cases where COVID is either the cause of death or a contributing factor.
App NEWS
Study: Biden Climate Policy Would Have $1T In Health Benefits, Save Thousands Of Lives
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Pennsylvania would be among top beneficiaries of cleaner air
Health
Common Ground Health Report Reveals Racism At Center Of Public Health Crisis
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Black people in the Finger Lakes region face stark health disparities as a result of racism and the way it manifests, a problem magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anaplasmosis
Tick-Borne Illness, Rarer Than Lyme, On The Rise In New York
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“Our impression is that probably, you can find five percent, maybe even up to ten percent in areas, it definitely seems to be increasing.”
Energy
Within A Few Years, Renewable Energy In New York Could Hit 50%
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New York state aims to have 70% of electricity used, coming from renewable resources by 2030.
Crime and Justice
New York, Other States Announce $4.5B Settlement With Purdue Pharma
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About $4.3 billion will be distributed to nearly every state in the nation to help fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs; New York will get $200 million.
15 States Drop Opposition To Controversial Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Bankruptcy
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New York is among the states agreeing to end the fight to halt a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The deal shelters members of the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits.
Energy
State Report: PA Extracted More Natural Gas Than Ever During Pandemic
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Unconventional wells produced 7.1 trillion cubic feet of gas last year, even as national and regional natural gas prices dipped in response to the pandemic.
Crime and Justice
Critics: New York Doesn’t Need Another State of Emergency
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“Review some of the soft-on-crime pieces of legislation that have been passed in the last few years. I think the combination of all of those policies is having a big effect on this increase in violent crime.”
App NEWS
Senate Majority Leader Calls For Unilateral Opening Of Border With Canada
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On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from the U.S. would no longer need to quarantine.
Government
After Contact Tracing Data Breach, PA Sidesteps Scrutiny On Proposed $34M Contract
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The state’s Department of Health is working to hire a new company under an even pricier contract to take over its contact tracing program. The previous company was fired for a massive data breach.
Government
New York Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis, Outlines Plan to Address Crime
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“Gun Violence is not only taking a human toll. It’s taking an economic toll. So we have no choice but to address it. It’s the right thing to do.”
Ticks Suck. Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites
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With more ticks carrying disease than ever, here’s what you need to know about which ticks to watch out for and what to do if you get bitten.
Health
Lead Paint Poisons Thousands Of PA Children Each Year. Advocates Say It’s Time To Act
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Lead poisoning prevention experts are calling on the state to fund remediation and testing.
App NEWS
Gov. Cuomo Enacts Opioid Settlement Fund
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“It’s important that these companies pay up, it’s also important that the money go to where it was intended.”
App NEWS
Updated: Tompkins, Broome Co. End State Of Emergency Orders
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Broome County’s declaration will expire at 3:30 p.m., after 457 days in effect.
PA Users Can Now Buy Three-Month Supply Of Medical Marijuana
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“This legislation provides important updates to our state’s medical marijuana program to ensure that patients have improved access to medication.”
Wall Street Bosses Want Their Workers Back. That’s Good For The King Of Falafel
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Wall Street executives are pushing vaccinated workers to return to work, and that’s good news for vendors and other small businesses in New York that depend on workers from finance.
App NEWS
Tompkins Co. Prepares Comments on Draft Algal Bloom Measure
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The comments, drafted by the Tompkins County Office of Planning and Sustainability staff, ask the DEC to provide more specifics about implementation.
Government
COVID-Related Hospitalizations Drop To New Low In New York State
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The 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate for the Finger Lakes region is now down to .40%.
Government
New York Bill That Creates Opioid Settlement Lockbox On Governor’s Desk
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A bill before Gov. Andrew Cuomo would create a lockbox for anticipated opioid drug manufacturer settlement funds.
Government
PA Republicans Vote To Ban Vaccine Mandates At Schools And Limit Health Secretary’s Authority
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An amendment to the Senate bill designed to prevent “vaccine passports” would prohibit the secretary from ordering mask wearing and other public health measures.
