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Around New York

1. New York state energy board approves 15-year plan which acknowledges continued need for fossil fuels through at least 2040

The plan lays out a set of recommendations which seek to set the stage for the state’s energy-related planning through 2040.

2. Public school enrollment in New York is going down, says Cornell research

Public school enrollment in New York is going down, according to research out of Cornell University. Over the last 10 years, across the state it’s fallen by more than a quarter of a million students.

3. North Country state Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush won’t run for reelection in 2026

The Republican state lawmaker will announce on Thursday he will retire after 16 years representing the 117th Assembly District in the state’s lower chamber, which includes areas from the northeastern shore of Oneida Lake up through the part of the Tug Hill and northwestern Adirondack Park to just off the St. Lawrence River, including the towns of Camden, Lowville and Boonville.

Around the Nation

1. Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

2. Deadline for Justice Department to release Epstein files looms. Here’s where things stand

3. Prosecutors charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

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