The New York State Legislature has adopted a rewrite of its laws against child abuse…and Governor Cuomo says he’ll sign it into law. After more than a decade of opposition from Republicans in the State Senate, the bill passed under the new Democratic Majority. The Child Victims Act (CVA) expands the statutes of […]
The global bill that wrapped up New York’s legislative session includes a Governor-Cuomo-approved version of the aid program for flooded Lake Ontario shoreline property owners. This time it’s a $45 million program, half of what the Assembly and Senate wanted to spend. It includes funding for those affected by the March Windstorm in Western New […]
New York State lawmakers wrapped up their legislative session and left Albany Wednesday night, but something they left undone threatens to blow a hole through Monroe and other Upstate County’s budgets. The New York State Association of Counties says without an extension of the extra penny sales tax for Upstate counties, it will leave a […]