Government
Fiscal Watchdog Seeks COVID-19 Data From State Health Department
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They seek a detailed list of data about the deaths of New Yorkers from COVID-19, including those tracked by the date, county and ZIP code, as well as confirmed cases of coronavirus by age group, race, and ethnicity.
App NEWS
Governor Cuomo’s Emergency Pandemic Powers End Today
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“The emergency is over. It will not be renewed.”
Addiction
A Look At A Lawsuit Filed By NY Municipalities Over Opioid Crisis
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“In my view, the county taxpayers shouldn’t foot a bill for a crisis that we didn’t create.”
Government
New York Lawmakers Discuss Mental Health And Addiction
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Members of the Assembly held an hours-long meeting, speaking with stakeholders in the healthcare industry on what can be done to save the lives of people dealing with addiction and mental illness.
Health
Unemployment Rates For New Yorkers With Disabilities Rose During The Pandemic
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“It was a cycle that individuals were kind of in the hamster wheel on, and some of them are just getting back to comfortable being in the stores now.”
Health
New York’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Falls Below .30%
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The infection rate for the Finger Lakes region is .54%. That is the second highest rate in the state, behind the North Country, but the positivity rate for all regions of the state is well below 1%.
Elmira Celebrates Juneteenth
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Elmira commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first Juneteenth event in the city at Ernie Davis park.
App NEWS
Ready For A Post-Pandemic life? Your Dog May Be Dreading It
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Experts warn that separation anxiety is a real possibility for pets who got used to having their people around all the time. There is a type of training that helps, but it requires time and patience.
Environment
What Researchers Are Learning About Air Pollution And The Pandemic Shutdown
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“The pandemic made it clear that traffic is an important source of pollutants for the air that we breathe. But the fact that we have this data will allow us to understand those interactions better.”
Government
With COVID-19 Waning, Cuomo Retains Emergency Powers
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Not everyone can immediately go back to normal. Unvaccinated New Yorkers still need to wear masks in public and practice safe social distancing.
Government
Governor Cuomo Celebrates COVID-19 Milestone By Lifting More Mandates
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New York is still in the process of reopening from the months-long mandatory lock downs, and Governor Cuomo says there are still dangerous variants of the virus that are spreading in other parts of the world.
App NEWS
Cuomo: New York State Fair To Open At 100% Capacity This Summer
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In May, the governor announced the fair would be open at 50% capacity, but with record low infection rates and an almost 70% vaccination rate, Cuomo said it’s time to open the gates all the way.
Government
Cuomo Says New York One Step Closer to Vaccination Milestone
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Rates in some low-income urban and rural areas are as low as 38.8%. The governor says local governments need to focus on those areas and give it “one more push.”
Government
New York In Tie For The Lowest COVID-19 Infection Rate In The U.S.
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“New York’s COVID-19 numbers continue to hit record lows and New Yorkers are ready to return to normal.”
App NEWS
Despite ‘A Little Bit Of Anxiety,’ PA Officials Say Most Activities Are Safe For Young, Unvaccinated Kids
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Acting State Human Services Secretary Meg Snead said parents ultimately have to make their own decisions about what’s safe.
Health
Baseball Hall Of Fame Hosts In-Person Ceremony Sept. 8
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The limited ticket event will honor Class of 2020 inductees Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons after the coronavirus pandemic scrapped last year’s ceremony for the first time since 1960.
App NEWS
Astorino: Parents, School Administrators Should ‘Show Civil Disobedience’ on Masks
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“We need school districts and superintendents to marry civil disobedience with common sense. And that is no masks for the rest of the year.”
Education
Finger Lakes Community College Breaks Ground On Nursing School Expansion
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The expansion will increase enrollment in FLCC’s registered nursing program by 60% and it will also allow that college to add a licensed practical nursing program.
