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Counties in the News, February 26, 2019
- By: NYSAC
- On: 02/26/2019 11:02:55
- In: Counties in the News
Tuesday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
Counties worry about Cuomo's bottle refund expansion
NATION
Lawmakers back bill to provide more money for 9/11 victims fund
To Fund Mental Health Care, States and Cities Raise Taxes
More Than 9,300 Marijuana-Related Convictions Will Be Expunged in San Francisco
STATEWIDE
NY To Probe Facebook Over Report On Personal Data Access
Lawmakers seek to end "severe or pervasive' standard for sexual harassment
NEW YORK CITY
Manhole Fires and Burst Pipes: How Winter Wreaks Havoc on What's Underneath N.Y.C.
Subway stations and train cars will get thousands of new digital screens, earning the MTA millions of dollars
LONG ISLAND
Mobile opioid recovery unit unveiled in Nassau County
Supporters and opponents debate legalizing recreational pot in Suffolk
Suffolk Civil Service chief resigns
Suffolk County Hiring Two Companies To Undertake ‘Cyber Checkup'
HUDSON VALLEY
Westchester County, NY Bans the Box Effective March 4
Dutchess County Poet Laureate to read at State of the County address
CAPITAL
Capital Region Leaders Take Aim At AIM
Tobacco sales could be phased out at New York pharmacies
NORTH COUNTRY
Franklin County Legislature wants state to fund local efforts to implement election reforms
Lewis County Hospital takes a positive approach to planning
Chuck Schumer announces $4 million for maple development, research grants
MOHAWK VALLEY
Cuomo drops stretch limo ban
SOUTHERN TIER
Would Proposed "Bottle Bill" Mean Lost Revenue For Waste Disposal Companies?
Eight new clean diesel buses arrive at Broome County Department of Public Transportation
Faster emergency response plan approved by Steuben County Legislature
Counties wait for '19′s jobs updates
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County fills critical gap in CNY
65,000 without power, including 4,500 in CNY, across Upstate NY
FINGER LAKES
County pleased with utility company response compared to 2017 windstorm
Number of tickets issued for unlawful possession of marijuana in Monroe County
Upstate N.Y. EMS Agency Welcomes Therapy Dog
WESTERN NEW YORK
New York Counties Skeptical Of Marijuana Legalization
WATCH: Erie County officials give update on wind storm