A 20-year effort to re-establish the sturgeon in Lake Ontario led to the release of 1,000 young fish into the Genesee River today; one group out of 4,000 being released along the lake this week. DEC and US Fish and Wildlife Service officials say the sturgeon were nearly wiped out in the Great Lakes […]
Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say the Senate has passed legislation renaming the STOCK Act for the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. The STOCK Act was Slaughter’s “Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge” law which outlaws members of Congress from profiting by confidential information they learn about business. Slaughter was the act’s original author in […]
Despite the devastation to the south from Hurricane Michael, gasoline prices held steady this past week. That reflects the fall drop in demand as the summer travel season ended The national average price for a gallon of regular gas is down two cents at $2.89. The statewide average is down a penny at three […]