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Counties in the News, May 17, 2018
- By: NYSAC
- On: 05/17/2018 11:42:39
- In: Counties in the News
Thursday's news from counties across the state.
NATION
Streetcars Play an Expanding Role in Downtown Revivals
Data Is Improving Government Services, But at What Cost to Citizens' Privacy?
As Opioid Crisis Continues, 6 States Sue Purdue Pharma
STATEWIDE
Legalizing marijuana in New York could create a $3.1 billion market, says NYC comptroller
Keeping older inmates locked up is costing New York State taxpayers a fortune, report shows
Sports gambling maybe not imminent despite SCOTUS ruling
NY to invest $1.4M in efforts to fight gambling addiction
NEW YORK CITY
City Council grills NYCHA boss on health hazards
Shared taxi rides surge in New York City, as do concerns about congestion
LONG ISLAND
Laura Curran faces deadline on Nassau Hub project
Environmentalists Team Up To Fight Algal Bloom In Fort Pond
Here's Who Keeps Sending Robocalls To Suffolk County
Cuomo Announces $7.5M to Fight MS-13 Gang Violence
HUDSON VALLEY
Latimer calls for full review of Westchester County Airport
New York Liberty moving to County Center, hoping to build Westchester fan base
Ulster County launches solar array at former landfill
Ulster County lawmakers vote to reappoint health commissioner
Ulster County term lengths, term limits head to public hearings
CAPITAL
Emergency Preparedness Training at Schenectady County Community College
Saratoga County IDA buying land at Luther Forest
NORTH COUNTRY
Lewis County IDA to launch ‘Naturally Dairy' campaign
St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau calling for grant proposals
New airport fixed-base operator promises savings
MOHAWK VALLEY
Picente, Brindisi Question Federal Decision On Drone Pilot Program
BOCES Event teaches students about agriculture
SOUTHERN TIER
Tioga County Health Department reports about accidental overdoses not related to opioid crisis
Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board rebrands as Southern Tier 8
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Funding Announced For Cortland County Community Action Program
Cayuga County will hold shared services meeting Friday
Cayuga Community College and Wells College presidents talk challenges, growth
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office teams with sex offender registry network
Tompkins County Legislature approves increase for 2019 tax levy goal and spending targets
New Madison County Courthouse time capsule to be sealed away June 4
Mayor Svante Myrick Calls Upon Cuomo for Approval of Supervised Drug Injection Sites in Ithaca
FINGER LAKES
Ontario County law officers recognize ‘a job well done'
Seneca Lake Watershed welcomes local governments
Yates County, N.Y. Bans Tobacco On County Grounds
Cuomo: Incinerator 'inappropriate' for FL
WESTERN NEW YORK
County, Senecas eye sports gambling take
Poloncarz objects – again – to tax breaks for Russell Salvatore Jr.