Government, Law and Legal Services
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that making women feel uncomfortable is on them, not him, the Post-Star is reporting, via the Associated Press. Quoting the governor from the story: “You can leave this press conference today and say, ‘Oh, the governor harassed me,’” he said. “You can say that. I would say, ‘I never said anything I believed was inappropriate. I never meant to make you feel that way.’ You may hear it that way. You may interpret it that way, and I respect that. And I apologize to you, if I said something you think is offensive.” Unfortunately, a law he signed in 2019, one printed on pamphlets in the Attorney General’s office and widely distributed, says otherwise: “verbal, visual and/or physical” abuse can include sexually offensive remarks or jokes, unwanted touching or groping; or comments about a person’s gender or sexual preferences, the story reports.
Human Resources, Employees and Management
The High Peaks region is suffering for lack of people to fill jobs, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise is reporting. ROOST, the tourism group there, held a conference call yesterday, and said they plan to create a landing page on their website for job postings, but troubles with access to the mountains and a field of candidates who act interested but will not commit is still a problem there, [and here in the Foothills], the story says.
The Albany Business Journal has published its 40-under-40 list. The story says this year’s honorees navigated the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home, home-schooling, losing wages, and, of course, pivoting-to-stay-afloat.
Travel, Tourism and Recreation
Also in the Post-Star, the Washington County Fair is on, after missing a year due to COVID. They will operate at 50% capacity and the buildings will be closed, except for bathrooms. Much of the story is taken from the fair’s Facebook page, and readers are encouraged to check that. Here's the link.