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The nuclear announcement comes after Governor Kathy Hochul directed the New York Power Authority to explore options on how to power at least one million homes, while attracting companies in emerging technologies to the state.

Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement Monday in Niagara County.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with WSKG Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry about the potential impact of Cornell’s plan to cut costs in the wake of federal challenges to universities.

Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The legislation now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk for her sign-off.

The bill's passage comes after Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council launched dueling charter review commissions.

Last week, the town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second in the state to ban the practice of landspreading using sewage sludge, or biosolids. The town adopted the law at its monthly board meeting on June 11. The town of Thurston, also in Steuben County, was the first in New York to ban the practice in 2023.

Cornell is the largest employer in Tompkins County. The university cited a loss of federal funding as one reason for the budget cuts.

The last-minute changes follow lobbying by business groups.

A bill to add a warning label to social media platforms has just cleared both chambers of the state Legislature.

“I’m not a happy camper,” said Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who leads her chamber’s Committee on Environmental Conservation, regarding the Assembly's decision to not vote on her bill to reduce plastic packaging in products.