Reporter Jaegun Lee reports that former Oswego Mayor John T. Sullivan Jr. is leaving the EffectiveNY research organization to become the upstate coordinator for the campaigns of fellow Democrats, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
 

Reporter Joe LoTemplio reports that the City of Plattsburgh has hired Bruce Lawson, a former City Council candidate, as the new temporary director of the Community Development Office.
 

A staff report notes that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted a ten-year black bear management plan which outlines the principles and methods used to monitor and manage black bear populations in New York and is designed to provide strategic guidance for the DEC’s activities.

Reporter Karen DeWitt reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has revealed his choice for lieutenant governor in a video address to delegates at the Democratic State Party convention on Long Island.