{"id":187010,"date":"2026-04-06T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/187010\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:39:11","slug":"morning-briefing-in-central-new-york-april-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/187010\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing in Central New York: April 6"},"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>We return to cooler temperatures today, and a brisk breeze along with a few spotty rain or snow showers. Highs will only top out in the 30s and low 40s. Snow showers look to move in with our next system tonight and through Tuesday morning. Tuesday looks to be the coldest day this week as highs only reach the low to middle 30s with snow showers likely during the morning hours.<\/p>\n<p>Accumulations will be very small on grassy surfaces outside of the North Country, where a few inches of snow could be possible. We&#8217;ll warm up into the 60s and 70s by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cny_am_wx_040626.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\/politics\/2026\/04\/03\/n-y--ag-sues-over-trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">N.Y. attorney general, other AGs sue over Trump mail-in voting executive order<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general are suing the federal government over President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order that restricts mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/04\/04\/does-late-budget-matter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Does a late state budget really matter? This Albany watchdog says yes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/politics\/2026\/04\/03\/n-y--ag-sues-over-trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York\u2019s state budget is late. It\u2019s the fifth year in a row, and Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders in the Democrat-led Senate and Assembly are confident it will be wrapped up relatively soon.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/agricultural-organizations-push-lawmakers-to-pass-sewage-sludge-moratorium-bill-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Agricultural organizations push lawmakers to pass sewage sludge moratorium bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seventy\u00a0agricultural businesses and organizations issued a letter to members of the state Legislature, Gov. Kathy\u00a0Hochul\u00a0and other state leaders\u00a0pushing\u00a0them to pass the bill proposing a five-year moratorium on land spreading sewage sludge.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/international\/2026\/04\/05\/us-rescues-aviator-iran-war\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. rescues aviator whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/04\/04\/epstein-files-bank-of-america-settlement-fund-class-action-lawsuit-deadline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge calls on lawyers to notify Epstein victims of $72.5M Bank of America settlement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/international\/2026\/04\/05\/us-rescues-aviator-iran-war\" 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\/04\/04\/trump-administration-ballroom-construction-appeals-court-national-security\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/04\/04\/utica-playgrounds-being-upgraded\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Utica playgrounds being upgraded<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/is-there-enough-cannabis-in-nys-to-meet-the-demand--\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is there enough supply of cannabis in New York to meet the demand?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/human-interest\/2026\/04\/04\/good-cause-eviction--failed-to-pass-the-syracuse-common-council--what-s-next-for-residents-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Good Cause Eviction&#8217; failed to pass the Syracuse Common Council. What\u2019s next for residents?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner We return to cooler temperatures&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187011,"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":["post-187010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-app-top-stories","tag-central-ny","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187010","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=187010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}