New York State

Since the statewide mask mandate was announced last week, New York’s counties have grappled with how to implement it. Certain counties have embraced the mandate. Others have refused to carry it out.

Despite an increase in COVID-19 cases, fairly low vaccination rates and widespread booster rollout, the Southern Tier still has no state-run mass vaccination site.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to partially lift a ban on evictions for renters in New York state, which was set to expire this month.

"Many employers are begging for assistance and what we can do is pair up these individuals and get them the training they need, through state-run programs, with willing employers to help eradicate the spectre of violence by giving them an alternative."

To find out who wins this year’s Congressional contests in New York State will require patience. The pandemic transformed how this election was run in New York State. The vast number of ballots cast by mail before Election Day could lengthen the amount of time it takes to count all the votes. But that won’t mean there are problems with the results.

As of Wednesday, there were 540 active cases across the county, including 191 in Binghamton.

As the president of the Conference of Mayors, David said he will pursue increased federal funding and essential state aid.

“Those expenses still continue whether or not there are people here."

The New York Farm Bureau has asked the state, in recent days, to ramp up testing for COVID-19 in rural areas of the state, particularly at farms.

Hochul spoke with WSKG's Gabe Altieri as part of All Things Considered.