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How the new 2021 ‘child tax credit’ works, and what it means for North Country families | NCPR News

Imagine going out to your mailbox each month, and picking up a $300 check for each of your children. That’s what the new child tax credit will look like. The current child tax credit is up to $2,000 per child per. Under the new stimulus bill, it’ll jump to $3600 a year for kids under […]

North Country Chamber-American Rescue Plan Act 2021

See details of the American rescue Plan Act Source: North Country Chamber-American Rescue Plan Act 2021

Biden signs $1.9T relief bill before speech to nation

Source: Biden signs $1.9T relief bill before speech to nation

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package | NCPR News

Source: House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package | NCPR News

$88 million to North Country local governments in new federal COVID stimulus | NCPR News

Source: $88 million to North Country local governments in new federal COVID stimulus | NCPR News

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s Statement on Federal COVID-19 Relief Plan

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Stefanik voted against the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion partisan package guised as COVID-19 relief. She issued the following statement: “Rather than focusing on bipartisan COVID-19 relief to safely re-open our economy and schools, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and President Biden instead rammed through a partisan $1.9 trillion spending package stuffed with their Far-Left […]

What The $300 A Month Child Benefit Could Mean For A Family On The Edge | Vermont Public Radio

Four in 10 children in the U.S. live in households struggling to afford basic expenses, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Now, as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the House and Senate have passed a child benefit, the first of its kind in the United States. It would provide […]

Stefanik votes against Justice in Policing Act | Government | nny360.com

Source: Stefanik votes against Justice in Policing Act | Government | nny360.com

Stefanik votes against COVID relief, voting rights, and police reform bills | NCPR News

Source: Stefanik votes against COVID relief, voting rights, and police reform bills | NCPR News

Stefanik Announces National Science Foundation Grant for Clarkson University

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced Clarkson University will receive more than $200,000 dollars from the National Science Foundation for their Aquatic Sciences, Engineering, and Technology Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Program. “As a member of the Education and Labor Committee, I am always especially excited to announce grants that will help our […]

Stefanik says Cuomo must resign, calls him ‘sexual predator’ | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Stefanik says Cuomo must resign, calls him ‘sexual predator’ | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Essex County housing program gets $170K federal grant | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | 

Source: Essex County housing program gets $170K federal grant | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | The Housing Assistance Program of Essex County will soon get a much-needed financial boost by way of a $170,000 grant from NeighborWorks America. 

‘Worst in America’: Inside the public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik | NCPR News

Source: ‘Worst in America’: Inside the public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik | NCPR News

$25 billion restaurant relief package has bipartisan support, Schumer says – syracuse.com

Source: $25 billion restaurant relief package has bipartisan support, Schumer says – syracuse.com

‘Worst in America’: inside the very public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik

Source: ‘Worst in America’: inside the very public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik

North Country Live web series returns – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: North Country Live web series returns – – The Adirondack Almanack

Gillibrand: A “more diverse and equitable” military at Fort Drum and nationwide | NCPR News

Source: Gillibrand: A “more diverse and equitable” military at Fort Drum and nationwide | NCPR News

NY certifies Claudia Tenney as winner of House race over Anthony Brindisi – syracuse.com

Source: NY certifies Claudia Tenney as winner of House race over Anthony Brindisi – syracuse.com

Schumer: COVID deal good for northern N.Y. | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Schumer: COVID deal good for northern N.Y. | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In a web conference call with North Country business leaders Feb. 5, the new U.S. Senate Majority Leader said the proposed COVID-19 relief bill would be beneficial to residents h

Claudia Tenney to be certified as winner of New York’s 22nd race, judge rules – syracuse.com

Source: Claudia Tenney to be certified as winner of New York’s 22nd race, judge rules – syracuse.com

Stefanik Announces Committee Appointments

Congresswoman Stefanik Appointed Ranking Member on New House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems; Appointed as Member of Strategic Forces Subcommittee focusing on Missile Defense Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Stefanik was appointed to two new subcommittee assignments on the House Armed Services Committee for the 117th Congress. She […]

Stefanik Cosponsors USPS Fairness Act Commemorates ‘National Thank a Mail Carrier Day’

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cosponsored the United States Postal Service (USPS) Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that would repeal the burdensome mandate forcing the USPS to prefund their retiree healthcare decades in advance. No other enterprise in the United States faces the requirement, and it […]

Stefanik Announces $4 Million Dollar HHS Grant for Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is awarding a $4,000,000 grant to support mental health and substance abuse disorder programs in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Congresswoman Stefanik issued the following statement: “The COVID-19 pandemic has sadly perpetuated the mental health crisis in our country, […]

Tenney nears victory after judge rules against key Brindisi ballots in NY 22nd race – syracuse.com

Source: Tenney nears victory after judge rules against key Brindisi ballots in NY 22nd race – syracuse.com

Legislators React To Attorney General’s Report on Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Undercount

Earlier today New York Attorney General Letitia James released a searing report that found the state Department of Health underreported nursing home deaths related to the coronavirus by as much as 50 percent.  (Click here to review the report)  State Senator Dan Stec issued this statement:  “All New Yorkers, and especially those who suffered the […]