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The legislature voted to rescind a decision to change retired county workers’ health insurance. This comes amid a drawn-out legal battle over the plan, after retirees sued the county.
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Nearly 200 retired Cortland County workers are suing over plans to change their retirement health insurance from a traditional Medicare plan to a privately-run Medicare Advantage plan.
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Governor Kathy Hochul said New York’s health care workforce was short-handed before the pandemic, and now it’s even worse.
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Some Ithaca residents say they worry about another potential spike in the county's COVID-19 positivity rate. So far, that increase hasn’t materialized.
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"We're kind of hoping, and we're being promised that these test kits — over the counter test kits and antigen test kits — are going to become more readily available."
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Broome County continues to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases, with 3,250 new cases in the past week. But County Executive Jason Garnar says for now, hospitalizations don’t seem to be increasing at the same rate.
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Thousands of cars lined the streets leading into Otsiningo Park on Wednesday. County officials had set up a drive-thru site to distribute 10,000 at-home COVID tests.
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A New York bill allowing air ambulances to carry blood for emergency transfusion was signed into law last week. Local officials say the measure is a crucial step toward saving lives.
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Cayuga Lake has struggled with harmful algal blooms or HABs in recent years, but in 2021 unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rainfall may have extended their prevalence late into the year.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s committed to seeing students return to school next week as planned, as state health officials are pushing for more children to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Even though students are back in person again, school leaders say 18 months of remote learning has taken a toll on students' social and emotional development.
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Given the spike in COVID-19 cases, county officials are advising residents to make sure they stay safe during holiday gatherings.