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Counties in the News, March 6, 2018
- By: NYSAC
- On: 03/06/2018 11:18:51
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NYSAC
What's the Deal with Plastic Bag Bans?
STATEWIDE
Official: NY to focus on tourism ads over business promotion
Cuomo finally warms up to ban on plastic shopping bags after criticism from NYC pols
Industrial hemp in New York expected to grow as research expands
Cuomo Proposes Changes to New York State Parole System
New York eyes coverage for in vitro fertilization
A guide to New York's gun regulations
Cuomo advancing reforms to improve re-entry process for former inmates
NY gas prices fall, as national average inches up
NEW YORK CITY
De Blasio taps Richard Carranza as NYC schools chancellor
De Blasio sues to block Cuomo from closing Rikers facility
LONG ISLAND
Ryder: Nassau police increasing social media game
DEC Closes Additional Shellfishing Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties
EPA to implement cleanup plan near Roosevelt Field Mall
Nassau lawmakers delay vote on assessment contracts
LI aerospace companies and others could be stung by tariffs
HUDSON VALLEY
New telemedicine program will aid drug-abuse patients in Sullivan and Ulster
Latimer Blasts Con Ed, NYSEG For 'Disgusting,' Slow Response To Storm
Power restored to over 90 percent of region as second storm gears up
Rockland cleans up from wind damage, prepares for snowfall
CAPITAL
County OKs deal with SCCC faculty union
Columbia and Greene counties look to new broadband awards to fill gaps in service
Upstate county deputizing authorities as ICE agents, prompting call to end practice
NORTH COUNTRY
Governor Cuomo Announces Lake Placid Selected to Host 2023 World University Games
St. Lawrence County Legislators table vote on funding Bassmaster Elite fishing tournament
Lewis County Kicks Off 2018 Relay For Life
Despite delays, Lewis officials remain hopeful on solar project completion
MOHAWK VALLEY
Oneida County Gets Invasive Species Grant
Oneida County Fair Needs Volunteers, Sponsors
Utica College Lockdown - The Day After
SOUTHERN TIER
$30 Million in Broadband Program Awards Announced for RegionFour days without power in the Southern Tier
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Owasco, Cayuga, Skaneateles lakes' harmful algal bloom summit kicks off
Onondaga County lawmakers resume debate on law against leaving dogs in the cold
Selling naming rights on gov't property in NY a legal 'gray area'
Residents still without power as next storm approaches
In Oswego County, a new adult day care is giving families respite, hope
FINGER LAKES
County declares opioid epidemic a ‘public nuisance' to help recover costs to taxpayers
Deal dropout: plan to bring solar company and jobs to Genesee County falls through
Natural gas project progresses in Ontario County
What will new occupancy taxes fund?
Local flu cases on the decline
Social Services to host meeting for prospective foster, adoptive parents
Schumer unveils plan to save U of R's laser lab
Editorial: Finger Lakes isn't New York's 'trash central'
WESTERN NEW YORK
Turn in an opioid dealer, get up to $2,500 reward
Lake Ontario counties take regional approach to harbor dredging
Erie County executive signs law banning gay conversion therapy for minors
More than 1,100 still have no power after last week's snowstorm