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Central New York gets a new rep in Congress, a state official finds taxpayers may have lost big from unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, and winter made its first appearance in Syracuse. Read This week's WAER Round-Up to find more on other local news you've missed from Nov. 14-18.
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The New York State Comptroller is out with a report on the state’s unemployment insurance system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new report by the state’s Comptroller finds that despite years of government programs, 1 million New York households still have no access to the internet, and many in rural areas have limited access to inadequate services.
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A handshake deal has stalled between Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s comptroller to reinstate the comptroller’s powers to audit contracts in the…
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There’s some good news and some bad news from the State Comptrollers’ office. The state’s nearly $200 billion pension fund is doing well, thanks in part…
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The state’s Comptroller has a plan to reduce corruption in the awarding of economic development contracts that has led to the indictment of several former…
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A new report released Wednesday by the State Comptroller shows that Central New York’s post-recession economy remains in a state of transition when…
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After several years of budget surpluses, New York State tax revenue is coming in at a lower than expected rate. That could impact big ticket programs like…
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A routine oversight hearing by the state Assembly turned testy when Governor Cuomo’s Economic Development Czar, Howard Zemsky, endured over two hours of…
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Governor Cuomo’s job creation programs have been in the news recently. The State Comptroller audited one of them, called the Excelsior Jobs program, and…