ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 36 Local Leaders Statewide Back Governor Hochul's Mental Health Reforms, Including Involuntary Commitment; Call on Legislature to Pass A coalition of 36 county executives, mayors and local leaders from across New York State today announced their strong support for Governor Kathy Hochul's mental health reforms. In their letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speak  more

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * ADULT SWIM RENEWS ACCLAIMED SERIES "COMMON SIDE EFFECTS" FOR SECOND SEASON BURBANK (March 28, 2025) - From Joe Bennett ("Scavengers Reign") and Steve Hely ("Veep") and Executive Producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels ("King of the Hill"), the animated comedic thriller that follows what happens after a mysterious healing mushroom is discovered, "Common S  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * The Honorable Lillian Wan '00, Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department to Deliver 2025 Commencement Speech Albany Law School is proud to announce The Honorable Lillian Wan '00, Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, as the Commencement keynote speaker for the law school's 174th Commencement on Friday, May 16 at 10 a.m. at the Sara  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a further postponement of the Village of Angelica's proposed electric tariff modifications, pushing the effective date to May 23, 2025. This decision, documented in Case 24-E-0544, also grants the village a waiver from standard newspaper publication requirements for the change. The Village of Angelica had initially filed revisions to its tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 1 - Electricity, on September 20, 202  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on WNYW-TV's 'Politics Unusual' Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on WNYW-TV's "Politics Unusual." AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Morgan McKay, WNYW-TV: We are just days away from when the New York State Budget is due, but ne  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * By the Numbers: Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on the Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on New York State's Health and Human Service Programs Governor Kathy Hochul today shared a breakdown of the Trump administration's sweeping federal cuts to New York State's health programs, and how these cuts to health funding will affect New Yorkers. The amount of funding lost will have a devastatin  more

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Channel April Programming Highlights Week of March 31, 2025 Tuesday, April 1 * "Street Outlaws: Locals Only" New Season Debuts on Discovery Channel - 8pm ET/PT * In this new season, hosted by Farmtruck and AZN, local drivers from around the U.S. race each other in the single elimination, bracket style event for $10,000. The winner ge  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees Game on March 27 Generated Largest National Opening Day Audience in Seven Years ESPN's exclusive coverage of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees game on Thursday, March 27, generated the largest national MLB Opening Day audience in seven years, since 2018, according to Nielsen. The Brewers vs. Y  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 28 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Falk Students Experience Immersive Travel Programs Over Spring Break Learning didn't stop during spring break for dozens of Falk College students who took part in immersive travel opportunities. The college offers a wide array of travel programs for students, with study abroad and study away being pillars of the Syracuse University experience. Three immersion travel programs this spring provided Falk studen  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Major Workforce Development Milestone With Selection of First Flagship ON-RAMP Site in Syracuse Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the selection of 1300 South Salina Street (formerly the Sears Building) as the future home of New York State's first ON-RAMP Workforce Innovation Hub. The flagship Hub will anchor a broader revitalization of the site, which is being le  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Start of $7.5 Million Bridge Replacement Project Over the Thruway in Onondaga County Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of a $7.5 million bridge placement project over I-90 in Onondaga County. The Townline Road bridge (milepost 280.31) in the Towns of DeWitt and Salina will be replaced with a modern structure. The current bridge was built in 1953 and car  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Prepare for Snow, Freezing Rain and Ice This Weekend Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to prepare for snow, freezing rain and ice beginning tonight and continuing through Sunday for parts of the North Country, Mohawk Valley and Capital District. A period of wet snow and sleet is expected this evening, transitioning over to freezing rain to  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Opens Applications for 2025-26 Empire State Service Corps Program Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of applications for the second annual Empire State Service Corps Program, encouraging State University of New York students to apply for one of 500 paid civic and service internships for this upcoming fall. The application opening signifies the second year of the  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump Rips Millions from Michigan's State Health Services In the latest step of his extremist agenda, Trump is jeopardizing addiction care, vaccines, mental health services, and more across Michigan LANSING -- In case you missed it, the New York Times revealed yesterday that Trump has gutted $12 billion in funding for critical state health services, with a spokesman from Trump's Depa  more

ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Allyship in action In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, cohosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel unpack the term "allyship" with Sam Benson, Assistant Director for Graduate Affairs for MS and PhD Students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Perdita Das, Assistant Dean of Hans Bethe House. Das and Benson first began their careers at Cornell as residence ha  more

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Consolidated Edison, a provider of energy-related products and services, issued the following news release: * * * Inside Con Edison's Emergency Response Training for Storm Events Picture this: It's June 1, the start of hurricane season, and a Nor'easter has just pummeled our region, bringing down scores of trees, power lines, and utility poles. Carla Primus's everyday job is to serve as a work organizer for Bronx/Westchester Equipment; she plans a  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Heart of the Catskills Communications, Inc. dba MTC Cable's cable television franchise with the Town of Hardenburgh, Ulster County, for a 15-year term. The decision, documented in Case 24-V-0712, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the town's residents. MTC Cable filed a petition on December 18, 2024, seeking approval for the franchise renewal, which was supplemented on   more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced an extension to the comment period for its review of the state's Electric Vehicle (EV) Make-Ready Program. The decision, detailed in a notice issued on March 28, 2025, extends the original deadline from April 11, 2025, to April 25, 2025. The review, initiated through a Notice of Commencement issued on March 12, 2025, in Case 18-E-0138, aims to assess the effectiveness of the Make-Ready Program, a crit  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a postponement for New York State Electric & Gas Corporation's (NYSEG) proposed increase in pole attachment rates, shifting the effective date to August 1, 2025. The PSC also granted NYSEG a waiver from standard newspaper publication requirements for this change. NYSEG filed POLE Statement No. 4 on December 18, 2024, seeking to raise the annual charge per span wire attachment or per foot on a pole occu  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a postponement of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation's (RG&E) proposed increase in pole attachment rates, setting the new effective date for August 1, 2025. This decision, detailed in Case 24-E-0715, comes after RG&E corrected a significant mathematical error in its initial filing. The PSC also granted the company a waiver from the standard newspaper publication requirements. RG&E initially filed P  more

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Spotlights a 360-Degree Commitment to the Future of Retail at ShopTalk 2025 March 28, 2025 NBCUniversal Makes News at ShopTalk Shoptalk is a premier retail conference that brings together industry leaders, brands, tech companies, and investors to explore the latest trends and innovations shaping the future of the retail business. To kick off the week, NBCUniver  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Advises Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in C$4.6B Agreement to Sell Amica Senior Lifestyles March 27, 2025 3:00 PM Newmark announces that it served as real estate advisor to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ("Ontario Teachers'") in connection with its agreement to sell Amica Senior Lifestyles ("Amica") and certain of its assets and affiliates to Welltower Inc., a real esta  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale of The Hills in Thousand Oaks for $18.2 Million March 27, 2025 9:00 AM Newmark announces the company arranged the $18.2 million sale of The Hills, a 52-unit multifamily property located at 850 Warwick Avenue in Thousand Oaks, California. Newmark Vice Chairman Dean Zander, Senior Managing Director Chris Benton, Managing Director Anthony Muhlstein and Senior Financial  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Cablevision of Wappingers Falls, Inc.'s cable television franchise with the Village of Buchanan, Westchester County, for a 15-year term. The company operates as Altice USA and does business as Optimum. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0053, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the village residents. Cablevision of Wappingers Falls, Inc., operating as Optimum, filed it  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 29 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT researchers use AI to uncover surprising trends in media coverage of police Study finds that local news about policing has not become more polarized over last decade A new study from Rochester Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University experts is challenging a widely held belief about the media--that local news outlets have become more critical of the police in recent y  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Spectrum Northeast, LLC's cable television franchise with the Village of Chittenango, Madison County, for a 10-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0071, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the village residents. Spectrum Northeast, LLC, operating as Charter Communications, Inc., filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 29, 2025. The Village of Chit  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Spectrum Northeast, LLC's cable television franchise with the Village of Churchville, Monroe County, for a 15-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0067, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the village residents. Spectrum Northeast, LLC, operating as Charter Communications, Inc., filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 29, 2025. The Village of Churc  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Spectrum Northeast, LLC's cable television franchise with the Town of Marion, Ontario County, for a 15-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0062, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the town's residents. Spectrum Northeast, LLC, operating as Charter Communications, Inc., filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 23, 2025. The Town of Marion had previ  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Spectrum Northeast, LLC's cable television franchise with the Town of Ontario, Wayne County, for a 15-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0061, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the town's residents. Spectrum Northeast, LLC, operating as Charter Communications, Inc., filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 23, 2025. The Town of Ontario had previ  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Spectrum Northeast, LLC's cable television franchise with the Town of Sodus, Wayne County, for a 15-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0036, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the town's residents. Spectrum Northeast, LLC, operating as Charter Communications, Inc., filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 9, 2025. The Town of Sodus had previously  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 29 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Students present at College Sport Research Institute Conference St. Bonaventure University Sports Management majors junior Hayden Watt and senior Logan Armstrong presented their research titled "The Island of Misfit Basketball Teams: Examining the Haves and Have-Nots of the NIL Era" at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on March 21 in Columbia, South Carolina. Motivated by   more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton Following the notable wildlife seizure in Chemung County in October, DEC undertook an internal investigation of agency wildlife enforcement procedures. At the direction of the Governor, in my initial few weeks as acting commissioner, I have prioritized a review of our current  more