App NEWS
Study Finds Increased Risk Of Serious Stroke Among People Who Recently Suffered COVID-19
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Young people and those with no COVID-19 symptoms are among those at risk.
App NEWS
New York Governor Revises School Mask Policy: Yes Inside, No Outside
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The announcement began a weekend of confusion and anxiety for school leaders, teachers and parents who said they would have to once again reconfigure classrooms and alter other protocols.
Government
Cuomo: Most COVID-19 Restrictions Will End Once Vaccination Rate Hits 70%
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“We hit 70%, we will be back to life as normal, or as normalized as you can be post-COVID.”
Government
New York’s On The Cusp Of A Health Care Overhaul, But Sticking Points Remain
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A top sticking point for the New York Health Act, which would create a universal, single-payer health care system in New York, is opposition from public sector labor leaders.
New York State Not Yet Ready To Change School Mask Guidance
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It looks like New York State is not ready to change its guidance on masking yet for grades K-12.
Health
Historically Black Sorority Work To Eliminate COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
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“There’s still a segment of the population who are apprehensive, who are on the fence, and that’s why this event is going to be critical.”
App NEWS
COVID-19 Killed Their Brother. Misinformation About The Virus Divided Their Family
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For some people, grief is complicated by attitudes about the virus among family and friends.
App NEWS
Over A Year Later, Some Folks In Quarantine Still Receive Food Deliveries
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Around the end of March last year, CHOW served 140 households a week. At the end of May this year, 10 to 15 households received deliveries.
Education
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium Set For Full Capacity This Football Season
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After June 28, only unvaccinated people will need to wear masks on Penn State’s campus.
Clock Ticking For New York Municipalities To Opt Out Of Marijuana Sales
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“The local law has to be adopted on or before Dec. 31, 2021. That’s coming up really quickly. It’s like a one or done shot. If you adopt it on Jan. 1, it has no effect.”
Health
Statewide Campaign Shows Tobacco Industry Targets Black Americans
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“You’ll notice that the advertising is different there. There’s more shelf space dedicated to menthol products. There’s more advertising.”
Government
New York Dems Push For New Abortion Access Fund
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“It is not just sufficient to say that abortion is a right that everybody has access to. We have to also make it accessible.”
App NEWS
Pandemic Redefines Mental Health ‘Crisis Calls’
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“Crisis is a very relative term, right,” she said. “What is a crisis to one person may not be a crisis to another.”
Food and Farms
Consumer Groups Claim Alarming Levels Of Lead And Arsenic Found In Some Major Vinegar Brands
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Some consumer groups are calling on the federal government to take a closer look at what they are calling alarming levels of lead and arsenic in some vinegar products.
Government
New York Offers College Scholarships To Teens Who Are Vaccinated
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Younger people were cleared for the COVID-19 vaccine later than older people, and they are getting vaccinated at much lower rates.
Small Business Owners Are Scoring Dream Spots In The Most Cutthroat Market: Manhattan
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There’s a silver lining to all those empty storefronts in New York City: Some business owners are snagging prime Manhattan locations ahead of the Great Reopening.
NYC Schools Chancellor Says Her Message To Parents Is Simple: Schools Are Safe
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The largest U.S. school district will reopen this fall with no option for virtual classes. Chancellor Meisha Porter says 70,000 employees have already been vaccinated, “and we need our children back.”
Health
Pandemic Was A Sleep Thief; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help
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The coronavirus pandemic has robbed many people of sleep. A specific behavior therapy that has a record of success may help those who are suffering from insomnia.
App NEWS
After Backlash, New York State Changes COVID-19 Child Care Guidance
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“Trying to get ten toddlers to keep a mask on is a feat that’s impossible. It’s very, very difficult. We can barely get them to keep their shoes on, let alone a mask on their face.”
Education
Bill Would Bar PA School Districts From Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations
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“Our goal should be focused on getting the vaccine to those who want it, but not punish those who have made a personal choice.”
