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A state survey to assess the gaps in New York’s broadband internet access was expanded to a non-digital option this month for people who lack access to high-speed internet —

The acting commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision...

Businesses along New York State’s northern border were celebrating the news that fully vaccinated Canadians would soon be allowed into the United States again.

Briana Pechacek wants all New York veteran families to be eligible for programs meant to help the loved ones of deceased or disabled service members — just like her father. U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Pechacek, of Ghent, sustained serious, life-altering leg and spinal injuries during live-fire combat training in South Korea in the early 1980s. Pechacek, 57, is a severely disabled veteran, but unless a bill becomes law, his children are ineligible for the Military Enhanced Recognition Incentive an...

Nearly two years have passed since the state’s Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force met to improve lacking cell phone service in rural and sparsely populated communities, but officials cast doubt Thursday the group will reconvene. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo created the Cellular Task Force, administered by Empire State Development, in September 2019. The group includes industry experts, community leaders, bipartisan lawmakers, environmental representatives and other stakeholders. The group first ...

This editorial appeared in the Press-Republican on July 7: PLATTSBURGH — For months on end, north country officials have been pleading with Canada to consider allowing some cross-border traffic to resume, but they haven’t had much success. Now, with U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Charles Schumer on board, hopefully some progress can be made soon as summer is now well underway. “For the last two months, we haven’t seen any progress and that is not acceptable,” Schumer said du...

ALBANY — Senate Republicans on Tuesday pushed against proposed parole reform expected to pass before the session ends next week with eight bills to bolster the rules to release an

Some Democrats in Albany believe New Yorkers aren’t paying enough in taxes. They introduced the Climate and Community Investment Act into both the state Assembly and Senate. The legislation would impose a fee for greenhouse gas emissions upon fuel companies, and this fee would increase each year. “The idea hinges on a proposed $55 surcharge on every short ton of carbon dioxide emissions, or about every 100 gallons of gasoline burned across the state. That would add up to $15 billion p...

Johnson Newspaper Corp. State Sen. Dan Stec raises concerns about home heating costs at a news conference in the state Capitol on Tuesday. (Photo provided by Stec’s office) ALBANY — State Senate Republicans pushed back against their Democratic colleagues Tuesday for a provision in proposed climate change legislation that would increase the cost of gasoline and home heating fuel. State Sen. Daniel Stec, R-Queensbury, joined the Senate Minority Conference to rail against the Climate and ...

ALBANY — State Senate Republicans pushed back against their Democratic colleagues Tuesday for a provision in proposed climate change legislation that would increase the cost of gasoline and home heating fuel. State Sen. Daniel Stec, R-Queensbury, joined the Senate Minority Conference to rail against the Climate and Community Investment Act that would establish a climate pollution fee or carbon tax expected to increase gasoline prices 55 cents per gallon and heating costs by more than 25%. ...