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The Binghamton City School District's 2024-25 budget outlines more than $150 million in spending on programming, capital, and administrative costs, an increase of 5.3 percent compared to last year. In Vestal, residents will vote on a $90 million budget with a taxy levy of 1.77 percent, which district officials say is one of the lowest in the region.
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Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a monthslong series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the hip-hop mogul.
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Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing the measure.
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New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday.
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A new report from the state attorney general's office says Binghamton police Officer Brad Kaczynski used excessive force when he knelt on a Binghamton resident’s neck and upper back during an arrest. The report called the city’s internal investigation into the arrest “flawed” and recommends disciplinary action against Kaczynski, including possible termination.
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In April 2022, New York approved a state budget that included a provision mandating that all school buses purchased by 2027 must be zero-emission and all district fleets must transition by 2035.
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Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation aimed at regulating how online social media platforms interact with children, although its provisions are similar to those in state laws being blocked in federal courts or in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A new dormitory-style homeless shelter opened in Elmira Wednesday and will house up to 47 individuals—both men and women. It offers beds, locked storage, meals, laundry and showers, along with services to find permanent housing.
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Republican lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation for a $3 billion tax cut, their just-unveiled counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro 's budget plan as each side offers a competing vision for how to use a massive cash surplus sitting in the state treasury.
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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on environmental bills. But the two houses acted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Data from the New York State Insurance Fund, a public insurer, finds workers face greater risk and more costly injuries on hot days. The insurer has launched a program to incentivize employers to reduce emissions.
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Two weeks after an arrest warrant for Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-Philadelphia, was withdrawn, House Republicans are calling for Attorney General Michelle Henry to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.