Why State Employees Might Get Paid Later Than Usual This Week

If you’re a state employee, you should know that State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli says, your checks might be late this week.  That’s due to the state budget not being finished yet.  A budget extender was passed by the legislature, to get the state workers paid until the budget is done, but, the extender was not signed on time. 

 

Police: Avoca Man Pulls Knife On Bystanders

Penn Yan Police arrested Zachary R. Waite, 30, of Avoca, NY, for Menacing 2nd and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th following an incident on Lake Street in Penn Yan. Waite was allegedly arguing with a female in a parking lot when four bystanders saw the argument and asked the female if she was okay. The bystanders reported that they believed the female was in distress and appeared to want to get away from Waite. Waite then reportedly pulled a knife on the four individuals and brandished it at them. Waite then left the area on foot and was found by officers a short time later on Liberty Street. Officers took Waite into custody and confiscated the knife. Waite was processed and held for CAP arraignment.

 

Borrello Puts Up A Fight Against DOH Regulation

State Senator George Borrello held a press conference on Tuesday morning in Albany.  During the event, the senator talked about a new regulation from the state health department.  Senator Borrello says it’s called 10 NYCRR, and is being challenged in a lawsuit filed in the state supreme court.  Borrello maintains, that’s because the regulation has vague language about how anyone with a “communicable disease”, can be taken out of their homes and placed somewhere else.   The language of the regulation does not list which communicable disease the health department is concerned about, or where patients would be placed.  Borrello says one assemblyman tried, and failed, to get this done as a law, but it had no support in either assembly or the state senate.

 

Gillibrand To Hold A Press Conference About Military Suicide Rate

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, will chair a hearing on suicide in the armed forces at 10 AM on Wednesday, April 6.  Following the hearing, Senator Gillibrand will hold a video press conference at 1:30 PM to discuss findings from the morning’s hearing and her Senate priorities to address the rising toll of suicide in the military. Gillibrand will also be announcing a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calling for details on the department’s actions to address lapses in delivering timely access to mental health care for service members.