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Letter: Canny forethought by state s leaders needed to address climate change
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FILE. Letter writer says, Let’s make sure our legislators know we are paying attention to every aspect of our energy infrastructure, all of which will ultimately rely on our electrical grid. (Getty Images)Stocktrek
Though most of us don’t give it any thought until a storm knocks it out of commission, our electrical grid is getting more attention lately, as we see in “Prepare grid now to power EVs” and “National Grid has eye on solar,” both April 10.
Both these articles show the importance of coordinated forethought. In “Prepare grid now to power EVs,” we learn that simply adjusting the times for recharging of electric vehicles could curtail a surge in demand and eliminate the need to build more power stations. “National Grid has eye on solar” reports how more powerful substations will replace multiple older substations and also facilitate the d
Pharmacists criticize health budget
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Lawmakers’ new $212 billion budget “makes New York State better for all”
Schools to get record $29.5b in aid; and nursing homes, green initiatives, excluded workers to benefit, as well
New York’s wealthiest residents and companies will pay more in taxes to help their less fortunate neighbors. And the agreement could not come at a better time.
Legislators struggled to come to an agreement of $212 billion budget deal with focusing on key “people-Focused” priorities: school aid, rent relief, small business recovery and nursing home reforms. It also focuses on pandemic response and recovery.
NYS Speaker of the Assembly Carl E. Heastie and NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 09, 2021, 6:03am EDT
Here are
some of the stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
Yorktown is
waiving outdoor dining permit fees again this year to help local restaurants
and bars. The town issued 23 permits last year to restaurants and many of them
plan to resume outdoor dining as it gets warmer. Supervisor Matt Slater saying,
in part, that the pandemic recession isn t over
and that many of our local businesses are barely surviving. This is all in an
effort to boost the local economy.
Rep. Mondaire Jones is sending a message to
struggling restaurant owners in Port Chester that help is on the horizon. Jones was out Thursday for a