Good morning, New York. Here's what you need to know today.
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It has been a beautiful stretch of weather and I seen no reason why that should change for today. Temperatures keep slowly ticking upwards, so today we will see more mid and upper 70s. We will be dry with plenty of sun.
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Around New York
1. Local officials praise, caution lifting of New York mask mandate
Fully vaccinated New Yorkers can finally say goodbye to their masks starting on Wednesday. This guidance also means that mask enforcement will fall on businesses and venues, which can also require people show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. This can be through their physical vaccine card or the Excelsior Pass app.
2. Quirk leaves 2 North Country school districts without federal funding
Funding from the federal Cares Act and the American Rescue Plan are based on the U.S. Department of Education’s Title 1 formula. It’s calculated using Census data on students living in poverty between the ages of 5 and 17. But two North Country school districts, Long Lake and Indian Lake, have such small populations that they don’t meet the 10-student minimum threshold for receiving Title 1 funding.
3. New York's marijuana law wipes the slate clean for many
For some New Yorkers, the cannabis law passed by state leaders this year does more than legalize recreational marijuana for adults. For them, the part of the law that has the greatest potential to change lives is the expungement of past marijuana convictions, which hampered their ability to acquire loans and mortgages, even find a place to live.
Around the Nation
1. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris release 2020 tax returns
2. Monthly Child Tax Credit payments will begin on July 15
3. Supreme Court agrees to hear major abortion case
