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Under the agreement, Cornell will contribute $4 million a year to the city for the next 15 years. The deal has received criticism and protests from advocates and some council members who say the university should be paying more.
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Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said the $447 million budget will include a focus on workforce development, capital improvements and affordable housing.
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Broome County is appealing a decision by a lower court invalidating its newly drawn maps for county legislature.
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Legislators voted to remove a county policy requiring the undersheriff to reside in Broome County.
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Three local lawmakers had different takes on a measure to raise their own pay at the end of last year.
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In its last session of 2022, the Republican-held county Legislature agreed to a measure to increase the pay for the county executive, and tie elected positions’ salaries to inflation.
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Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo is celebrating the signing of a bill that would involve coordinators of 211 hotlines in state disaster response.
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The scandal-clad COVID-19 test kit distributor, Digital Gadgets, is suing the Hochul administration, arguing the Department of Health ignored procurement processes.
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Senator-elect Lea Webb emerged as the 10th Democrat opposed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to lead the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.
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Will New York lawmakers vote for a pay raise before the year is out?While many Democrats are in favor of the idea, some Republicans say any special session should address the state’s controversial bail reform laws, too.
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Animal welfare advocates are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would ban the sale of puppies, kittens and rabbits from so-called puppy mills, which opponents say use inhumane practices to breed pets for sale in pet stores.
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Broome County Legislature to redraw district mapsA judge invalidated maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature.