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State Sen. John Mannion, a Syracuse-area Democrat, is the latest lawmaker calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign.

SUNY Oneonta Confirmed As COVID-19 State-Run Vaccine Site SUNY Oneonta Acting President Dennis Craig issued a statement that the college will become one of New York’s 10 new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. Area legislators including State Senator Peter Oberacker wrote a letter to Governor Cuomo, asking that our rural area greatly needed better access via SUNY Oneonta to COVID-19 vaccines and that SUNY Oneonta would be a great location as a state-run site. Enter your number to get our free ...

Oberacker Seeking Local Road Funding From State Published: March 8, 2021 From left, Assemblyman John Salka and Senator Peter Oberacker show their support for state budget funding for local roads and bridges at a Capitol rally (Credit: Oberackers Office) State Senator Peter Oberacker joins with other lawmakers in calling for increased funding to local highway improvements according to a press release from his office. Oberacker once chaired the Otsego County Public Works Committee and says he und...

New York legislators on Friday approved a bill to roll back Gov. Andrew Cuomos emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar. 5—State legislators from the area are lobbying Gov. Andrew Cuomo to establish a state-run COVID vaccination clinic at SUNY Oneonta. State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, and Assembly members Joe Angelino, R-Norwich, Brian Miller, R-New Hartford, John Salka, R-Brookfield, and Chris Tague, R-Schoharie, outlined their request in a letter to Cuomo, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard ...

Local Legislators Calling for SUNY Oneonta as COVID Vaccine Site Published: March 5, 2021 Senator Peter Oberacker during a recent tour of the SUNY Oneonta COVID-19 testing center at Alumni Field House. From left, Acting President Dennis Craig, Senator Oberacker, SUNY Oneonta Director of Athletics Tracey Ranieri (Credit: Senator Oberackers Office) Local legislators are leading the charge to get Governor Cuomo to establish SUNY Oneonta as a state-run COVID-19 vaccination site according to a press...

Despite bipartisan calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, most Cayuga County-area state lawmakers arent ready to get on board the growing bandwagon.  Cuomo is facing sexual harassment allegations from two former aides, Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett. Boylan, who detailed her account in a post last week, said the governor gave her an unwanted kiss after a meeting in his New York City office. Bennett told the New York Times that the governor asked her personal questions and expressed ope...

Calls for Budget Funding, Works to Raise Awareness HYDE PARK, NY— With this year’s Executive Budget Proposal including no funding expressly dedicated to combating the spread of Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs), (TBDs), Senator Sue Serino today brought lawmakers, researchers, and advocates from across the state together at a virtual press conference to put a spotlight on the need to invest in research, education and prevention initiatives. The coalition is asking the ...

A second former aide has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Sen. Oberacker Urges More Rural Vaccine Availabilities State Senator Peter Oberacker (R/C-Schenevus) today questioned New York State Health Commissioner Dr, Howard Zucker during the joint legislative public hearing on the governor’s budget proposal. Senator Peter Oberacker said, “In the midst of the COVID pandemic there are almost unlimited questions that need to be addressed under the health budget heading. The lack of information surrounding nursing home deaths, distribution of the COVID ...