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Counties in the News, February 4, 2019

Monday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
County leaders set 2019 priorities

 
Four County Officials Receive Honors for Completing County Government Institute
 
NATION

How Can We Improve Trust in Technology?

 
Medical foster homes can be an option for elderly veterans, but the VA won't pay for them

 
Podcast: Data-Driven Innovation
 
STATEWIDE

'A lot of decisions to make': NY election boards prepare for early voting

 
Marijuana legalization may face hurdles in NY

 
Vaccinations in New York: Lawmakers want to stop all religious exemptions

 
NY Legislature expected to act on anti-offshore drilling bills

 
NY seizes record number of fake IDs in 2018

 
NEW YORK CITY

New bill would give free public transit ride to all New York students

 
New York Tackled Subway Crime in the '90s. But Is It Starting to Come Back?
 
LONG ISLAND       

For the first time in years, fatal opioid overdoses fall in Nassau and Suffolk

 
Long Island towns, villages seek to limit retail marijuana sales

 
Suffolk Executive Bellone Announces Panelists To Participate in Forum on Substance Use Disorders, Opioid Epidemic
           
HUDSON VALLEY

State provides funding for Rockland, Westchester animal shelters

 
Rockland measles outbreak: Confirmed cases rise to 130

 
Dutchess County Office for the Aging relocates in Poughkeepsie

 
Hudson Valley Honor Flight Seeks Veterans For Free Spring Trips


CAPITAL

Albany County guards, deputies to get body-worn cameras

 
Greene County celebrates its 'Best ofs'
 
NORTH COUNTRY

Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services Face Special Challenges in Rural Areas

 
Survey calls Plattsburgh, Clinton County top micropolitan area in NY

 
Buckling down on school bus seatbelts

 
Will vacation rental regulations be changed after packed hearing?

 
More than a dozen St. Lawrence County libraries getting a boost from state


MOHAWK VALLEY

Oneida County Preparing for Ice Jams


SOUTHERN TIER

Chemung County legislator completes County Government Institute
 
CENTRAL NEW YORK

Onondaga County's exec on plans for more business & more jobs

 
Mental Health First Aid: Local course offers guidance on responding to mental health problems

 
Onondaga County DA wants to bring back program to combat drunk driving

 
SUNY Oswego police officers are now wearing body cameras
 
FINGER LAKES

State, local officials call on state to pay for early voting

 
County health department announces 3 new, non-lab confirmed measles cases

 
Monroe County Sheriff's deputy wins 1st pro boxing fight

 
Local prosecutors praise Child Victims Act

 
Warm-up worries: Flooding, ice jams cause concerns for some as temperatures rise
 
WESTERN NEW YORK

Allegany County Clerk of the Board honored

 
Erie County storm officials switching gears from snow to flooding

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