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04.07.2020 Government

Approved state budget tweaks bail reform law, lacks funding for North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health

State lawmakers have approved a $177 billion budget for 2021 that accounts for revenue losses amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The budget forecasts lost revenues of at least $10 billion...

03.06.2020 Environment

Enforcement of statewide plastic bag ban delayed one more month

Enforcement of New York’s plastic bag ban, which took effect Sunday, has been pushed off one month after an eleventh-hour lawsuit was filed challenging the legislation. The lawsuit, filed...

01.12.2020 Government

Climate, transparency, gun laws all on Gov. Cuomo’s State of State agenda

Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off the 2020 legislative session in Albany Wednesday by delivering his annual State of the State address. “Making Progress Happen” was the theme of Gov....

10.04.2019 Business

New York’s vaping crackdown hits local businesses

Allan Patel of Kings Park owns 12 small businesses on Long Island — and five of them are smoke shops. With a statewide ban on flavored electronic cigarettes and...

09.19.2019 Education

Homeschooling could increase under new vaccine mandate

Danielle Good of Riverhead said last Tuesday that she has loved watching her 7-year-old son come home and tell her about his first few days of second grade at...

08.20.2019 Government

State wants you to pick new license plate design

State officials are asking New Yorkers to weigh in on the next official license plate design. Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a statewide survey Monday that asks residents to choose...

07.30.2019 Government

Palumbo to host event Wednesday on changes to STAR program

Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo will host an event Wednesday evening in Peconic to review changes to the STAR rebate program, his office announced.

04.10.2019 Government

Some limo regulations approved, including ban on U-turns

State lawmakers plan to host a public hearing addressing limousine safety after new regulations were included in the approved state budget, measures the families involved in the 2015 crash...

03.29.2019 Health

State amends opioid lawsuit filed in Suffolk County

The New York State Attorney General’s office said Thursday it has expanded a lawsuit previously filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court against the makers of opioid narcotics to include...

05.14.2018 Government

Vineyard View awarded $5.7M in financing for affordable housing project

The state awarded $5.7 million in financing to Vineyard View, a project aiming to bring 50 affordable apartments to Greenport.

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