Food and Farms
Should To-Go Alcohol be Made Permanent in New York After COVID-19? Restaurants Say Yes
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78% of New Yorkers want the option, implemented during the pandemic, to be made permanent in New York.
Government
Governor Cuomo Offers More Incentives To Freshly Vaccinated New Yorkers
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Meanwhile, Republicans in the state legislature say they want lawmakers to rescind a new mask mandate imposed by Cuomo on young children at day care centers.
Health
Experts Urge Vigilance In Fighting Tick Bites
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“Ticks are part of our landscape now, and they’re part of our lives, so if we like to be outside and enjoy all of what the outdoors has to offer, we need to be prepared to protect ourselves.”
Government
New York Extends Expiration Date For COVID-19 Excelsior Pass
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Governor Cuomo also announced that more than 1 million Excelsior Passes have been issued since New York began the program in March.
Government
PA Nursing Homes, Hard Hit By Pandemic, Seek American Rescue Plan Funds
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Providers’ groups say many long term care homes are on the brink of closure.
App NEWS
Gillibrand Pushes Prescription-Price Legislation In Binghamton
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“We saw drugmakers raising already exorbitant prices on hundreds of drugs while families faced unprecedented health challenges and financial insecurity.”
App NEWS
Cuomo Defends Early Pandemic Preferential COVID-19 Testing for Family
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“I was running COVID response for this state, so I didn’t want to get COVID, and precautions were taken.”
Aging
Gillibrand Addresses Issues Impacting Seniors, Caregivers In Town Hall
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Gillibrand, a member of Congress’s Special Committee on Aging, said making long-term care more accessible and affordable is among her top priorities.
Health Experts Focus More On ‘Long COVID’ And Potential Health Effects
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“My resting heart rate used to be in the upper 50s, low 60s. Just last night, I’m sitting around doing nothing, it’s 115.”
App NEWS
Newly Vaccinated New Yorkers Can Earn Lottery Tickets
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The top prize is $5 million dollars, but the Governor says there are also lesser prizes, with a one in nine chance of winning.
Government
In A Win For GOP Lawmakers, PA Voters Curtail Governor’s Emergency Powers
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The ballot questions were widely seen as a referendum on the Wolf administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
App NEWS
Despite CDC Changes, Face Mask Rules Still In Effect at State Capitol
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are easing capacity limits in the Assembly and Senate chambers, but masks will still be required during session.
App NEWS
Hartwick College To Require Vaccines For Fall 2021
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Several other schools across New York are also requiring immunizations.
Education
Study Shows High Confidence In COVID-19 Vaccine At Syracuse University
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“I think there is an obvious desire to get back to normal, and get their youth and lives back that they so dearly miss.”
Government
Cuomo’s Set To Be Paid $5.12 Million For His Pandemic Memoir, Tax Returns Show
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Of the initial payment for his new book, nearly half was taken out in expenses and taxes, and the rest was donated to the United Way of New York and placed in a trust for his three daughters.
Featured in Category
As Some Health Officials Resume Non-COVID Roles, Focus Turns To STD Increases
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“Obviously people not coming for prevention or care doesn’t help the situation, but I wouldn’t say the pandemic is fully to blame for the increase.”
App NEWS
New York State Adopts CDC’s New Face Mask Rules
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The governor says it’s still OK to continue to wear a mask, if you feel more comfortable doing so.
Full Reopening Of US-Canada Border Urged For July
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Since March 2020, the border has been closed to all “non-essential” traffic, and the shutdown has been extended on a monthly basis since then. Currently, the closure remains in effect through Friday, May 21.
App NEWS
New York Keeps Its Mask Rules; Other COVID Rules Will Ease Wednesday
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Connecticut and Pennsylvania promptly lifted their outdoor mask mandates. New Jersey, and Massachusetts, like New York, are waiting a little longer.
Government
Pediatricians Say GOP Vaccination Proposal In PA Could Put Children, Newborns At Risk
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The law would require doctors to let parents set their children’s immunization schedules.
