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16 Aug

Audit: State Parks has done little to address accessibility issues for people with disabilities

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ALBANY – A new state audit found many state parks fail to be accessible to people with disabilities and little has been done in recent years to improve accessibility. In 2015, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation developed a transition plan required by the American Disabilities Act [ADA] to identify physical obstacles for people with disabilities at state parks. The audit was conducted by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office from 2018 through 2022. It found the plan hadn’t been updated for eight years and no had the agency had no timetable for making the accessibility improvements. Additionally, it…

15 Jul

Amid high inflation, New York State caps property tax growth at 2% for third consecutive year

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ALBANY - While inflation costs continue to remain high, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced property tax growth will once again be capped in 2024 at 2% for local governments and school districts for the third consecutive year. New York’s property tax cap went into effect in 2012 and limits annual tax levy increases to either one plus the rate of inflation or 2%, whichever is less. DiNapoli’s office calculated the 2024 inflation factor at 6.26%, well above the 2% threshold. It allows local governments to increase property taxes by 1.02%. The tax cap affects all counties, towns and fire districts, as…

26 Jun

Sen. Schumer: New York to receive more than $664M to expand broadband services, close digital divide

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GLOVERSVILLE - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced New York state will receive $664,618,251 million in federal funding to expand high-speed broadband services throughout the state. The funding is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act and, according to Schumer’s office, is the largest single investment for broadband in the state’s history. A 2021 report conducted by the state Department of Education found half of New York’s lowest income residents do not have broadband subscriptions and half of those do not own a computer. Rural households are also less likely than metropolitan dwellers to have broadband…