NEW YORK, March 29 -- TIAA (formerly the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund), a provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields, issued the following news release: * * * TIAA Institute and MIT AgeLab Study Finds Only 40% Of Americans Are Satisfied With Their Financial Advice 90% of Americans turn to family & friends for financial guidance, while only 62% seek professional advisors New York  more

BRONX, New York, March 28 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Two Fordham Law Students Selected for New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship By Sejla Rizvic Fordham Law students Amora Haynes '27 and Jessie Lopez-Garay '27 have been selected for the highly competitive New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) Diversity Fellowship Program, which provides summer internship opportunities to first-year law students who have encountered barriers on their path  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 29 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB School of Nursing to bring psychedelic medicine into curriculum BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo School of Nursing researcher plans to bring scientific, evidence-based education on psychedelic-assisted therapies into the university's nursing instruction programs. Leading the initiative is Clinical Assistant Professor Zoe Spyralatos, DNP, a board-certified  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students and faculty present research at the 96th Annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference University of New England Professor Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., the assistant academic director in the UNE School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and several research assistants presented two research studies at the 96th annual Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City  more

ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Universitywide expressive activity policy approved Cornell has finalized its policy governing protests and other expressive activities, completing a monthslong review that engaged stakeholders from across its campuses. Formally approved March 26 by the Executive Policy Review Group and effective immediately, the new Expressive Activity Policy adopts the policy proposed by the Committee on Campus Expressive Act  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Verizon New York Inc.'s cable television franchise with the Village of Hillburn, Rockland County, for a five-year term. The decision, outlined in Case 24-V-0720, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the village residents. Verizon New York Inc. filed a petition on December 19, 2024, seeking approval for the franchise renewal, which was supplemented on January 21, 2025. The  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of Verizon New York Inc.'s cable television franchise with the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, for a five-year term. This decision, detailed in Case 25-V-0008, ensures the continued provision of cable services to the residents of Oyster Bay. Verizon New York Inc. filed its petition for franchise renewal on January 6, 2025, which was supplemented on January 16, 2025. The Town of Oyster Ba  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Joins Senator Gillibrand's Press Briefing on Federal Threats to Social Security Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered remarks alongside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the Trump administration's attack on the Social Security program and how New York's seniors and families will be affected as a result of the President and El  more

NEW YORK, March 29 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following agency statement on March 28, 2025: * * * Yale New Haven Hospital Rising--With Mental Health at the Foundation 2025 marks a century of healthcare construction for Turner. Our story is one of service, innovation, and impact. What makes this milestone special is the difference our people make in the lives of others. Over the past 100 years, our people have delivered medical facilities that support the ever-evolving needs of pati  more