New York State
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Seems like the price of everything continues to rise by the minute. However, the New York State Senate and Assembly have passed a bill to make diapers exempt from all sales tax in New York. In addition to cutting some sales tax on some essentials, New York is looking to apply this to diapers as […]
If you haven’t been following this latest case, orthopox/monkeypox is a rare viral illness that does not usually cause serious illness, but may result in hospitalization or death, according to the New York State Health Department. A Sullivan County resident was diagnosed with orthopoxvirus, making this now nine orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases confirmed statewide, with eight of […]
You know it’s summer when construction season starts! Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a 26.5-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway in Western New York is getting a $46 million investment. Two projects will resurface lanes on the Thruway across Genesee County. Project One, a $23.4 million pavement improvement project, is already underway […]
New editions were unveiled at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC) planetarium. Two new exhibits have opened: “Rochester’s Eyes in Space” and “Same Sky.” These new exhibits are available to view for free in the lobby before and after regularly scheduled shows. Hillary Olson, President, and CEO at RMSC stated: “These new exhibitions help […]
A new bill has passed by lawmakers in New York that will affect warehouse productivity in the state. This will also affect the metrics used by Amazon which has come under fire lately for the treatment of its workers. Labor and safety advocates have criticized Amazon for quotas that require workers in warehouses to work […]
In the latest bill passed by New York lawmakers, New York has passed a bill targeting the use of warehouse productivity quotas. The legislation aims to curtail metrics used by Amazon that have come under more scrutiny in the past few years, as labor and safety advocates have long criticized Amazon for quotas that log […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law that passed state legislation back on June 2nd. This “nation-leading” law is intended to strengthen red flag laws and close loopholes on things like high-capacity magazines while upping the age to purchase- or even own a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21. The package is aimed at strengthening […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Houchl announced that $18.2 million in funding will support law enforcement agencies participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative, making this the largest state investment in the program since it was created in 2014. Governor Hochul stated: “Over the past few weeks, we have seen gun violence cause unimaginable […]
Yesterday morning just before 11 am, authorities were first alerted to a possible shooter threat at the Gananda Middle School. According to Broadcastify logs, the initial report came from a text, where the person reporting stated they were being kidnapped at the school and the person had a gun and did not say which room […]
Awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, the New York State Assembly and the Senate passed a law that criminalizes sharing personal images of crime victims. This bill was three years in the making after 17-year-old Bianca Devins of Utica was murdered by Brandon Clark while attending a concert with him. Clark then took photographs of her […]