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01.12.2021 Government

Economic impact of COVID-19 dominates Cuomo’s 2021 ‘State of the State’

In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, national division and economic uncertainty, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State address set a hopeful tone for the year...

01.11.2021 COVID-19

Expanded group of New Yorkers now eligible to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

A new state website for eligible members of Group 1B to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine is now live. The next round of eligibility includes people age 75...

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...

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