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Buffalo Morning Briefing: July 19

Buffalo Morning Briefing: July 19

Hello, Buffalo. Here’s what you need to know today.

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The nice, slightly warmer weather continues today through next weekend.

Strong points : Mid 70s
Weak points : Stockings from the 60s
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Around Buffalo

1. New York DOH to renew Narcan contract but considers other options for future

Following recent pressure from substance abuse service organizations, the New York State Department of Health appears open to purchasing other brands of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, in addition to the more commonly known one, Narcan.

2. Hochul signs bill increasing number of family court and civil court judges to help reduce case backlog

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that will increase the number of appointed and elected judges statewide in an effort to reduce the backlog of cases in family and civil courts, her office announced Wednesday.

3. New initiatives in New York State aim to reverse population loss

If the Siena Research Institute poll results are still accurate, more than one in four New Yorkers plan to leave the state in the next four years.

Across the country

1. Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make new push to get Biden to reconsider his candidacy

2. Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other U.S. officials on his phone, AP sources say

3. Hunter Biden calls for tax and gun cases to be dropped, citing decision to dismiss Trump’s classified documents case

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