CARTHAGE — After 20 years in local politics, county legislator John D. Peck says he’s worked hard to make sure rural citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of government.
CARTHAGE — After 20 years in local politics, Jefferson County legislator John D. Peck says he’s worked hard to make sure rural citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of
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No New Yorker wants to hear that our state is the worst in the country on any issue. Yet for six years running, no other state has locked up as many people for “technical” parole rules violations, like missing appointments with parole officers or being late for curfew.
There is no excuse for New York to be mired in last place with a unified legislature, a governor who prides himself on getting things done and a pathway for reform that has been tried and tested in other states.
County governments weigh vaccine incentives PUBLISHED 2:19 PM ET May. 18, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:19 PM EDT May. 18, 2021
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County government officials in New York are collecting strategies for how best to incentivize people to get their COVID-19 vaccination as more than half of New Yorkers age 18 and older have completed the vaccination series.
The New York State Association of Counties and the State Association of County Health Officials in a joint effort on Tuesday announced plans to catalogue the various vaccine incentive plans on the local government, which have ranged from free beer and food to tickets to sporting events. From Day one of this pandemic, counties had to write their own playbook for how to protect citizens, stay within the state’s parameters, and combat the virus, said Ontario County Board Chairman Jack Marren, the president of the state counties association. Whether it was securing adequate PPE,
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