ALBANY, New York, July 26 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * More Than 100 Public Safety and Military Personnel from New York State and Other Parts of the Country and World Participate in Improvised Explosive Devices Training * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State recently hosted the 2024 "Raven's Challenge," the world's largest annual training exercise for public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal team  more

ALBANY, New York, July 26 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Awards in Central New York, Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, and North Country Regions Will Fund Construction of More Than 800 Miles of Public Broadband Infrastructure Part of $228 Million Federal Investment To Build Last-Mile Broadband Infrastructure Across New York State Builds on Governor Hochul's $1 Billion ConnectALL Program to Expand Affordable, Reliable Broadband Access for All New Yorkers  more

ALBANY, New York, July 26 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * $421.2 Million in Sales Highlight Rapid Growth and Market Expansion 53 Percent Of Licenses Awarded To Social And Economic Equity Applicants; 37 Percent Minority-Owned, 39 Percent Women-Owned * * * Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York has reached a significant milestone in the growth of the legal cannabis industry. New York State is pleased to recognize the opening of the 150th Adult-Use   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for July 8-12, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Dumbo 301 LLC d/b/a Magic Tavern (19-CA-330910; 373 NLRB No. 72) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583d8270a) Portland, OR, July 9, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to file an answer to the complaint. The Board found that the Respondent violated Section  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-069-R24) on July 25, 2024, entitled "Service Performance of the New Sorting and Delivery Center in Binghamton, New York." Here are excerpts: * * * Background As part of the Postal Service's Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is redesigning its network of nearly 19,000 delivery units to reduce inefficient operations and costs. The Postal Service has identified key markets wh  more

KINGS POINT, New York, July 29 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: On Friday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point achieved a significant milestone by convening its first in-person Board of Visitors (BOV) meeting since Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan assumed the role of Superintendent and Senator Mark E. Kelly, Class of 1986, became Chairman of the Board. The historic meeting was held in the Crabtree Room of t  more