The Peru Gazette

A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli analyzed the federal tax provisions enacted under Public Law No: 119-21 at the beginning of July and how they may impact New Yorkers. While the bill made permanent many tax changes included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), it includes new tax breaks […]

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Plattsburgh, NY: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand came to Alstom’s Plattsburgh railcar manufacturing facility last Friday with good news. As a member of the Senate’s Appropriations Committee and Transportation subcommittee, she should be able to secure an additional $350,000 for Clinton County’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. The appropriation still must be approved by the full Senate […]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, 6:00 PM Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of August 25, 2025 Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:   Approval […]

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By John T Ryan August 18, 2025, Plattsburgh – Since opening in 1976, the large office building at 137 Margaret Street has been the Clinton County Government Center. As of about 10:45 this morning, it is the John H. Zurlo Government Center. The Clinton County Legislature has decided to dedicate the building to John Zurlo, […]

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70% drop in Canadian campers  Click here for the Vermont Public Story 

“Medicaid provides support to 28% of the population of NY-21—either directly or through the New York State of Health Marketplace, according to the Healthcare Coalition for the North Country” Click here to read the Adirondack Almanac story 

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Mountain Lake PBS Report – July 17, Congress voted to rescind previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a move that eliminates nearly $1 billion in support for local public media stations across the country.   For Mountain Lake PBS, that means an immediate cut of approximately $950,000. More than a third of […]

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July 18, 2025 Elise Stefanik News Release  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “Today I voted to save the American taxpayer $9 billion of unobligated bloated spending via a rescissions package including defunding NPR, a promise I vowed to deliver to #NY21. Promises made, promises kept. NPR and NCPR-affiliated […]

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All New York’s GOP Congressional Representatives Voted for These Cuts July 11, 2035 – Gov. Hochul News Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today released new data showing the devastating impacts of the Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill” on New York State. The data show the enormous scale of the recently-enacted law, including draconian cuts to Medicaid, […]

“The cuts to Medicaid will have an outsized impact on the North Country, where 28% of the population relies on the federal program for health insurance. Local healthcare groups and officials have warned that Medicaid cuts will have devastating impacts here in the region.” Click here for the NCPR story 

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