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Counties in the News, June 6, 2017

Tuesday's news from counties across the state.
STATE
Report ranks N.Y. 19th for its economy

NY adds regulations to protect Obamacare

NY's black bear population growing & on the move

Lawmakers home in on housing, from Airbnb to property taxes

LONG ISLAND
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken Announce Activation of Public Health Information Line

Nassau County, N.Y. tasked with cutting $100 million from budget

Nassau lawmakers delay vote on sewer lease study

22 Opioid Overdoses in Two Days for New York County

HUDSON VALLEY
Rockland receives bond rating increase

County Fighting Cutting Veterans Services

CAPITAL
$250,000 awarded to expand access to addiction services

Governor Cuomo Announces $15 Million Investment in Cohoes Gateway Project

NORTH COUNTRY
Push to raise tobacco purchase age to 21 rejected by St. Lawrence County Legislature

Clinton County Paratransit plan sparks debate

Sen. Schumer pleased with federal funding for anti-opioid programs, stream gauges that aid North Country

Lewis County General Hospital is First in Upstate New York to Launch RateMyHospital®

MOHAWK VALLEY
Schoharie County finds new site for public safety complex

SOUTHERN TIER
An Upstate Lifeblood, Ruled and Disputed From Afar

Chemung Co. approves $7 million disinfection project for sewer districts

Aging Broome County: Young People Aren't Sticking Around

Broome and Tioga Counties look for ways to combat child hunger

CENTRAL NEW YORK
Power plant's planned solar farm could power 3K homes

FINGER LAKES
Monroe County ranks No. 2 in N.Y. for mortgage approval

WESTERN NEW YORK
Weather service issues another shoreline flood warning

Poloncarz challenges Amherst to find acceptable site for methadone clinic

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