state funding

Three local libraries are getting much needed funds to help with construction projects, thanks to Assembylwoman Marianne Buttenschon.

New York's Department of Agriculture and Markets is putting up another $5 million to upgrade animal shelters.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente says the state is not "pulling the plug" on funding a new hospital for the Utica-area.

Joined by a number of local highway superintendents, Senator Joseph Griffo is calling on Governor Cuomo to make sure upstate New York receives an equal share of state funding to address transportation infrastructure.

The City of Utica will get a $1 million state grant and over $3.1 million in state loans toward a project to prevent Oneida County Sewage Treatment Plant overflows from going into the Mohawk River.

More than 200 board of education members and superintendents from small city school districts across the state have sent letters to the Governor and Legislative Leaders in support of the Small City Successful School Act.

The Rome City School District will get an additional $225,000 in supplemental funding from the state to help them fund programs and services directly benefiting students.

The Food Bank of Central New York will benefit from a significant boost in the state's Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program.

After receiving sufficient funding in the new state budget, Centro Bus will retain all weeknight, holiday and Saturday night and Sunday bus services.

The new state budget will include an additional $25 million for upstate transit.