{"id":181990,"date":"2026-04-01T10:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/181990\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:58:12","slug":"morning-briefing-in-central-new-york-april-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/181990\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing in Central New York: April 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Gray and cooler today with only a spotty shower mostly in the Southern Tier. After a mild start, temperatures fall through the 40s with 30s up north.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cny_am_wx_040126.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNY Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/watertown\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northern NY Forecast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/binghamton\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Tier Forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" style=\"--darkreader-inline-border-bottom: var(--darkreader-border-ff0000, #b30000); --darkreader-inline-border-right: var(--darkreader-border-ff0000, #b30000); --darkreader-inline-border-top: var(--darkreader-border-ff0000, #b30000); --darkreader-inline-border-left: var(--darkreader-border-ff0000, #b30000);\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around New York<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/cannabis-users-crossing-state-lines--as-n-y--marks-5-years-since-state-law-was-passed-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Some cannabis users crossing state lines, as N.Y. marks 5 years since state law was passed to legalize recreational marijuana<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/cannabis-users-crossing-state-lines--as-n-y--marks-5-years-since-state-law-was-passed-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five years have passed since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act was signed into law on March 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/public-safety\/2026\/03\/31\/steuben-county-urges-no-non-essential-travel-due-to-excessive-rainfall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steuben County urges no non-essential travel due to excessive rainfall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The county says flooding is affecting roadways in the towns of Dansville, Fremont, Cohocton, Avoca, Wheeler, Prattsburgh, Urbana, Pulteney and Wayne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nystateofpolitics.com\/state-of-politics\/new-york\/politics\/2026\/03\/31\/new-york-lawmakers-pass-state-budget-extender-through-april-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York lawmakers pass state budget extender through April 7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nystateofpolitics.com\/state-of-politics\/new-york\/politics\/2026\/03\/31\/new-york-lawmakers-pass-state-budget-extender-through-april-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The extension, sent to lawmakers by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday evening, runs through April 7 to keep government funding flowing and state workers paid through next Tuesday. The budget is due April 1.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/international\/2026\/03\/31\/gas-prices-higher--4-gallon-in-united-states-iran-war-oil-strait-hormuz-global-market\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the U.S., the highest since 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/03\/31\/judge-trump-admnistration-white-house-ballroom-project-halt-congressional-approval-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/international\/2026\/03\/31\/gas-prices-higher--4-gallon-in-united-states-iran-war-oil-strait-hormuz-global-market\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/trump-says-more-top-iranian-leaders-killed-in-fresh-strikes-as-he-officially-pushes-back-his-trip-to-china\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/international\/2026\/03\/16\/iran-war-united-states-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-dubai-airport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/kentucky-soldier-death-iran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/politics\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-kristi-noem-out-homeland-security-secretary-replaced-by-sen--markwayne-mullin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/02\/11\/house-votes-to-slap-back-trump-s-tariffs-on-canada-in-rare-bipartisan-rebuke-of-white-house-agenda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/politics\/2026\/02\/10\/trump-s-immigration-chiefs-testify-congress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/02\/05\/democrats-demands-dhs-reform\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/news\/2026\/02\/04\/trump-amplifies-call-for-federal-government-to-get-more-involved-in-voting-and-elections\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/01\/29\/democrats-white-house-talks-funding-government-shutdown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/politics\/2026\/01\/28\/trump-signals-easing-tensions-minneapolis-sees-little-change\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/01\/13\/some-democrats-float-ice-reforms-in-exchange-for-support-for-dhs-spending-bill-ahead-of-next-funding-deadline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/news\/2026\/01\/12\/democratic-lawmakers-fume-over-dhs-policy-on-congressional-ice-facility-visits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/12\/30\/trump-administration-rolls-out-rural-health-funding--with-strings-attached\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/12\/30\/trump-administration-rolls-out-rural-health-funding--with-strings-attached\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/international\/2025\/12\/29\/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-meeting-gaza-ceasefire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/03\/31\/supreme-court-oral-argugments-birthright-citizenship-order-trump-barbara-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on Trump&#8217;s birthright citizenship order<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Gray and cooler today with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[577,25,257,9,11,10,49,51,50,380],"class_list":{"0":"post-181990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-app-morning-briefing","9":"tag-app-top-stories","10":"tag-central-ny","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-news","14":"tag-new-york-state","15":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","16":"tag-new-york-state-news","17":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}