Category: New York State

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul was in Seneca Falls Thursday to announce the Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects selected by the State for funding. Included within this funding group is a $600,000 Building Improvement Fund, which can further help local businesses and building owners ... MORE

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to announce reduced mask requirements in most public places- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state would review that information. The CDC guidance said that vaccinated people- in most circumstances- would be able ... MORE

This week Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation protecting stimulus payments from being garnished by debt collectors. All relief payments to New Yorkers under these federal acts, including stimulus payments, tax refunds, rebates, and tax credits to support individuals and children qualified for ... MORE

Steuben County Clerk Judy Hunter has been notified a DMV phishing scam is making the rounds throughout the state via e-mail. While the state DMV would not text, they do use e-mail to communicate with customers, so it is important for people ... MORE

Senator Pam Helming joined Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt and other Senate Republicans to introduce a package of bills to protect those who work in law enforcement. “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for us every time they ... MORE

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will be in Seneca Falls unveiling the recipients of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative money awarded to the town two years ago. The 2019 winner of the annual DRI contest was the last before the pandemic paused the program ... MORE

A bill that recently passed through the New York State Assembly would raise the fines from $200 to $300 for intentionally obstructing or defacing license plates. The goal of the legislation is to keep motorists from making license plates hard to read ... MORE

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds. The FDA said it had determined that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine met the statutory criteria to amend the Emergency Use Authorization, and that ... MORE

Students who want to return to full, in-person learning this fall at SUNY and CUNY schools will need to get the COVID-19 vaccine. That was the message from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, who said that the State University of New York ... MORE

The Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce held a virtual panel discussion on the state of education this week- talking about lessons learned from the pandemic, the significant community support, and how those in education adapted. “Being an educator right now, I don’t know ... MORE

Proof of COVID vaccination is going to be necessary for college students in many instances as they head back to school this fall. The same can be said for those who would like to attend a large-scale event- or they will at ... MORE

Cashless tolling has been rolling on the New York State Thruway for several months. While there have been some isolated hiccups for motorists- a vast majority of the transition has gone smoothly. That said, a common question that has come up since ... MORE

A couple weeks ago it was learned that New York State was trying to reclaim some of the cash it sent unemployed workers in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The New York State Department of Labor sent emails and ... MORE

The New York State Office for the Aging announced a partnership with The Association on Aging in New York and GetSetUp, which will allow 50,000 classes for older adults. The GetSetUp curriculum and community are designed to decrease social isolation and promote ... MORE

On this edition of The Weekend Debrief Josh Durso and Ted Baker discuss a number of headlines from this week- including the state’s decision to give out free Yankee-Mets tickets to those who get vaccinated, the vaccination rate that’s fluttering all over ... MORE