Natalie Abruzzo
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A vacant building collapsed in Elmira earlier this month. The city’s mayor says his administration is working to address similar properties that are in various states of ruin.
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Tom Carle is looking to get on the ballot as the Democratic candidate to challenge the Republican incumbent for New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
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The Chemung County government is embroiled in a dispute over its 15-year-old software system used to process requests for legislative actions.
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The school district in Steuben County was flagged by the state comptroller’s office in its 2023 municipal and school audits. The district is implementing recommended safeguards to its internal auditing procedures.
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Local Republican lawmakers are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to keep millions of dollars in funding for a major infrastructure program in the 2025 state budget.
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The town of Thurston is being sued for its ban on landspreading, which is the practice of using sewage sludge as fertilizer. Sewage sludge is the byproduct of human and industrial waste produced by wastewater treatment plants.
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The document identifies nine policy areas with a focus on infrastructure issues like housing, broadband, transportation and climate strategies.
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand recently introduced legislation for victims to bring lawsuits against PFAS polluters. The bill would enable those exposed to what's called “forever chemicals” to hold manufacturers accountable.
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U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was in the village of Painted Post in Steuben County recently to share a newly introduced bill to fund trade skill development in rural workforces. The bill would accompany the currently stalled federal farm bill and provide eligible companies and schools with millions of dollars in grants.
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Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy, who represents New York’s 23rd Congressional District, said Nikki Haley’s loss in New Hampshire sealed her fate in the competition.