Minimum wage will increase from $14.20 an hour to $15.00 on January 1 for all of Western New York – but some local store owners feel that will be an expensive change in the new year.
If you eat eggs then you probably know you are now paying historic prices. The cost of eggs has doubled since November prices and it’s a nearly 60-percent hike from a year ago.
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Cuomo loosens restrictions on restaurants, but industry wants more
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Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at McGeary’s Irish Pub in Albany on Saturday, March 14, 2020, despite the cancellation of the annual parade to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has loosened COVID-19 rules on sporting events, bars, restaurants and other businesses throughout the spring, but Republicans and owners of drinking and dining establishments say it s time to ditch the curfews and restrictions altogether.
Throughout the fall, Cuomo said repeatedly that contact tracing data showed smaller, informal gatherings and not bars and restaurants fueled the spread of the virus. But restrictions remain even as the infection rate has decreased from the holiday peak and millions of New Yorkers are vaccinated. The curfew for bars and restaurants was this week extended to midnight, which means they must s