Governor Cuomo today announced that the State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has achieved a positive balance for the first time since January 2009. Reforms to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund signed into law by the Governor in 2013, along with improved economic conditions over past years have led to a positive trust fund balance. The New York State unemployment rate has decreased from 8.3 % to 5.7% since 2011, the state’s economy has added 626,100 private sector jobs and experienced employment growth in 45 of the past 52 months.
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State Senator Jim Seward announced senate passage of legislation he co-sponsors which would allow the New York State Parole Board to extend the period of time between reconsidering parole board denials from 2 years to 5 years when the inmate was sentenced for a violent crime. Currently, when parole is denied, the board has the discretion to set the date for reconsideration for parole for any date within 2 years. The senate has passed this legislation on multiple occasions, but the assembly has never voted on the measure.
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Oneonta City Police arrested 34-Year-old Julissa Edmonds of Oneonta, on charges of 3rd degree grand larceny and falsifying business records. Edmonds is accused of stealing over $9,000 from Student Housing LLC while employed there; She was arraigned in Oneonta City Court & was remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
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Otschodela Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced the construction of a new $2.1 million dollar training lodge and conference center at Henderson Scout Reservation, located on Boy Scout Road in the Town of Milford. The new center and training lodge will position the Henderson Boy Scout Camp as one of the premier scouting facilities in the Northeast.
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There are 100 days of summer and the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to choose their day to give blood and help ensure a sufficient blood supply. Summer is a difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs, as nearly 90 percent of donors surveyed plan to take a vacation this summer, making them less available to give. Donors of all blood types – especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.