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By WSKG Staff | March 14, 2018

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New York judge overturns governor’s mask mandate

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) A New York judge ruled Monday that the state's mask mandate can't be enforced, after it was reinstituted by Gov. Kathy Hochul over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker said in his decision that the state Department of Health didn't have the legal authority to implement the mandate, and that it was up to the state Legislature to do so if needed.
PA Republicans send doomed congressional map to Gov. Tom Wolf, likely handing the choice to state courts

The state Senate voted Monday to approve a Republican-backed plan that nonpartisan analysts say has a clear GOP advantage. CLICK HERE.
NY’s panel tasked with drawing new election districts calls it quits, handing the keys to lawmakers

New district lines for Congress, the State Senate, and the Assembly for this year’s elections will be drawn by the state Legislature after members of the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission called it quits on Monday. The commission — split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed officials — released two statements Monday, essentially saying negotiations would not continue.
Sheldon Silver, NY power broker sent to prison, dead at 77

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in federal custody. He was 77.
Poison Center says keep at-home COVID tests away from kids

SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) - The Upstate New York Poison Center has some advice for families getting at-home COVID-19 test kits: store them safely and keep them away from kids. The Center is getting calls concerned that a child has ingested some of the liquid in the tiny bottles that’s used to determine a positive or negative COVID test.