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New Internet-based courses will allow New York boaters to obtain a safety certificate after completing an approved online course, the state Parks Department announced. → Read More
Home sales continued to grow last month, helping the total housing sale market increase more than 5 percent during this year's first quarter, a report released Wednesday by the state Association of Realtors said. → Read More
Harsh winter conditions were a challenge for water main systems and service lines in New York cities, who may soon get state help to pay for the unexpected expense of fixing busted pipes. → Read More
New York schools will soon receive kits to combat heroin abuse as part of the state's new $142 billion budget. The budget includes a program to outfit the state's 3,000 school districts with naloxone, a medication used to reverse the impact of opioid overdoses and help the user regain consciousness. → Read More
Consumer confidence in New York reached its highest point in 8 years, a survey found → Read More
Crime victims seeking compensation for expenses including medical, relocation and lost of funds can now file personal claims online, → Read More
Childhood poverty has reached "epidemic" proportions for all ethnic and racial groups in upstate New York cities, a report Friday from the Assembly Puerto/Rican Task Force found. 23 percent of New York's 4.2 million children under the age of 18 lived below the federal poverty line in 2014, the report said. → Read More
A plan to transform state parks by 2020 using $900 million includes money for a site in Dutchess County. → Read More
An $8.1 million, five-year federal fund will be used to help local community organizations raise public awareness for the 12 to 25-year-old age range, through statewide and local media campaigns, amid a growing heroin epidemic. → Read More
Families earning less than $60,000 in 2014 can e-file returns free at 80 N.Y. sites. → Read More
ALBANY – New York yet again ranks as the nation's second-highest producer of apples and third-highest producer of grapes, a recent USDA statistical report says. New York's apple industry has ranked second every year since 1996, and the state has been third in grape production since 1987, state officials said. Only California and Washington produce more grapes than New York annually; only… → Read More
ALBANY – The state Department of Health could do more to maximize rebates from drug companies after auditors found that the department failed to collect nearly $120 million, a state audit Wednesday said. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the department's failure to collect the rebates was due to its "ineffective policies and processes." "The Department of Health must be diligent in its pursuit of… → Read More
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is again pushing a bill to make lenders responsible for maintaining certain abandoned properties, expanding it to re-direct fines to towns that need more code enforcers. → Read More
State Police on Tuesday had 226 troopers graduate from basic training, and they will report Thursday for field duty at barracks around New York. → Read More
ALBANY – More than 2 million New Yorkers have enrolled in health insurance coverage through the state's exchange during this year's open enrollment period, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Of those enrollees, 1.49 million picked Medicaid and 512,968 chose private insurance, the state said. "This is a tremendous milestone for the state's health exchange, and one that represents another important… → Read More
Returned money for workers who failed to receive the proper minimum wage, overtime pay or fringe benefits reached an all-time high last year, with $30.2 million disbursed to about 27,000 workers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. → Read More
The state Education Department says it will adopt recommended changes → Read More
Health marketplace representatives will provide assistance through Feb. 14 → Read More
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state has received $6.2 million in federal grants to aid services for victims of sexual → Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill into law that will ban tattoos and piercing on pets. The Legislature passed the bill in June that will prohibit animal piercing and tattooing with the exception for medical or identification purposes. → Read More