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Counties in the News, February 1, 2019

Friday's news from counties across the state.

NYSAC
State Action Updates, Census News, NYSAC Reports

Capital Tonight: County Gov'ts Eye Marijuana, Voting Bills
 

County leaders ask state lawmakers and Gov. Cuomo for early voting funding
 

NY County Leaders: State Should Pay for Early Voting
 

Push to fund early-voting in NYS budget continues as lawmakers work
 
NATION

As Airbnb Battles Cities Trying to Regulate It, One State Joins the Fight
 

Federal Workforce Faces 'Untold Morale Problems'
 

U.S. Department of Transportation to ease federal drone regulations with proposed rule
 
STATEWIDE

Assembly speaker casts doubt on quick marijuana legalization
 

Firefighters Around NY State Grapple With Brutal Cold
 

As NYC Transit Gets Attention, Upstate Wants Help, Too
 

Cuomo vows crackdown on truckers who violate Thruway ban
 

DEC: 2018 hunting season ties for safest ever in New York
 
NEW YORK CITY

A surge in human trafficking in New York City the focus of NYPD unit
 

NYC Public Housing Settlement Will Give HUD More Oversight
 
LONG ISLAND

Federal workers on LI may get property tax extension, under new bill
 

Suffolk bill would let county opt out of recreational pot
 

Nassau error eliminated exemptions for Cold War veterans
 
HUDSON VALLEY

Hein's departure means Ulster County voters could be at polls 3 times this year
 

Remedy Hudson Valley Is Rockland's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary
 
CAPITAL

 Drones fly over Hudson River to detect ice buildup
 

Listen: Tackling Child Trafficking In Albany County
 

Medical marijuana dispensary opens in Halfmoon
  
NORTH COUNTRY

Deputies forced to use snowmobiles to patrol in Jefferson County
 

SUNY Plattsburgh students join ranks of university police
 
MOHAWK VALLEY

 40k bottles of water being sent to Herkimer County following water main break
 

Legislature sets hearing on tax exemption
 

New York threatens lawsuit over Oneida County bridge
 

Medical marijuana dispensary in New Hartford hopes to be 'good steward'
 
SOUTHERN TIER

 Major upgrades on the way for Public Safety Radio
 

Increased police patrol in Chemung County for Super Bowl Sunday
  
CENTRAL NY      

 Onondaga County Sheriff's Air One to the Rescue at All Times
 

Auburn police chief supports NY red flag law; Cayuga County sheriff has concerns
 
FINGER LAKES                                
 
Health department: Fourth case of measles diagnosed in Monroe Co.
 

Monroe Co. leaders weigh marijuana legalization
 
WESTERN NY                                

Borrello presents marijuana regulatory issues at NYSAC conference
 

Cattaraugus County asks Farmersville to conduct full environmental study
 
 

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