New York State Begins Pfizer Vaccinations For Younger Teens
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The Governor also announced that beaches and pools will operate with 6′ social distancing, with the goal to reopen them to 100% capacity by July 4.
Government
Over Half of New York Adults Are Fully Vaccinated
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“Even if a younger person tends to be less affected by COVID, they can transmit COVID just as easily as anyone. So, we have to change the mindset.”
App NEWS
Cornell And NYS Public Health Preparedness Training Extends Beyond COVID-19
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“It’s the communities and the connectedness that we have within those communities. It’s the jobs that we have access to. It’s the type of income we have.”
App NEWS
Binghamton-Johnson City Wastewater Plant Board Withdraws Funding for Veolia Audit
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Binghamton is “still moving forward” with the audit.
App NEWS
Addressing Vaccine Questions, And Hesitancy, In The Classroom
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“That’s a personal decision, but it’s my job as a teacher to provide you with the information so you can look up the specifics, or we can look them up together.”
Education
SUNY, CUNY To Require COVID Vaccinations
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“You go to a SUNY school, State University of New York, City University of New York, you must have a vaccine to come back in September. If you must have a vaccine, get it now, if you have to get it anyway.”
I Came Close To Dying: Wall Street’s Most Photographed Man Is Ready For Normalcy
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If 100% of a firm’s traders are fully vaccinated, they can start sending more to the stock exchange floor. They can eat lunch in their booths again. Masks will be optional in some parts of the floor.
Government
NYDOH Suffers Backlash At The Hands Of A Disability Advocacy Group
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“We really feel that our population of loved ones is just being completely disregarded.”
App NEWS
Federal Dollars Give Hope To Mental Health Advocates Aiming To Launch Treatment Programs
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Lack of funds kept counties from using “assisted outpatient treatment” services in the past.
App NEWS
Tompkins Co. Soliciting Feedback On Plan For Harmful Algal Blooms
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The draft plan focuses on a broad array of areas that largely focus on limiting the amount of phosphorus running into the lakes
Government
As PA’s Primary Nears, Wolf Administration Campaigns Against Limits On Emergency Powers
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“Many of these disasters, while often short-lived, have long and complex recovery periods lasting weeks, months, and in some cases, years or decades.”
App NEWS
On The Road, There Are Few Options For Truck Drivers To Get The Vaccine
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“I’m surprised they’re not sending vans to weigh stations or rest areas and putting up signs to say, ‘Truck drivers, stop here and get your one-shot vaccine. One-shot and go.’”
App NEWS
As HERO Act Is Signed Into Law, Supporters Celebrate Its Worker Protections
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“It is not a cost saving mechanism to put your employees and customers at risk of death.”
Health
Broome County To Begin “On Demand” Vaccinations
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“You get the ten people, we’ll come with the vaccines.”
Government
Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, New Rules for Baseball Games
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Fans who are unvaccinated will have to sit in a separate, socially distanced section with a maximum capacity of 33%.
Blue Jays Confirm Return To Buffalo For Home Games In Bisons’ Ballpark
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The Jays, unable to play in Toronto’s Rogers Centre and unsuccessful in attempts to use another major league ballpark, played a majority of their home games in Sahlen Field last summer.
App NEWS
New York Lawmakers Mandate Minimum Staffing for Nursing Homes, Hospitals
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“Finally, we could have a strong law and tools we need to advocate for our patients.”
Government
Gillibrand Pushes Legislation That Would Lower Prescription Drug Costs
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“I think this is an idea that is deeply bipartisan. 88% of Americans support it, so I hope we can get some bipartisan legislation passed. If not, if we do reform the filibuster, this could be included.”
Government
New York Lawmakers Move to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through August
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The legislation would apply to both residential and commercial tenants who file a hardship declaration form with their landlord.
Government
Facing Burnout And Worker Shortages, PA Nurses Say COVID-19 Shows Need For Staffing Ratios
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Union members called on House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp to consider their proposal.
