County budget tweaks cut taxes after Exelon tax pact
The 2015 county budget see a 14.7 percent levy drop due to Exelon Nine Mile Point reactors removal from tax rolls. PILOT payments of about 7.1 million annually through 2020 offset the loss while funds balance was tapped for 500 thousand to stabilize the 2016 tax rate amid looming plant closure and job losses.
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Phil Church
Church
Exelon
Nine Mile Point
Terry Wilbur
Hannibal
Mike Kunzwiler
D-Oswego
James A. FitzPatrick
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Wilbur
Jury Deliberates Transcript Reach in Skelos Trial
In Manhattan federal court, the Skelos trial awaits jurors after nine witness testimonies as transcripts are read. Prosecutors argue a bribery scheme tied to real estate, environment tech, and medical insurance firms, while the defense claims the tapes show a indulgent father and not crimes. A separate trial in an adjoining courthouse led to Sheldon Silver’s bribery conviction last week.
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U.S
Rahul Mukhi
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Adam Skelos
Gage
Anthony Bonomo
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Task force urges overhaul of New York Common Core standards
A Cuomo appointed panel urges renaming the Common Core and overhauling standards, reducing testing and delaying test-based teacher evaluations for four years. It calls local input, clearer timelines, and protections for students with disabilities and English learners, while maintaining high standards.
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New York State
Andrew Cuomo
Common Core Task Force
Richard Parsons
Cuomo
Common Core
New York
National Governors Association
Timothy Kremer
New York State School Boards Association
Cops: Students treated, released after bus crash near school
A Central Square school bus operated by Russell F. Tryon was struck on Route 49 near A. A. Cole Elementary School in Constantia at about 9 07 a m Thursday after a vehicle crossed the center line. Three students were taken to Upstate Medical Center and released. the other driver Luke P Renne 23 of Constantia was also treated for non life threatening injuries. Forty six students on the bus were evaluated by medical personnel.
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Constantia
Central Square
Russell F. Tryon
A. A. Cole
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse
Luke P. Renne
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