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05/16    UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD

 

GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 51.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN FRAUDULENTLY-COLLECTED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS  HAVE BEN RETURNED TO THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TRUST FUND. THE FUNDS WERE RECOVERED THROUGH THE TEASURY OFFSET PROGRAM [TOP], A STATE-FEDERALPARTNERSHIP IN WHICH FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS ARE INTERCEPTED TO COVER DELINQUENT DEBTS. NEW YORK STATE WAS THE FIRST STATE TO USE TOP TO RECOVER FRAUDULENT GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS.. THE PROGRAM COLLECTED 51.2 MILLION DOLLARS FROM MORE THAN 50,000 INDIVIDUALS.. NEW YORK STATE LED THE NATION IN RECOVERY AMOUNTS THROUGH A LOW COST SOFTWARE TOOL THAT ALLOWS THE STATE AND FEDERAL    COLLECTION SYSTEMS TO WORK TOGETHER.

 

 

05/16     NOT FOR PROFIT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

 

THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS HOLDING A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR UP TO 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS UNDER THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. UNDER THE PROJECT, THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE ADA ACCESSABLE BUSES PRIMARILY FOR NOT-FOR –PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.. ASSEMBLYMAN CLIFF CROUCH SAYS 80% OF THE VEHICLE COST WILL BE COVERED, WITH THE REMMAINING AMOUNT WILL BE PAID BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT.  NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN RURAL COUNTIES THAT SERVE THE EDERLY AND DISABLED, AND PUBLIC BODIES THAT CAN CERTIFY THAT NO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN THE AREA TO PROVIDE SERVICES.. THE DEDALINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 1ST

 

 

05/16   REPUBICAN PRIMARY

 

THE CHENANGO COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS ANNOUNCED A REPUBLICAN ONLY PRIMARY WILL BE HELD JUNE 26TH. ANY ENROLLED REPUBLICAN WHO WILL NOT BE IN THE COUNTY THAT DAY, MAY REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION BY PHONE OR IN PERSON  AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  IN THE COUNTY OFFIC BUILD IN IN NORWICH. THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE FEDERAL PRIMARY IS FRIDAY JUNE 1ST. VOTERS WITH QUESTIONS ON THEIR VOTING STATUS MAY CALL THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS M-F FROM 8:30 AM TO 5 PM. THE NUMBER IS 337-1760 OR 337-1762.

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