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Counties in the News, August 2, 2018

Thursday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
State and Federal Medicaid Financing Reforms Benefit County Taxpayers
 

NATION
State, Local Agencies Widen Anti-Virus Tech to Scrutinize Behavior
Order threatening to withhold funding from ‘sanctuary cities' is unconstitutional, court rules
 

STATEWIDE
NY Comptroller: Sales tax collections highest in 8 years
New York marketing program helps consumers find local produce
State-wide "speed week" traffic safety crackdown begins
New York Pushes Back Against Insurance Premium Increases

NEW YORK CITY
Subway Ridership Dropped Again in New York as Passengers Flee to Uber
 

LONG ISLAND       
Suffolk County Legislature Votes to Appraise Middle Island Property for Open Space Acquisition
Nassau Police Announce Reduction In Opioid Overdoses Thanks To ‘Operation Natalie'
           

HUDSON VALLEY
Meeting will discuss launching an Orange County Animal Rescue Team
Larchmont, Mamaroneck Honored for Environmental Contributions

CAPITAL
Study finds airborne spread of PFOA contamination
Albany Refugees And Immigrants Speak With Congressman
 

NORTH COUNTRY
Essex County-wide EMS nets $6.5 million start
Lewis County Sees NY's Highest Rate of Opioid Deaths
Ogdensburg, Watertown Airports to Receive Federal Money for Improvements
Funding from Northern Border Regional Commission

MOHAWK VALLEY
Hazard mitigation plan in works
Montgomery County inks deal with Airbnb
August Is Immunization Awareness Month

SOUTHERN TIER
How a new tax agreement with Airbnb will benefit Broome County
 

CENTRAL NEW YORK
144 acres added to Danby State Forest
Tompkins welcomes 33 new citizens Wednesday at naturalization ceremony
U.S. secretary of energy visits Fitzpatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County
Trump policies stop the flow of refugees to Syracuse, once a resettlement magnet

FINGER LAKES
Parenting skills workshops offered for Ontario County parents
Heroin overdoses continue to rise in Monroe County
 

WESTERN NEW YORK
Western New York Agencies to Receive Funds to Combat Elder Abuse
Judge Reviews Proposed N.Y. Hazardous Waste Landfill Expansion

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