App NEWS
Many COVID-19 Restrictions Could End Soon In New York
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The governor said everything can’t be reopened all at once — it’s not like flipping a “light switch,” he said — and some restrictions will remain for now.
App NEWS
SUNY Campuses Allow Fully Vaccinated Folks To Go Mask-Free Outdoors
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“As we set our sights on the fall semester and reopening our campuses, we hope to be able to lift many more COVID-related restrictions in the weeks and months to come.”
App NEWS
Emergency Powers Ballot Questions Set The Stage For A Balance-Of-Power Showdown In PA
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“This does not kneecap the governor such that the governor isn’t able to operate as an executive.”
App NEWS
Restaurants Say They Need More Help to Survive the Pandemic
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“It shouldn’t take lawsuits and court hearings for our struggling restaurants to be heard.”
Government
Contact Tracing Data Breach Exposed Personal Data For Over 72K Pennsylvanians
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The state says it will not renew its contract with the agency after the incident.
Government
Cuomo Cautious Over Reopening NYC, Won’t Commit To Timeline For Reopening The Rest Of The State
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The governor says New York City and the rest of the state could open up sooner than July.
App NEWS
No Plan Yet On How Undocumented People Apply For NY COVID Relief
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The relief fund sets aside $2.1 billion for those who lost work during the pandemic, but, due to immigration status, were ineligible for unemployment benefits or federal stimulus checks.
Government
New York Legislature Ends Some Of Governor’s Pandemic Orders
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Restaurant industry groups hailed the end of what they called a “burdensome mandate” that further harmed businesses financially devastated by the pandemic.
App NEWS
INTERVIEW: Undocumented Farmworkers Push Through Pandemic, Sickness and Job Loss
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“We’ve seen people who haven’t been able to work for an extended period of time.”
Government
Fully Vaccinated New Yorkers Can Unmask Outdoors; Vaccine Clinics Accept Walk-Ins Starting Thursday
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“You don’t have to call; you don’t have to make an appointment.”
Health
Nonprofits Pick Up Slack In Vaccinating PA’s Communities Of Color
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Organizations meet new needs of people they have already built trust with.
Economy
New York Senate to Act On Pandemic Rules, Like ‘Cuomo Chips’ Requirement
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“It is time to begin removing certain restrictions and regulations that are no longer necessary, so we can safely reopen and rebuild our state’s economy,”
allegations
Cuomo, Broome County Leaders, Encourage Vaccination In Johnson City
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The governor was also asked about allegations of sexual misconduct and the state losing a congressional seat
Government
New York Lawmakers Expected To Set New Staffing Requirements At Nursing Homes
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“The pandemic has laid bare the risks to vulnerable nursing home residents that are inherent in a low staffing business model.”
Education
AutismUp’s Facebook Group Supports Caregivers
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“I’ll go inside the bathroom, just for a quick second, and I’ll cry. But then I’m like, you know what, let me get myself together, everything’s going to be OK.”
Government
New York Will Resume Use Of The J&J Vaccine
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“We have three proven vaccines at our disposal. I urge every New Yorker to take whichever one is available to them first.
Government
Public Health Leaders Work To Win Over PA Republicans Who Have Refused Vaccination
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“We need to identify, what’s the right message to reach those folks?”
Environment
Disposable Mask Pollution Concerns Environmentalists
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Environmental experts urge people to cut the ear loops off their masks before throwing them in the trash. Sea turtles, birds, and other marine wildlife can become entangled in the loops.
Government
Supporters, Opponents Of HERO Act Await Action By Cuomo
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The bill requires that the state health and labor departments design minimum standards for health and safety during outbreaks of airborne viruses and all infectious disease outbreaks.
Government
Pennsylvania’s Governor Gets First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
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All states were to have opened vaccine appointments to all adults this week, if they hadn’t already.
App NEWS
As Southern Tier Vaccination Rates Level Off, Strategies Shift
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“This early in the process of vaccine administration, to have difficulty filling appointments is concerning.”
