07.19.19 |
Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law Thursday, which calls for all of the state's electricity to come from renewable, carbon-free sources such as solar, wind and hydro-power. But, the business community has concerns the legislation would...
07.19.19 |
The city's police commissioner, Richard Ross, says 13 cops will be cut for making racist or offensive Facebook posts--an unprecedented wave of terminations resulting from a scandal that has attracted national attention. The department had...
07.19.19 |
The move comes a day after losing an appeal for a previous denial. The concert series was previously denied a permit twice last week by the town of Vernon. An appeal of the denial was upheld Tuesday night by the central New York town's planning...
07.19.19 |
The Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group that's warning about the dangers of climate-change, says Pennsylvania will experience an average of 40 days a year with a heat index above 90 degrees by 2050, compared to an average of just...
07.17.19 |
Philadelphia's top prosecutor and the state district attorneys' association have taken opposing positions in a case that will determine if Pennsylvania's death penalty will remain in effect. Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says his own review...
07.17.19 |
Conservative Congressman Chris Collins says the Empire State should not receive federal highway funding. The western New York representative is proposing a "Red Light Act" in response to New York's Green Light Law. The Republican lawmaker has...
07.17.19 |
Officials announced yesterday that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission had approved the increase. It's scheduled to start January 5th on all sections and extensions except for three "cashless" toll facilities in western Pennsylvania. Now...
07.17.19 |
Starting in mid-November the minimum age to buy e-cigs or other tobacco products in New York will be 21 instead of 18. Governor Cuomo signed the measure into law on Tuesday. He says his aim is to "prevent an entire generation of New...
07.16.19 |
Nearly $40 million dollars will help bring high-speed internet to more than 15-thousand homes and businesses in upstate New York. The money is part of the FCC's "Connect American Fund."
07.16.19 |
It's considered to be a big win for Pennsylvania Democrats and the Wolf Administration. One of the measures allows victims to attend any criminal proceeding unless the court determines their testimony would be altered by hearing other...
