The license plate with the most votes will become the state’s official license plate and will be available to customers beginning April 2020.
Arts & Culture
Annual ‘Cycle The Erie Canal’ Tour Grows
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“Going along and learning the history, you never realize the extent of it. I didn’t know there was different canals done along the way, I thought it was just the one.”
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Broome County Anti-Poverty Council Targets Housing, Transportation, Child Care
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The effort is part of a New York State plan to reduce poverty
News
Environmental Group Asks To Stagger Shipping On The St. Lawrence River
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It wants a shipping suspended several days a week this summer to allow more water to go through the Moses Saunders dam near Massena.
Government
New York Creates Safeguards Against ICE Facial Recognition Searches
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In New York state, a new law that allows the immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses has safeguards against such searches.
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Governor Still Questioning Safeguards Built Into New York’s Immigrant Driver’s License Law
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The first lawsuit has been filed against New York’s new law to permit undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses, as Governor Andrew Cuomo continued to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the new law.
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Tompkins/Cortland Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton On 2019 Legislative Session
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ITHACA, NY (WSKG) – The 2019 New York legislative session saw the passage of a raft of legislation that has been blocked in previous years. Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton spoke with WSKG’s Celia Clarke in the Ithaca studio. She represents Tompkins County and part of Cortland County in the state Assembly. Lifton spoke about the new farm labor rights, legalization of electrically-assisted bicycles and scooters, and why she thinks marijuana legalization is inevitable. The conversation begins with Lifton talking what she considers the most important accomplishment of the session.
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NY Suspends Highway Construction for Independence Day Weekend
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The work will stop Thursday at 6 A.M. and pick back up Monday, July 8th at 6 A.M.
Deputies Say Passengers Help Subdue Unruly Man On Flight Bound For Rochester
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Deputies say that other passengers intervened to help the flight crew, and then held and restrained Cutulle until it arrived at the airport.
Government
New Law Allowing Licenses For Undocumented Drivers Confuses Some County Clerks, Angers Others
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“Predominantly, these are folks that are not legally in the country and that brings up a whole bunch of other questions. I have some concerns about that.”
Peace Bridge Marks Completion Of $100 Million Rehabilitation Project
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By widening the span, crews were able to put in a new bicycle and pedestrian path as well as a new observation deck right at the U.S.-Canada border line.