ITHACA, N.Y. — A pick-up truck driver will not be charged after its vehicle crashed into the side of a house in the 300 block of Mineah Road in the town of Dryden early Saturday morning. The incident was reported over the weekend by the Dryden Fire Department and Dryden Ambulance and further detailed Wednesday […]
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Last residents of homeless shelter may remain temporarily after emergency injunction
ITHACA, N.Y. — The last two residents of Tompkins County’s only year-round homeless shelter will be able to remain in place for the time being. The shelter was originally scheduled to close permanently on Nov. 15 after the county was unable to reach a contract renewal agreement with the shelter’s operator, St. John’s Community Services. […]
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Hochul Hikes Government Efficiency Grants to $8M
(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced an $8 million investment in the Local Government Efficiency Grant (LGEG) program, doubling its funding to help municipalities streamline operations, reduce costs, and lower property taxes. The initiative supports projects involving shared services, consolidations, and dissolutions between local governments, benefiting property taxpayers across New York. The 2024 funding includes […]
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Hochul Announces $22M to Modernize and Strengthen New York’s Electric Grid
(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $22 million in funding for projects to modernize and enhance the resilience of New York’s electric grid. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience Formula Grant, the program is part of efforts to ensure grid reliability, support clean energy access, and prepare for […]
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Hochul Announces $62M in Arts Funding for Nonprofits and Artists
(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $62 million in grants through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support 1,497 nonprofit organizations and 509 individual artists across the state. This funding round brings Fiscal Year 2025’s total arts funding to $84 million, including $21 million in multi-year grants already awarded. The […]
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CUNY School of Medicine Becomes Independent Institution
(APN — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine will become an independent institution, a move aimed at expanding educational programs and addressing healthcare inequities. The transition, which separates the medical school from City College and places it under the CUNY Graduate Center, will enable the […]
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They Escaped Chinese Government Repression. Now They’re Imploring Trump to Let Them Stay in America
When Yuxiu Zhou crossed the U.S. and Mexico border with his teenage son last October after a month-long zigzagging trip from China, he believed all his nightmares were behind him. The corrupt local government officials in his home village in the Southern Zhejiang Province in China who destroyed his dream of being an entrepreneur, and […]
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Madigan jury sees ‘Magic Lobbyist List’ seized from co-defendant during FBI search
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – It was a sunny and mild spring afternoon in May 2019 when roughly 100 FBI agents were dispatched to the homes – and one office – of eight allies to then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The coordinated raids – all conducted within the same hour or so to preserve “the […]
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Emory researchers find clues to Covid severity in nasal swabs
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.Heading into the fifth U.S. winter of Covid-19, an Emory University lab has found the presence — or absence — of a particular antibody in the nose of patients can predict how severe their illness would be.The presence of the antibody, called anti-interferon alpha, […]
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NY Audit Finds Gaps in Medicaid Home Care Verification
APN — New York has spent billions of dollars in Medicaid funding on home care services without verifying whether the services were provided, according to a report from the state comptroller’s office. An audit by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found that 44% of more than $14.5 billion in personal care claims for 82 […]