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State to launch upgraded WARN Act portal to help workers facing layoffs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced plans to launch the new portal for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The portal
Delta Air Lines plane went off taxiway at Syracuse airport Tuesday morning
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Delta Air Lines Airbus plane went off a taxiway at Syracuse Hancock International Airport shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The
In Cortland stop, Schumer outlines plan to combat the drug Xylazine
CORTLAND, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday (March 10) revealed his three-pronged plan to combat the rise in the drug
People news: Herkimer College appoints campus peace officer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College recently announced it has hired Joshua M. Muzzi as a campus peace officer. Muzzi, of Johnstown, previously
Schumer pushes railway-safety measure after Ohio derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) calls his new legislative proposal a “two-track” plan to boost railway safety and to get railroads to boost transparency. The Democrat also said the plan involves an effort to “demand answers” on the steps railroads are taking to keep Syracuse and upstate New York communities
Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County. The village was awarded $3.7 million to complete four projects through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). These REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of future high-water events and
State awards grants to farmers’ market organizations
The state Farmers’ Market resiliency Grant Program has awarded $700,000 to 11 farmers’ market organizations across the state, including groups in St. Lawrence, Broome, and Onondaga counties, with funding included in the 2023 fiscal-year enacted state budget. “One of the biggest lessons that we learned from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic was the importance
Empire Center fellow says “climate of confusion surrounds CLCPA”
ALBANY, N.Y. — Almost four years after the New York State Legislature passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), most New York residents don’t know much about the environmental law, according to a recent Siena College poll and an analysis by a thinktank fellow. Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. fellow James Hanley
Juul Labs to pay some New York school districts, BOCES $3.6 million in vaping-marketing settlement
DeWITT, N.Y. — Juul Labs Inc. will pay 143 school districts and BOCES in New York State more than $3.6 million to settle their claims
March 8 public meeting set to discuss West Chestnut Street corridor in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Oneida County Department of Planning is seeking public input on the West Chestnut Street corridor at a Wednesday, March 8 meeting
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