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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
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Vernon Downs Rejects Woodstock 50 For A Third Time
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The festival is without a home less than a month before the scheduled start
Environment
National Group Goes After Invasive Mussels In The Great Lakes
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Quagga mussels have few natural predators, and have been successful in the Great Lakes and other lakes across North America since being carried here by ships from Europe in the 1980s.
Economy
In Pilot Program, Wegmans In Ithaca And Corning To Eliminate Plastic Bags
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Wegmans says that paper grocery bags will continue to be available, but 5 cents will be charged for each bag.
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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.
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After Recent Murder-Suicide, New York Senator Calls For More Prevention Funds
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“These don’t have to be psychiatrists or neurologists, just people who generally provide health care to recognize tell-tale signs. We’ve done some of this in mental illness and it’s much improved.
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PA Attorney General Hopes Equifax Settlement Is A Warning To Similar Companies
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“If you’re going to be obtaining personal information from people, it’s important that you invest that money to protect their information, or you could be facing something similar.”
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New Oversight In Place After PA GOP Chair Resigns
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A spokesman for newly elected Lawrence Tabas said a compliance officer will be tasked with enforcing the party’s legal and ethical rules.
Government
Advocacy Groups Attempt To Halt PA’s Imminent Repeal Of General Assistance
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Two advocacy groups are suing Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services over the repeal of a small cash assistance program for poor people who don’t qualify for other aid.
Crime and Justice
Advocates Seek Stricter Limits To Solitary Confinement
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“In New York, people regularly spend months and years and even decades in solitary confinement. People have spent 30 years (there). It’s barbaric. It has to stop.”