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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.
Researchers are recommending hunters get vaccinated for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus to deer.
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.
New York officials say they hope the state can lead by example with more ambitious goals.
The moderate increase to the police budget comes as Ithaca, like many other municipalities in the region, struggles to fill its existing vacancies.
For drivers who want to steer clear of the heaviest traffic, avoid the day before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after.
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.
Staffing shortages at Broome County’s Willow Point Nursing Home have forced officials to declare a state of emergency.
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.
A closer look at school board results in the vastly influential Philadelphia suburbs challenges any decisive electoral storyline.
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.
Broome County continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 138 new cases announced on Friday. The county currently has over 900 active cases, and a 7% positivity rate.
“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.
Williams is expected to frame Hochul as a hold-over of the Cuomo administration,
“Now every time we see it rain, or flood warning, we get scared and we flee our house.”
If there are issues with higher levels of spread and COVID cases, event promoters could include a vaccine requirement or COVID test for entry.
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.”
“It’s not because the volunteers aren’t trying, they’re doing the very best they can. But the number of volunteers are dwindling.”
“I will go after politicians who lie, and who think they are above the law. You know I will not stand for it.”
“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.
“If you’re not buckled up in the back seat, you are twice as likely to be killed.”
County officials attributed the rise in cases to residents socializing over Halloween weekend.
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.
“We want to help offer these necessary health screenings to members of the community so that we can begin to address these various health and social needs, because they’re not separate, they’re actually connected.”
Local officials and developers say new affordable apartments are breathing life into one Broome County neighborhood.
“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.”
The lower-dose Pfizer vaccine has arrived at health departments and pediatricians’ offices across the region.
“We will be selecting 50 names of children who will be receiving a full ride to a SUNY or CUNY institution.”
While the stresses of the pandemic led some nurses to quit or retire, others are getting ready to step in.
Among the Tops stores being sold to C&S are shops located in Cooperstown, Cortland, Norwich, and Owego.
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.
Just like foreign travelers, Canadians will need to show a negative COVID-19 test at the border to re-enter their country.
The measure would allow students to take a rapid test every day for a week, rather than quarantine, after potential exposure to COVID.
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.
“I think the Pa. GOP has shifted a bit from [wanting] the most conservative candidate possible to, ‘Who is the most electable?’
The transition comes as several city departments have vacancies or are currently led by individuals looking to retire in the near future.
A bomb threat at Cornell University on Sunday led to the evacuation of four buildings on the Ithaca campus.
“We came off an election (in 2020), where Democrats were all charged up to beat Donald Trump. They succeeded. So that motivator is gone.”
“I can handle this, bring it on, but right now, there are so many needs in this state.”
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.”
“You could probably assume that we have the same type of vaccination rate that the rest of Broome county does. So about a third of our sixteen to seventeen hundred employees are probably not vaccinated.”
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.
Republican candidate Scott Steve declared victory in Cortland’s mayoral race over Tuesday night. He leads Democrat Bruce Tytler by just over 200 votes.
Drnek ended election night with 1,152 votes. His opponent, Republican candidate Len Carson, received 718.
Republicans appear poised to maintain control of the mayor’s office for another four years.
Voters in New York appeared to reject three amendments to the state constitution on Tuesday that would have modified the state’s redistricting process and made it easier to vote, while approving two others on the environment and courts in New York City.
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.
“Mr. Cuomo is scheduled to appear November 17th in Albany City Court. At which point he’ll be processed.”
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.
“They’ll have an argument with the parent right in front of you where the parent says no and the child says yes.”
“We’re all just trying to get through a global pandemic. But definitely, they need some [additional] instruction when they get back.”
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 data clearly shows that we have a vulnerable population in our seniors, even if they’re vaccinated. So the rest of us need to do everything possible to help protect them.”
“You thought you could hurt us, but you didn’t. In fact, you did just the opposite. By doing what you did, you gave us another opportunity to come together.”
Longtime nurse Lolita McComb came to work early to support her picketing coworkers. But when she clocks into her night shift at 3:00 PM, she said it is likely she will be the only nurse on a floor with 41 patients.
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.
“If you’re disabled, and you don’t get to speak for yourself, then you lose your voice.”
“In reality, these proportions are devastating to our election integrity.”
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.
Two current members of the Oneonta Common Council are running for the position. Republican candidate Len Carson and Democratic candidate Mark Drnek discussed their vision for the city in a debate Wednesday.
“This is something that’s with us every single day. It affects our relationships, it affects our behavior, and it will continue to for quite some time.”
“We definitely recommend for this election that voters do their homework…know what these proposals are.”
“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.
Ken Butler will not be on the ballot, but has been rallying support for a write-in campaign.
“We’re at higher risk of these issues by virtue of seeking health care in a system that does not serve us.”
“This will allow people who have not properly registered to vote, to be able to register to vote on the day of the election, and cast a ballot.”
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.”
“15 simple words, each person shall have a right to clean air and clean water and a healthful environment.”
“The ballot is extremely long in several of our counties and they’re like up to three pages, which means that the cost of returning those ballots is more than just a single stamp.”
“What Jay Jacob did was wrong, it was very disturbing, clearly unacceptable and it was hurtful.”
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.
Many school district leaders have a dilemma — they have all this federal money, but they can’t use it to hire the teachers and staff they need.
“It’s safer, safer for motorists, safer for highway safety workers and more cost-effective than a quarter-million dollar truck.”
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.
“Your community, your neighbors, are working in those ERs around the clock, and they are tired, and they are getting really taxed.”
“They’re worried about inflation, they’re worried about jobs, they’re worried about all sorts of things. world affairs.”
“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.”
“It’s a unique archaeological case in that we’re searching for evidence of something that was really working hard to not be seen.”
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.
Gun ownership is on the rise nationwide, and with the biggest jump being among Black people, some of them have started gun clubs.
These races are more contentious than ever, but getting information can be difficult.
“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.
“It’s important, again, that we use these funds to provide lifesaving drugs, and lifesaving treatment.”
“I apologized for the pain that those poor families had to endure. It was a very emotional meeting.”
“They’re trying to figure out how to make their inventory as accessible to their customers as they can.”
“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.
A combined shortage of labor, material, and transportation has made it difficult for stores like Tops and Wegmans to keep many items in stock.
“You go back to the 1930s when thousands of people in Syracuse of Italian extraction, gave their nickels and dimes and quarters to build that monument.”
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.
As immunity wanes, more vaccinated people in Pa. are getting sick with the virus.
Workers who are represented by one of 14 collective bargaining contracts can still opt for weekly testing in lieu of a vaccine.
“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.”
“People are tired, and we’ve seen a significant resurgence here. There’s a significant demand in our emergency rooms, in our COVID unit, in our ICU, and so, we need all hands on deck.”
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.
Employees must get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8th or face termination.
“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.”
Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer faces 48 criminal charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project.
Cuomo never submitted the book contract to the panel, and the full commission never voted to approve the arrangement.
“That position has never been funded to the degree that it should be.”
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.
“We have a governor who has proven she can do the job and do it with distinction. We have a governor, who by any measure has earned our support.”
A shortage of veterinarians in New York State is making it difficult for people to find care for their pets.
“I think the decision has been made not to eliminate it, that we’re going to accept it.”