ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Researchers predict less algae on Lake Erie this year compared to last, but that doesn’t mean no algae.
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Consumer Group Calls On Local Governments To Stop Using Toxic Chemicals On Public Property
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The Empire State Consumer Project has published its 2018 Government Pesticide Survey, highlighting the hazards of common pesticides used on local government properties.
Food and Farms
Food Stamp Benefits In Peril At New York’s Farmers Markets
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The company behind the software that turns SNAP benefits into the tokens used at the Rochester Public Market has announced that it’s going out of business.
Government
After A Lean Decade, PA’s Putting Money In Its Rainy Day Fund
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(Harrisburg) — Pennsylvania’s Rainy Day fund is now a little less barren. On the heels of a financially fruitful fiscal year, Governor Tom Wolf has announced the first significant transfer into the fund since 2007.
Education
Tuition At 14 PA-Owned Universities To Jump Nearly 3%
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HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — The price of being a student in the State System of Higher Education is getting steeper.
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Trees Were Cut For A New York Pipeline That Hasn’t Been Approved: Landowners Want Compensation
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A Pennsylvania family that lost more than 500 trees to make way for the stalled Constitution Pipeline project asked a court on Thursday to dissolve an injunction that gave the company access to their property, and to determine compensation that remains unpaid.
Health
Report: Amid Crisis, Doctors Writing Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
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TRANSFORMING HEALTH – Prescriptions for opioids fell 29 percent nationwide from 2013 to 2017, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Government
Algal Blooms: New York State Wants To Upgrade Septics, Stop Invasive Species, Increase Funding
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released action plans for 12 waterbodies affected by harmful algal blooms. The state is partnering with local communities to reduce and eliminate the blooms.
Energy
New York State Denies Application For Finger Lakes Propane Storage Facility
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is rejecting a proposal to put a controversial gas storage facility on the shore of Seneca Lake.
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Study: Airbnb Benefits New York’s Economy, More So In White Neighborhoods
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A Purdue professor has found that rooms rented on sites such as Airbnb benefit white neighborhoods, but do less good for black and Latino areas.
GOP Candidate For Governor Proposes Series Of Reforms For New York State Government
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro came to Buffalo Thursday morning, announcing a set of proposed government reforms. They include more independent oversight, newer standards for sexual harassment policy, the end of “pay to play” culture and term limits for numerous state offices – including the one he seeks.