05.08.17 |
The revised standards will be presented to the policy making Board of Regents tomorrow and public comments are being accepted until June 2nd.State education officials released the standards last week, following a two-year process that included...
04.17.17 |
Experts say offers the plan which covers tuition at public colleges for students whose families earn less that $125,000 a year or less offers the least assistance to the neediest students whose tuition is already covered by other...
03.16.17 |
Senator Chuck Schumer's office said the IRS responded to letter he sent earlier this week on behalf of his constituents asking the agency to extend the March 15 deadline because of power outages and inclement weather.A Schumer spokesman says the...
02.10.17 |
The bill's aim was to ensure farmers did not face neglect charges by making dogs work outside on hot or cold days. It would have legally reclassified farm dogs as "livestock'' not "domesticated animals.'' The Humane Society said the bill...
02.08.17 |
The governor launched the campaign to build support for the Excelsior Scholarship proposal telling students at Buffalo State College that about 80% of families would qualify. The estimated $163 million...
02.06.17 |
The inductees will be announced Tuesday at the Gould Hotel in Seneca Falls, the site of the first Women's Rights Convention. Hall Co-President Betty Bayer says they will reveal the ten women who will be inducted into the hall in September.So...
02.02.17 |
Yet many of Schumer's liberal constituents say that's not enough. Schumer supporters say they want him to take a hard line against nearly everything President Trump stands for. Thousands of frustrated Liberals protested outside...
01.23.17 |
The first hearing kicks off tomorrow and is likely to focus on Cuomo's call to make college tuition at state universities free for middle-class students.Wednesday's hearing is expected to vet the governor's plans to develop the workforce...
01.16.17 |
His proposal would offer subsidized low-interest loans and down payment assistance to graduates who settle upstate. The governor says the $5 million program would help young workers invest in their futures and encourage more highly...
12.27.16 |
The groups Believe in Syracuse and Forty Below host networking events to build support for the central New York community.Last night they held their third annual Come Home Syracuse Event in an effort to convince people to come back and stay.15...
