Your Morning Edition for Monday, Nov. 28th!
Wayne County deputies contract dispute, utility company debate, streetscape changes in Geneva, Cayuga County's economic development funding, and more on NY's unemployment fraud problem.
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CONTRACT DISPUTE: Members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Board of Supervisors have reached an impasse. What does this mean for law enforcement protection in Wayne County? [READ MORE]
UTILITY DEBATE: Should the people who pay rising utility rates have a seat at the table? Many say yes, and now, a bill that awaits Gov. Hochul’s signature could force it. [READ MORE]
STREETSCAPE QUESTION: How should new streetscapes in Geneva along 5&20 be paid for? Maintenance is going to be required, and while they look great now — there are major questions about where the money will come from to keep them in tip-top shape. One proposal is to add a hospitality tax in Geneva. [READ MORE]
FUNDING REQUEST: School leaders across New York say funding is needed to remove references to Native Americans in names, logos, and other school-related materials. A memo released earlier this month indicated that changes would need to be implemented by the end of the year, or districts would lose funding. [READ MORE]
UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says most of the fraud that happened in New York during the pandemic could have been prevented. Worse yet, he says the billions in fraud the Department of Labor claimed to prevent could not be verified or vetted. [READ MORE]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Not all legislators in Cayuga County are on the same page when it comes to CEDA, the County’s economic development agency. Some want to see increased funding, while others are calling for it to be eliminated from the 2023 budget. [READ MORE]
COMMUNITY COLLEGES: A new report says enrollment at community colleges is stabilizing. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found fall enrollment at community colleges across the U.S. is essential flat. It declined by a fractional percentage, which is a big improvement from the losses that were being observed during, and immediately after the height of COVID-19. [READ MORE]
