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Government
NY Proposes 3-Year Timeline For Solitary Confinement Changes
ALBANY – New York state officials on Wednesday proposed a three-year timeline to phase in new rules aimed at curtailing the amount of time prisoners can be put in solitary confinement. The proposed rule changes …
News
Doctor Associated With Cult-Like NY Group Loses License
ALBANY – The New York state Health Department has revoked the medical license of a doctor who conducted unsanctioned research on people associated with a cult-like self-improvement group. The agency confirmed Thursday it had revoked …
Government
New Law Prohibits Vessels From Operating Digital Billboards In NY Waters
ALBANY – A bill singed into law Tuesday by New York State’s Governor prohibits vessels from operating digital billboards while in navigable waters. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo says the new law gives local …
Crime
Couple Sentenced To Prison For Making Pornography With Baby
ALBANY – A 38-year-old man and his girlfriend have been sentenced to federal prison for making child pornography using a 1-year-old girl. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Joshua Carey of Stamford in Delaware County and …
Courts
Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed As Litigation Window Opens
ALBANY – The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some of the targets named in a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits filed Wednesday in New York …
Government
AG Seeks To Uphold U.S. Court Of Appeals Ruling On Certain Firearm Regulations
ALBANY – A coalition of 13 Attorneys General filed an amicus brief this week seeking to uphold a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that held that states and localities can impose certain types of firearm …
Government
New York Probation Offices Screening Youth For Suicide Risk
ALBANY – Probation departments across New York have started screening young offenders for risk of suicide as a way to connect them with mental health services. Ten counties in upstate New York are participating in …
Government
Randolph, Sherman Natives Among NYSP Academy Graduates
ALBANY – Two graduates of the New York State Police Academy that call Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties home will soon be hitting the road. Zechariah Kehoe, of Randolph and Jacob Genthner, of Sherman, were among …
Education
New York Education Commissioner Resigning After 4 Years
ALBANY – New York state’s top education official is resigning. Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told the Board of Regents at its meeting Monday she is resigning Aug. 31. Elia was appointed in 2015. She says …
Government
Albany Lawmakers Pass More Bills Than Any State Legislature In Recent Years
ALBANY – The numbers are in, and the recently concluded New York legislative session was officially one of the most productive in recent history. The Senate and Assembly together passed 935 bills in the six-month …
