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NYS must increase distracted driving penalties

Newsday 11 Apr 2025
Is driving distracted deadly? You bet it is. So why doesn’t Albany treat it that way?. In New York State, a first-time conviction for driving while using a cellphone carries a fine between $50 and $200 ... So why the disparity in New York’s penalties? ... ....
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NYS Department of Health celebrates National Public Health Week

The Record 11 Apr 2025
Improving Maternal Health ... Measles ... The New York State Quitline is a service of the Department based at Roswell Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo that provides free help to any NYS residents who want to quit commercial tobacco and vape products.
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Danger at sea — NY’s offshore wind power will kill whales, ground ships and more

New York Post 11 Apr 2025
New York’s offshore waters are on the brink of a man-made disaster, one that threatens marine life, coastal economies and even national security ... The damage may be irreversible — and New Yorkers will be footing the bill ... A deaf whale is a dead whale.
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NYS budget is overdue; it's time for action in Albany — again

Newsday 10 Apr 2025
The 2025-26 state budget was due more than a week ago. Albany lawmakers have authorized $1.8 billion in emergency spending to keep the state government running and will likely need yet another stopgap measure soon ... Gov ... Well, time's up ... Sign up ... ....
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NYS Fair, Erie County Fair to feature same concert — at very different prices

The Post-Standard 10 Apr 2025
31 show at the NYS Fair’s Suburban Park stage in Geddes (near Syracuse) ... Shaggy’s NYS Fair concert, on the other hand, is free to attend with admission to the Fair ... his NYS Fair concert for just $44.
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NYS Legislature passes a $2.4B extender as frustrations mount over late state budget

Newsday 10 Apr 2025
The emergency spending bill includes pay for state employees, including Gov. Kathy Hochul. Pay for state legislators is suspended until a budget is in place — a rule Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) proposed changing this week ... Assemb ... Sign up.
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Republicans in Congress — like NY's Mike Lawler — think Medicaid doesn’t matter | Opinion

Lohud 10 Apr 2025
Rally against threats to Medicaid funding at Clover Stadium in Pomona NY. Rally in the Valley against threats Medicaid funding at Clover Stadium in Pomona March 7, 2025 ... Health care is on the chopping block. Congressional Republicans — including Rep.
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The Parting Schotts Podcast: Rene Leroux on NYS Basketball, Hockey and Baseball Halls of Fame; ...

The Daily Gazette 09 Apr 2025
On the 450th edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” I talk to Rene Leroux about Sunday’s New York State Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and they look ahead to the NYS Hockey and Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies ... .
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NYS to pay $1.2M to former Auburn inmate who accused CO of waterboarding, assault

Auburnpub dot com 09 Apr 2025
A $1.2 million settlement was reached last month in a 2018 federal lawsuit by an Auburn Correctional Facility inmate who said a correction officer there waterboarded him and assaulted his genitals ... .
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Hochul, NYS lawmakers eye raising threshold to qualify for public campaign funds

Newsday 09 Apr 2025
ALBANY — As part of state budget talks, lawmakers are discussing new rules for publicly financed campaigns, making it slightly harder for candidates to qualify for public matching funds, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Gov.
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Federal firings raise uncertainty about utility bill assistance for low-income NYS residents

Newsday 09 Apr 2025
The firing last week of the entire staff of a federal program that helps low-income residents pay soaring energy bills has advocates concerned about a looming crisis for those already struggling to avoid service terminations. The U.S ... Emily G ... U.S. Sen.
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NY’s Main Street businesses need unemployment insurance fix now (Your Letters)

The Post-Standard 09 Apr 2025
Updated. Apr. 08, 2025, 12.16 p.m. A restaurant in downtown Syracuse is closed for indoor dining during Orange Zone restrictions in the Covid-19 pandemic, Jan. 5. 2021. (Katrina Tulloch . [email protected])Katrina Tulloch. By Your Letters. To the Editor..
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Curbside vs. drop off? Raleigh considers food-waste composting program

The News & Observer 09 Apr 2025
“I think there’s a lot of opportunities to be more sustainable and hopefully also reduce costs and lengthen out time for that landfill.” ....
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Putnam Lawmakers Urge NYS to Recognize EMS as Essential Service

Putnam County News 08 Apr 2025
At last week’s marathon meeting of the county legislature, Legislator Nancy Montgomery introduced the measure which received the unanimous support of her colleagues ... .
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NYS to host gun buyback in Syracuse

Auburnpub dot com 08 Apr 2025
Officials will be offering as much as $750 for firearms at a buyback program being held in Syracuse on Saturday ... .
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