by Ruth Blizard How do the Sheriff’s refusal to resume in-person visitation along with for-profit inmate phone calls enable him to buy military vehicles without dipping into the Broome County budget? Banned in-person visitation: Sheriff Harder has refused to restart face-to-face visits, now that pandemic restrictions have been lowered, despite the fact that prisons and […]
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from Medical Society of the State of NY The New York State Legislature passed a series of bills aimed at protecting women’s reproductive freedom, as well as protecting physicians from some of the legal consequences of providing health care services that are legal in New York State but could become illegal in other states (based
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Cryptocurrency Mining Bill Approved After Surprising Early-Morning Senate Vote; Industry Lobbying Campaign Fails This post from the blog Water Front- Peter Mantius re: the Seneca Power plant proposal to burn natural gas to power bitcoin mining. Please read the original post about this upstate issue. ALBANY, June 3, 2022 — The New York State Legislature early
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“warm to the touch…and cold as ice” Judy Salton and MaryRose present companion exhibits in the Cooperative Gallery 213’s June show opening First Friday June 3rd running through June 25th, 2022. They were inspired by a visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in downtown Philadelphia, built in the 1800’s, closed since 1970, and now open
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Truth Pharm Calls on New York State Legislators to Pass Lifesaving Bills VOTER EDUCATION Family members and directly impacted persons from Truth Pharm, a non-profit organization from Binghamton NY, will be joined by other advocates from across New York State for a Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday May 24th, 2022 at 11am, (location: to
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Citizen Action Responds to Leaked SCOTUS Draft Decision to Turn Back the Clock on Reproductive Rights (Albany, NY) – In response to the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe V. Wade, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We are outraged and disgusted with the draft SCOTUS decision to
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Southern Tier Abortion-Care Provider Responds to Supreme Court Draft Opinion Threatening Abortion Care VESTAL, NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 — “We want to stress that safe, compassionate abortion care remains legal and available in New York State and in our Southern Tier community,” said Sue Seibold-Simpson, FNP, Executive Director of Southern Tier Women’s Health Services,
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Community Members to Rally at JC Court in Support of Eviction Defense Advocates JOHNSON CITY—In early April 2022, neighboring tenants at 149 Hudson St, Johnson City received a series of informal notices directing them to vacate the property by May 1st. These notices of eviction were not prompted by failure to pay rent or any
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IMAGINATION FOREST is coming to the Ross Park Zoo! Looking for volunteers to paint/build homes for magical creatures. Binghamton, NY: Envision a magical forest filled with gnome homes, dragon lairs, fairy houses, hobbit holes and pure magic to delight young and the young at heart! “I’m excited to be partnering with the zoo to bring
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Third Thursday Art Talks 5-19-22 at 7 pm via Zoom and in person. Link here. The Cooperative Gallery is sponsoring three artists, Barbara Bernstein, Ken Weir, and Steph Schweitzer in its May 6-28th show in a truly diverse offering. Barbara Bernstein has formerly worked in glass and is exhibiting her new directions in “Is There
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