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State takes a workforce hit
The Capital Region lost 3.8%, about 15,500 positions, during the pandemic, a number much worse than in the rest of the country, the Albany Business Journal is reporting. While other states recovered in 2021, New York State did not, a report from the state Comptroller’s office says. While other state’s workforce increased by 5.1% over the past decade, New York’s shrunk by 1%, the story says.
Queensbury Walmart closes briefly after shooting
A man was shot in the hip Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the Route 9 Walmart in Queensbury, the Post-Star is reporting. The story reports the Warren County Sheriff’s report that says a man was shot in the hip and receiving treatment and that the police were still looking for the shooter. Employees on the scene said they believed an argument started in the store, the story says.
Glens Falls may get ARPA funding
Glens Falls may receive $172,500 from Warren County to help with the city’s renovations of courts and recreational facilities, the Post-Star says. The Warren County committee in charge of awarding the pandemic-related American Rescue Plan Act funding is distributing the final $9.9 million distribution the county received from the federal government. The city is using about $1 million of its own ARPA funding along with any they get from the county.
Business Council OK with “Clean Slate” criminal justice reform
The New York State Business Council generally does not agree with progressive policies, the Times Union is reporting, but they can get behind the “Clean Slate” proposal that will seal the criminal records of people after a number of years. The dearth of people in the workforce post-pandemic and the unemployment rate for the previously incarcerated at 5 times the state rate, has made the council OK with sealing the records to keep potential employers from seeing the convictions which should get more ex-cons working, the story says.