US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Announces Available Funds for Disaster Relief – And the Rest of Your March 29 News
Gillibrand Announces Natural Disaster Funds
SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND HAS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 53 MILLION DOLLARS IS AVAILABLE FOR NEW YORK COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION. COUNTIES THAT RECEIVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL FOR ALTERNATIVE FINANCING.
NEW YORK STATE, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. TO APPLY, YOU CAN FIND EDA’S FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE FUNDS ON WWW.GRANTS.GOV OR CALL THE EDA AT 215-597-4603.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS, SO PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Suco Forms ‘Black List’ Commemoration Committee
SUNY ONEONTA HAS ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF A GROUP THAT WILL DEVELOP PROGRAMMING TO MARK THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "BLACK LIST." THE SEPTEMBER 4 COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE THIS SEMESTER AND WORK THROUGH THE SUMMER TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER. THE BLACK LIST WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO PUBLIC OUTRAGE THAT OCCURRED AFTER SEPTEMBER 4, 1992, WHEN THE COLLEGE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF ITS MALE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO REGISTRANTS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE, WHO WERE SEEKING SUSPECTS AS PART OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THE EVENT DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION AND RAISED CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL PROFILING AND PRIVACY ISSUES.
Cuomo Assumes Lead in Healthcare Issue
NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS TAKING A HEALTHCARE MATTER INTO HIS OWN HANDS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED STATES TO SET UP A GOVERNMENT-RUN MARKETPLACE WHERE IT’S RESIDENTS CAN BUY HEALTHCARE INSURANCE, CALLED AN INSURANCE EXCHANGE. THIS WEEK’S STATE BUDGET DEAL DOES NOT INCLUDE MONEY TO SET UP AN EXCHANGE, AND NOW GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS HE’S GOING TO SET ONE UP BY USING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER. THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER WOULD PUT NEW YORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL HEALTHCARE ACT, WHICH MANY CALL OBAMA CARE. FIFTEEN OTHER STATES HAVE ALREADY SET UP AN INSURANCE EXCHANGE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES STATES A GRANT TO SET UP THE SYSTEM, AND IF STATE’S DON’T COMPLY, WASHINGTON INTERVENES AND SETS UP AN EXCHANGE FOR IT. REPUBLICANS IN THE LEGISLATURE SAY THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO SPEND MONEY ON THE EXCHANGES UNTIL THE U.S. SUPEREME COURT RULES ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE HEALTHCARE LAW.
Cuomo Delays Signing New District Maps
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO HAS NOT SIGNED A NEW SET OF MAPS INTO LAW FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, BUT THE FIRST LEGAL CHALLENGE TO A RE-DRAWN DISTRICT HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED. TWO DOWNSTATE DISTRICTS HAVE COMPLAINED THE NEW BORDERS SEPARATE A DISTINCTLY ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY INTO TWO SEPARATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS. ANOTHER NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT COMMUNITY CLAIMS NEW LINES DRAWN SEPARATE AN HISTORICALLY BLACK AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY. BOTH SAY THE CHANGES VIOLATE THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE U-S CONSTITUTION. THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LINES WERE DRAWN UP BY A COMMITTEE FROM THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE, THE CONGRESSIONAL LINES DECIDED BY A U.S. JUDGE BASED ON THE LAST CENSUS. OFFICIALS HAVE UNTIL APRIL.
NYS Budget Progresses
NEW YORK STATE’S BUDGET PROCESS CONTINUES IN ALBANY THIS WEEK. LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED THE FIRST THREE MAJOR BUDGET BILLS IN THE OVERALL PACKAGE. THE REST OF THE BUDGET WORK IN ALBANY WILL HAPPEN ON FRIDAY. LAWMAKERS WILL DISCUSS BILLS CONCERNED WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HEALTHCARE ISSUES, EDUCATION AND ROUTINE STATE OPERATIONS. THE STATE BUDGET CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATION TOTALING 132.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN SPENDING. LAWMAKERS PASSED BILLS YESTERDAY THAT COVERED TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. IF ALL GOES WELL, THE STATE WILL HAVE AN ON-TIME BUDGET IN PLACE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. MOST PLANS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES HAVE BEEN MIRED IN CONTROVERSY AND LATE BY WEEKS AND MONTHS.
Former Post Office Employee Sentenced in Fraud Case
A FORMER POST OFFICE WORKER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN A FEDERAL FRAUD CASE. SIXTY-FOUR-YEAR OLD PAUL SKALICKY OF PLYMOUTH WILL SERVE FIVE YEARS PROBATION. HE ADMITTED TO OBTAINING FEDERAL WORKERS COMPENSATION HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO. HE HAS TO PAY A $20,000 FEE. THE CASE WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE POST OFFICE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Habitat for Humanity to Hold Soup-Tasting Event
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CHENANGO COUNTY IS HOLDING A SOUP TASTING EVENT SATURDAY AT THE NORWICH VFW POST 2782 FROM 4:30 TO 6:30 PM. CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE EVENT TERRY BICKFORD SAYS THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SOUP TO SIP AND VOTE ON. ALONG WITH THE SOUP THERE WILL BE A CHOBANI YOGURT GIVEAWAY, A CHINESE ACTION, AND MUCH MORE. THREE TALENTED LOCAL PERFORMERS WILL ALSO BE THERE TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC.; KEVIN LA DUE, BRIAN MURPHY AND KATLYN JACKSON. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S SOUPER BOWL SOUP TASTING EVENT IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE NORWICH VFW POST 2782 ON EAST MAIN STREET FROM 4:30 TO 6:30 PM
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