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Labor Department Releases NY Workplace Injury Statistics
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says New York private industry employers reported about 146,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2012.
That translates to 2.5 cases per 100 full-time workers. The agency says New York was one of eight states to register a significant decrease in the private industry rate of total recordable cases over the year...
New York Back in Top Three States for Milk Production
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Cuomo administration says New York is back to being one of the nation's top three states when it comes to milk production.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that New York passed Idaho in 2013 to become the nation's third largest producer of milk, trailing California and Wisconsin...
New York Hospitals Must Now Screen Newborns for Heart Defects
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York hospitals are now required to screen newborns for heart defects under a new law.
The measure, which took effect Monday, requires all birthing facilities to administer the test called pulse oximetry screening...
New York State Revises Request For $10 Billion Medicaid Adjustment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has revised its request for a $10 billion Medicaid adjustment, which would allow using that money to pay for related health care programs, after federal officials concluded capital investment and some other programs are ineligible...
NY State Unemployment Rate at Lowest Level in Five Years
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state Labor Department says New York's unemployment rate decreased from 7.4 percent to 7.1 percent in December, its lowest level since January 2009.
The Labor Department said in a report Thursday that the state's economy added 10,400 private sector jobs in December, raising the private sector job count to an all-time high of 7,503,700...
Gillibrand Urges Legislation to Reduce Student Debt
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is urging President Barack Obama to allow students to refinance their federal student loans.
The New York Democrat says Sunday there's about $1.2 trillion of student loan debt — and an average New York graduate owes more than $27,000...
Tomkins County Woman Trampled to Death in Thailand
FREEVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. authorities have identified a tourist apparently trampled to death by elephants in Thailand as a woman from upstate New York.
The Department of State says 24-year-old Lily Glidden was from the small village of Freeville...
Oneida Nation Leader Takes ‘Redskins’ Complaint to the United Nations
VERONA, N.Y. (AP) — The Oneida Indian leader from upstate New York who has become a high-profile critic of the Washington Redskins' nickname has taken his case to the United Nations.
The Oneida Indian Nation says Ray Halbritter met Friday with the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights at U...
NY Hydro Operator To Pay $4M After Anglers’ Deaths
OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A hydroelectric company has agreed to pay $4 million and make $1.7 million in safety upgrades following the deaths of two fishermen who were swept away during a water release in central New York.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Brookfield Renewable Energy Group agreed to the payments as part of an investigation that concluded there were a number of safety problems
Special Hunting Season Announced For Tomkins County
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A special hunting season is underway to reduce the deer population around the city of Ithaca.
State wildlife conservation experts tell local media outlets that the 19-day season that began last Saturday and runs through Jan...