Food and Farms
Bar, Restaurant Owners Want Midnight Curfew Lifted
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“Over and over, we’ve heard that we’re supposed to be following the facts and science. But as weeks turn into months, and months have now turned into over a year, we watched this administration change the rules without regard to either.”
Education
A Year Without Play: Parents And Experts Worry About Loss Of Social Skills During Pandemic
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“School is not just a place where they learn academics. It’s how they learn to get along with other kids their same age — how to navigate and negotiate all that.”
App NEWS
PA’s House Speaker Tests Positive For COVID-19
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While some of his Republican colleagues have said otherwise, the speaker is touting mask-wearing and vaccinations as “important to reducing the spread of the virus.”
Health
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop in New York, While Vaccinations Climb
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In recent days, the state’s COVID-19 indicators have shifted downward, with a decline in the statewide positivity rate compared to numbers seen in March.
App NEWS
Veterans Administration Halts One-Shot Vaccine Clinics
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The Finger Lakes VA system administered nearly 1,000 J&J vaccines. That included pop-up clinics in Rochester for veterans at risk of homelessness.
Government
New York Advocates Rally Virtually For An Aid In Dying Measure
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“Now, people realize more than ever that dying could come at any time, and we must be prepared for it.”
Food and Farms
COVID Vaccine Pop-up Sites Come To New York Farms
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Some farm workers are hesitant to get the vaccine because they are wary of interacting with the government.
App NEWS
Long Legal Fight Ends, Cariol Horne To Receive Her Police Pension
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Horne had been dismissed after a November 2006 incident in which she has maintained she tried to stop a fellow officer from choking a man during an arrest.
Food and Farms
New York Restaurants And Bars Seek Extended Alcohol To-Go Rule
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Restaurants, financially devastated by months-long indoor dining bans to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, say the rule helped some of them turn enough profit to keep from closing.
Government
New York Extends Curfew For Bars And Restaurants To Midnight
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“At same time, we caution New Yorkers. Don’t get cocky. The disease is still very much with us.”
Government
New FEMA Program Helps With COVID-Related Funeral Expenses
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The assistance covers things like transportation, transfer of remains, a casket or urn, clergy or officiant services, ceremony arrangement, burial plot or cremation, and headstone markers.
Education
Colleges, Universities Adjust To New Graduation Guidelines
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“You have to respect what’s happening with COVID, and make sure not only the students are safe but the family and friends that would come on to campus.”
Health
What Experts Know About Rare Blood Clots And Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In PA
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Risk of dying from the virus is 2,000 times greater than the risk of vaccine complications
Southern Tier Clinics Cancel Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Appointments
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“We don’t have the availability of doses like the state does that we can swap what we had today with a different type of vaccine.”
Government
Following Federal Guidance, New York Pauses Johnson And Johnson Vaccine
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“We do have enough Pfizer and we do have enough Moderna to keep our schedule.”
Relief Act Means ‘A Good Night’s Sleep’ For Food Industry, Says New York Restaurateur
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Chef Amanda Cohen, owner of Dirt Candy in New York City, says the coronavirus relief package’s $28.6 billion for independent and small-chain restaurants means many in the industry can stay afloat.
Government
New York State Faces Big Drop In One-Shot Vaccine Supply
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In the Finger Lakes region, 97% of vaccine doses received have been administered, according to the state.
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Essential Caregivers Back Federal Bill That Guarantees Access To Nursing Home Residents
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“The nursing home allowed her to die. I had no idea my mother was being neglected. They lie to you. You call on the phone every day, you’re FaceTiming and they’re telling you she’s fine, she’s great.”
Government
Excluded Workers Fund Doesn’t Require Prior Approval From Comptroller’s Office, DiNapoli Says
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The new fund is designed to offer relief to undocumented immigrants who, during the pandemic, didn’t have access to unemployment and other benefits, like federal stimulus checks.
