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New York legislators are poised to vote on education spending bills.
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During a legislative advocacy day at the state capitol, Seneca Nation President JC Seneca said the governor needs to start funding initiatives she promised during a visit to their territory last year to apologize for New York's role in the Indian boarding school system.
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A five-year delay in a New York mandate for electric school buses will be included in this year’s final state budget, according to lawmakers.
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The extender funds state government through Wednesday.
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Hundreds of thousands of visitors are about to descend on several North American cities, including Toronto, and law enforcement and other agencies are coordinating efforts to fight human trafficking.
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The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers.
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About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
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Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time.
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The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.