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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the funding as part of the state's Local Water Infrastructure Improvements program. The initiative awards small, rural or disadvantaged communities that complete upgrades to their water infrastructure.

Given workers’ interest in forming unions and the clear advantages of unionization, why don’t these 60 million nonunion workers have a union yet? The fact remains that the primary U.S.

Under the structured increase, "Trainee 1” level workers — newer entrants into the public workforce — saw annual pay increase to $52,198 from $49,363, while "Trainee 2” title workers across the state had their wages raised to $58,247 from $52,198.

"This is great news," said Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine. "Now we will have the resources to start replacing cesspools and septic [systems] that are polluting our groundwater. It is a monumental victory for Suffolk County’s environment."

New Yorkers overwhelmingly have approved a constitutional amendment supporters say will protect gender expression and abortion rights.

Election Day results show 62% of people who cast a vote on Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, supported it while 38% opposed.

Long Island received less than 1% of the $5 billion that New York State received from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill enacted in 2021.