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“There’s Just Not Room”: People Inside Broome County Jail Voice COVID Housing Concerns
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“Why house us with somebody we can constantly contract it [from] every time a new intake person comes in.”
Trenton Home For This Year’s Bisons, As Jays Return To Buffalo
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Buffalo’s ballpark underwent several capital projects and adjustments – paid for by the Jays organization – to help it meet Major League Baseball facility standards.
Health
Is It Allergies Or COVID-19?
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“Now, do I go take a COVID test every time I get symptomatic with my allergies? What do I do?”
New York Governor Comments On Allegation He Gave Priority COVID-19 Testing To Family
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Cuomo did not deny the allegations, saying that people who visited him during the early days of the pandemic received testing.
App NEWS
Binghamton City Council Delays Vote On Sewer Plant Audit
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The council plans to reconvene Monday, April 12 at 6 p.m. to resume consideration of agreement.
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Ithaca College To Require Vaccinations, SUNY Provides J&J Doses
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Students with medical and religious exemptions will be accommodated.
covid
After Months Of Waiting, PA Grocery Worker Celebrates Her Vaccination
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The 1B group, estimated at just under one million people, includes postal workers, manufacturing laborers, and others considered essential workers who risk contracting the virus at their job.
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Binghamton City Council Considering Sewage Treatment Audit Contract Wednesday
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Wednesday’s meeting will be conducted over Zoom and will begin at 6 p.m..
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Broome Jail Offers $10 Incentive To Incarcerated People Who Get Vaccinated
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The Broome County Sheriff said half of the jail’s staff has refused to get one.
Education
As Vaccine Eligibility Expands To 16 And Up, Officials Hope College Students Will Get The Shot
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“We want to get past this and the only way to get past this is to get folks, you know, vaccinated.”
Food and Farms
PA Restaurants Expand Service While Grappling With COVID-19 Case Increase
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Looser restrictions are complicated by a rise in cases fueled in part by more infectious variants.
Andrew Cuomo
State Ethics Commission With Powers To Investigate Cuomo Has Troubled History
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“If what the governor is alleged to have done is true, it’s a clear violation of public officers laws.”
Featured in Category
12 Years After Binghamton ACA Shooting, How A Community Heals
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“We are all human and we have to help each other, understand each other, and try to make sense of life.”
Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One
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“I think people fear what they don’t understand,” says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.
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NY Resumes State Prison Transfers, Relocating People Stuck In Local Jails For Months
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“Why is it state-sentenced inmates are being punished by not getting the same treatment as every other state inmate all because we’re housed in county jails?”
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Governor Signs HALT Bill, Restricting Solitary Confinement
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“Freedom from torture is the most basic of human rights, and yet every year tens of thousands of New Yorkers are subjected to it in the form of solitary confinement.”
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Wolf Still Won’t Say When People In 1B And Beyond Will Be Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine
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The commonwealth has been vaccinating 83,000 people every day for the last several weeks, according to Department of Health data.
Government
New York To Allow Universal Access To COVID-19 Vaccine Starting April 6
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“As we continue to expand eligibility, New York will double down on making the vaccine accessible for every community to ensure equity.”
Featured in Category
In Rural Chenango County, A Community Works To Keep Up With Vaccine Demand
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“It really, truly, is a Norman Rockwell experience.”
Government
Controversial Legal Protections for Nursing Homes, Hospitals Now In Cuomo’s Hands
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The law, approved nearly a year ago, essentially made it harder to sue those providers.
Government
Cuomo, Legislature Clash Over New Taxes On The Wealthy
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A recent study found New York’s over 120 billionaires increased their wealth by $88 billion dollars during the pandemic.
Crime and Justice
Assembly Impeachment Probe Into Cuomo Will Take ‘Months, Rather Than Weeks,’ Judiciary Chair Says
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The New York Attorney General’s Office is conducting its own, simultaneous investigation into the sexual harassment claim leveled against Cuomo in recent weeks.