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SEWARD: No ‘Green Light’ Law As Loose As This One

COLUMN VIEW FROM ALBANY No ‘Green Light’ Law As Loose As This One By State Sen. JIM SEWARD, R-Milford • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ALBANY – While the 2019 state legislative session concluded  several weeks ago, discussion continues to swirl around one of the more controversial new measures approved this year – the so-called “Green Light” law. he new law, which formally takes effect on Dec. 14, 2019, would permit illegal/undocumented immigrants to apply for standard driver’s licenses using forms of…

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Fair Practices Act May Force Farms Out Of Business

COLUMN Fair Practices Act May Force Farms Out Of Business By State Sen. JIM SEWARD • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Earlier this year the New York City-centric state Senate leadership, for political reasons, blocked Amazon and 25,000 jobs from coming to our state.  Now, in the closing hours of the 2019 legislative session, the same group of “leaders” are killing off existing jobs by targeting our state’s number one industry – agriculture. To be clear, when New York was announced as…

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There ARE Jobs In Select Fields, Conference Told

WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2018 There ARE Jobs In Select Fields, Conference Told By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The good news is, if you want a job as a registered nurse, retail supervisor of information security analyst around here, you’ve got it. The bad news is, young people aren’t participating in the workforce as before, and people generally are leaving the area. Overall, if you really want to work, go into the hospital and healthcare fields. That was…

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Day 1 of Otsego Health Fair Already ‘A Phenomenal Success’

CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Day 1, And Otsego Health Fair Already ‘Phenomenal Success’ At the first Otsego County Healthy Living Expo today, organizer Mathew Johnson, left, and Julie Dostal, right, look on as Bassett physician Richard Brown briefs state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, on National Take Back Week, an initiative to collect outdated prescriptions. Inset photo, Allistair, left, and Alex Scorzafava, center, present Michael Gardner, Milford, with a brand new bicycle provided by New York Central Mutual; the company…

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Rebounding, Nardi To Explore Run Against Seward In 2018

Rebounding, Nardi To Explore Running Against Seward In ’18 ‘I Had A Lot Of Fun, Did A Lot Of Good,’ Democrat Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Rebounding from her narrow loss in Republican-dominated District 3, Democratic newcomer Cathy Nardi said today she is forming an “exploratory committee” to consider challenging incumbent Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the state Senate’s 51st District next November. “I really had a lot of fun and I think I did a…

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