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VIEWPOINT: For you, it’s tax season; for cybercriminals, it’s open season
There’s a lot to consider this tax season following a year of new regulations and financial abnormalities. One more item to add to the list is identity theft. According to the 2020 TransUnion Public Sector survey, 10 percent of U.S. adults report being a victim of identity theft since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the […]
Schumer calls on U.S., Canadian governments to devise a plan to reopen border
MASSENA, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Wednesday called on the U.S. and Canadian governments and public-health officials to develop a
Cortland restaurant, bar owners plead guilty to tax evasion
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The owners of some Cortland–area bars and restaurants have pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud for underreporting more than $4 million in
TSA to travelers: you still need to wear masks until at least Sept. 13
If you’re traveling on planes, trains, or buses in the U.S. in the next four and a half months, you will still need to wear
Schumer bill would increase spending on advanced technology, R&D, regional tech hubs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) is pushing a $160 billion proposal that he says would dramatically increase U.S. investment in
People news: Empire Center names Warren director of research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire Center for Public Policy — an Albany–based fiscally conservative think tank and government-watchdog group — announced it has appointed Peter
State Police arrest three people in check-cashing scheme, totaling more than $4,300
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer have recently arrested three people for their involvement in a fraudulent checking-cashing scheme. Investigators in January
Onondaga County launches restaurant gift-card program; quickly sells out
SALINA, N.Y. — Not long after Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced a gift-card program for the county’s restaurants, the program sold out, as McMahon
People news: Gray joins Hancock Estabrook as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Emily Gray has joined the law firm as an associate attorney. Gray will practice in the firm’s
State budget includes $800 million for I-81 renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 2022 New York State budget allocates $800 million toward the first phase of construction on the I-81 viaduct-replacement project in downtown
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