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Counties in the News, September 20, 2017
- By: NYSAC
- On: 09/20/2017 11:43:10
- In: Counties in the News
Wednesday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
NYSAC mourns the passing of former NYSAC Treasurer Robert Currier
NATION
Eric Schneiderman: 41 states subpoena opioid makers
What You Need to Know About the Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill
The Rust Belt Needs Legal Immigration
The Next Big Technology to Transform Government
Is 'Going Local' the Secret to Economic Development?
When Community College Is Free
How the opioid crisis is blowing a hole in small-town America's finances
STATEWIDE
New York would take $18.9 billion hit in new GOP health bill
From Washington, Faso targets New York's Scaffold Law
New York State Health Advice on Eating Fish You Catch in Each NYS Waterbody
Cost Of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Rises Toward $19,000 a Year
New law helps welfare recipients plan for a brighter future: Editorial
State tourism grows 2.7 percent in 2016
New York growers in pursuit of precision agriculture
New York's Bet on New Casinos Has Yet to Hit Jackpot
NEW YORK CITY
NYC To Open New Shelter For LGBTQ Youth
The Bronx makes pitch for Amazon's new headquarters
LONG ISLAND
Suffolk opens emergency operation center in anticipation of Hurricane Jose's impact
FedEx to close 1 Suffolk office, affecting 61 workers
HUDSON VALLEY
Orange County's deputy county executive to receive honors
Beacon Council passes 6-month development moratorium
Novartis property's new owner: 'No plan for housing'
Westchester County releases first records in deal between jail, feds
Grants Available Through the Rockland County Youth Bureau
Ulster County, state officials offer advice following Equifax data breach
Ulster County IDA considers video conferencing
Orange, Sullivan jobless rates up in August
CAPITAL
Environmental, community advocates oppose Cuomo's gas power plant plan
Schenectady County building's bedbugs called a nuisance
Fast-growing LED manufacturer expands into $1 million Saratoga County office
Counties fare well in latest state jobs report
Wide array of senior issues discussed at Saratoga Springs forum
Upstate NY City Plagued By Summer Of Gunfire
New York Counties Move Forward With Shared Services
NORTH COUNTRY
Addiction ceremony calls for dialogue
Clinton County gets more airport money
St. Lawrence County lost 300 jobs in August, unemployment second highest in state
In Upstate NY's North Country, one brewery expands and another regroups: report
City sets 4.38 percent tax increase
MOHAWK VALLEY
Grant To Help Herkimer County HealthNet Gather Input on Need for Community Center
Committee asks firm to expand Herkimer watershed study
Produce grown outside County Office Building being given to SNAP recipients
Legislature calls meeting on eminent domain resolution
SOUTHERN TIER
Santulli wins distinguished service award
Ulster lawmakers consider naming Shawangunk bridge for longtime community volunteer
Proposal for Ulster County to pay unpaid village taxes stalls
CENTRAL NEW YORK
CEO Talk: SOS CEO Discusses New $9 Million Clay Building
Upstate Medical to Use $1.25M State Grant to Fund Lead-Poisoning Prevention Center
With DACA's end near, Tompkins County Legislature urges U.S. Congress to pass Dream Act
Onondaga County Exec: Drinking water from Skaneateles Lake being tested every day
Report: Most CNY Region Unemployment Rates Rose in August
State: Farnham Family Services Opens Opioid-Treatment Center in Oswego
Unemployment rate increases in Cayuga County
FINGER LAKES
Highway departments in county working together on resurfacing projects
Overdose deaths in region jump from 11 to 206 in six years
Monroe County opioid deaths nearly 20 times higher than 5 years ago
Ontario County Jail population dips
WESTERN NEW YORK
Reed Helps Secure Funding for Chautauqua Center
Erie County Sheriff's Office Received Accreditation
Letter: Build drug disposal system to protect local waterways
County officials honor overdose victims, encourage treatment
Secret clause leaves taxpayers on the line for SolarCity boondoggle
Audit: Falls will run out of cash reserves by year's end due to casino dispute
Western New York's unemployment rate consistent with last year's, state says