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Counties in the News, May 23, 2018

Wednesday's news from counties across the state.

NATION

EPA holds summit on water quality

House approves Senate-passed financial services bill boosting municipal bonds, sending it to the president's desk

STATEWIDE

Lawmakers Select Underwood as Interim Attorney General

Farm bill would help agriculture producers in a variety of ways: Column

Counties await sports betting regulations

Cuomo restores voting rights to 24,000 parolees

New York Increases its Efforts to End Sexual Harassment

NEW YORK CITY

NYC Council To Introduce Bill Banning Plastic Straws

NYC Mayor Wants Police to Stop Arresting Pot Smokers

A look at the plan to fix NYC's transit system

LONG ISLAND        

Curran signs executive order to reform Nassau County contracts

Long Island's April jobless rate inches up to 4%

Long Island roads to receive $22M in improvements

Nassau County officials honor fallen officers

Tick Numbers Increase On The East End, Bringing Illnesses With Them

Suffolk County Pitches Driverless Vehicles as a Rail-to-Airport Fix

Suffolk County Executive Bellone Announces Launch Of Reclaim Our Water Film Contest

HUDSON VALLEY

New Dutchess County jail on budget, schedule, according to the comptroller

Westchester County Beaches Set To Open

Dutchess County seeks citizens for councils, committees and boards

Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester

Ulster County committee launches ‘Green Business Challenge'

CAPITAL

Public Input Meeting Tonight For Albany Skyway Project

Capital Region jobless rate 4.2 percent in April

NORTH COUNTRY

St. Lawrence County Firefighters Have a New Machine to Train On

These are the county roads Broome County will be fixing this season

MOHAWK VALLEY

County Emergency Services Team Achieves Accreditation

County agrees to hire five EMTs

CENTRAL NEW YORK

Property tax rankings: Are Onondaga County residents getting the best value?

Never forgotten: Cayuga County recognizes two outstanding senior citizens

Cayuga County will lease vehicles for sheriff's department

Oswego Health Offers Two Classes to Assist Those With Chronic Diseases

Our view: Shared services process requires due diligence by all Cayuga County officials

Central New York drone corridor left out of national project

FINGER LAKES

Newest Habitat home in Ontario County part of new initiative

NYSDOT announces start of final phase of Route 531 Terminus Project

Facing Overcrowded Jails, Counties Turn to Voters for Help (Without Much Luck)

Livingston County celebrates ‘EMS Week'

WESTERN NEW YORK

Local jobless rate holds steady at 5.1 percent

New hope for commercial service at Chautauqua County airport

Niagara County calls on Albany to OK bed tax increase

Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County seeks agriculture survey participation

 

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