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Defense rests case without testimony from key witness, Jenna Nelulander

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In an unexpected turn of events on Monday, the defense in the second Neulander trial rested their case without calling Jenna Neulander, Robert and Leslie…

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Can local veterans volunteer to fight in Ukraine?

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New York State has the sixth largest population of veterans in the country. You may be wondering: could any of these veterans potentially get involved…

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Jury in Neulander trial hears conflicting testimony as defense presents their case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Members of the jury are home Thursday night– after hearing for the first time from a medical expert who testified that Leslie Neulander’s death was…

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GovExec Daily: What MSPB’s Restored Quorum Means for Feds

For five years, the Merit Systems Protection Board was without a quorum, leaving thousands of current and former federal employees in limbo, unable to receive a decision on their…

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Can the trend of decreasing employee unions be reversed?

A task force established by the Biden administration has issued dozens of recommendations for unionizing federal agencies and contractors. Will it have any effect? After all, the…

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Pandemic expected to increase divorce numbers

According to 2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than 2,000 divorces each day. Experts predict the pandemic will increase those…

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New York’s updated COVID-19 sick leave policy: What does it mean for you?

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has updated COVID-19 paid sick leave guidelines amid plummeting case numbers across the state. According to the most recent data, the…

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Pentagon watchdog to review how branches have handled troops’ requests for vaccination exemptions

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense will investigate how the military branches are processing exemption requests for the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. For the Navy, the…

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Pentagon Watchdog to Investigate Handling of COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Requests

The Department of Defense’s inspector general is going to probe how the military has handled requests for exemptions from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s COVID-19 vaccine…

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MSPB regains quorum after 5 years, but faces daunting backlog

Federal employees looking to appeal certain adverse personnel actions might not have to wait on the Merit Systems Protection Board much longer. The board this week regained a…

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