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Counties in the News, December 19, 2018

Wednesday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
Another Voice: New York residents need to improve recycling efforts
 
NATION

The Future of Remote Work

 
STATEWIDE

N.Y. county health departments oppose legalizing marijuana, citing health risks

Drinking water panel recommends nation-leading limits on pollutants
New York state awards $763M in economic development funding
Charter fined $174M in record-setting internet speed settlement
 
NEW YORK CITY

7 Ways to Fix the M.T.A. (Which Needs a $60 Billion Overhaul)

Two Manhattan Subway Stations to Close for 1 Year Each for Elevator Replacements, MTA Says
 
LONG ISLAND       

Nassau County: New protections for the county's transgender workers

New Suffolk County program to help jailed women
Suffolk legislature approves new regulations for pet shops
           
HUDSON VALLEY

Need addiction recovery service around the clock? Check Westchester plan for crisis center

Mid-Hudson projects score $87M in NY state economic development funding
Ulster County Legislature overrides veto on term limits vote
Local opinions are mixed on possible legal marijuana in NY

CAPITAL

Capital Region awarded $67M for economic development

UAlbany, Skidmore will be smoke free beginning in 2019
 
NORTH COUNTRY

North Country awarded $64.8M in economic development aid

Communities awarded millions for wastewater projects
How Airbnb is transforming tourism lodging in the Adirondacks

MOHAWK VALLEY

12 graduate Oneida County S.E.R.T. training

County and city projects win state funding

SOUTHERN TIER

Chemung County health officials "cautious" after Cuomo's push towards legalizing recreational marijuana

Local projects receive state funding boost
 
CENTRAL NEW YORK

With $88M award, CNY receives state backing for 17 Cayuga County projects

Madison County to pay $200,000 to schools, towns to cover Nation taxes
 
FINGER LAKES

What can be recycled? A new guide to better recycling, one little illustration at a time

Former N.Y. High School to Become Senior Housing
 
WESTERN NEW YORK

State announces awards for county projects

Cattaraugus County to update Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan
Natural gas development at landfill discussed

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