ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer says federal funding for low-income heating assistance will increase by $169 million in the coming fiscal year, to a total of $3.4 billion.
Nearly 500 jobs will be coming to central New York with the selection of Griffiss International Airport in Rome as one of six sites nationwide to test unmanned commercial aircraft.
ROME, N.Y. (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is heading to central New York to provide details about the state's role as one of six sites in the nation selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to test unmanned aircraft.
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer along with Congressman Richard Hanna are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to approve a new Wetland permit for the site being developed by Mohawk Valley EDGE.
The proposed site would attract the computer chip fabrication industry which could host several thousand new jobs for the area...