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$500 Million Investment to Benefit Central NY Communities
The Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund, part of the Green CHIPS incentive agreement between Micron and Empire State Development (ESD), will begin accepting Letters of Intent on August 15. This $500 million fund is designed to boost Micron's $100 billion investment in New York, expected to create nearly 50,000 jobs in Central New York.
$100M will pay to ‘decarbonize’ NY Capitol, Empire State Plaza
Albany, N.Y. — The Empire State Plaza and Capitol will receive $100 million in state funding to start the first phase of a plan to decarbonize state buildings. The 98-acre complex in Albany will implement a thermal energy network as the state moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach climate goals, according to the Office of General Services.
Blade collapse, N.Y. launch and N.J. research show uneven progress of offshore wind projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.
5 things to know this Friday, July 19
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Albany International Airport says they are dealing with ongoing outages that have impacted airlines and other organizations worldwide. Passengers flying in or out of the airport may experience delays due to the airline computer issue. Also, on Thursday, DOCCS announced the closure process will begin immediately at Great Meadow and Sullivan Correctional Facilities. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Friday.
CRITICALLY LOW: NY Blood Center issues urgent call for Type O blood donations
Summer months are a challenging time for the blood supply, but with the inventory at a lower level than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Blood Center has issued an urgent call for donations of particularly Type O blood.
Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control
MILWAUKEE — Republican lawmakers are targeting a handful of battleground states that are prime opportunities to flip in 2024 as part of their efforts to win the White House in November. But GOP leaders are also homing in on one unlikely target: New York. New York has long been a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections […]
Discrimination Lawsuit Against N.Y. City Official Can't Be Totally Sealed at Plaintiff's Behest
From Doe v. City of New York, decided today by Judge Gregory Woods (S.D.N.Y.):. One distinguishing facet of the American legal system is its commitment to public access to the trial process. This legacy of "open justice" is as old as America itself. The plaintiff in this action asks that the Court deviate from that legacy and to permit her to litigate her case under seal in complete secrecy. Because the plaintiff has not overcome the strong presumption to public access that attaches to judicial documents—including her complaint and the existence of the case itself—her motion to seal the case is DENIED….
Sammy Hagar wants to meet cop who gave him ticket in Upstate NY, inspired ‘I Can’t Drive 55′
Patrick Tine, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS) Before he takes the stage July 22 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Sammy Hagar wants to meet the officer who pulled him over in Upstate New York four decades ago. The speeding ticket the trooper wrote turbo-charged the rocker’s career. “This man...
After losing Democratic primary, Albany County DA David Soares mounts write-in campaign in bid for a sixth term
Albany County District Attorney David Soares says he is staying in the race this November after losing June's Democratic primary. Defense Attorney Lee Kindlon beat Soares in a low-turnout Democratic primary after the five-term DA lost the support of county Democrats for using a state grant to give himself a raise. He later returned the money. Soares, a vocal critic of recent public safety reforms passed by the New York State legislature, announced his independent write-in campaign in Albany Wednesday.
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