Archive for 'Corruption in Gov’t.'
How a state grant with strings attached derailed plans for Cascade Welcome Center
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Posted: February 26th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY prisons still staffed by National Guard amid ongoing vacancies a year after strike
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Posted: February 26th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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State Police disciplinary rules are lax and inconsistent, investigation finds
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Posted: February 26th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Gov. Hochul call on Trump Administration to refund $13.5 billion in tariff payments to New Yorkers
New York Families Have Paid An Estimated $1,751 Per Household Due to Tariffs Since They Were Enacted Last Year Albany, NY – Feb. 24, 2026 NYS Press Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today called on the Trump Administration to refund the estimated $13.5 billion in tariff payments for New Yorkers, following the recent Supreme Court […]
Posted: February 24th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, Political News.
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State Prison Officials Said an Employee Accused of Sexual Assault Didn’t Exist. We Found Him.
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Posted: February 20th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Top Horse Racing Investigator Resigns After New York Focus Investigation
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Posted: February 20th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, National News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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New York City Had a Chance to Ease Its Staffing Crisis. It Quietly Gave Up.
Important story on NYC corruption and incompetence Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: February 15th, 2026 under City News, Corruption in Gov't., State Government News, Statewide News.
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‘On our own’: Vermont is getting less help from the feds to keep elections secure
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Posted: February 13th, 2026 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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How Disputed Foreclosure Math Allegedly Helped a Bank Win a Five-Bedroom Brooklyn Home for $100
NYC story, but is it happening in other parts of NYS Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: February 5th, 2026 under Business News, City News, Corruption in Gov't., General News.
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‘I’m a Human Rights Violator’: Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts
A years long staffing crisis at state-run facilities has taken its toll on incarcerated kids and the workers who watch over them. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: February 4th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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CANCELED: Cordâme
Dear Friends, Hill and Hollow Music regrets to announce the cancellation of the Cordâme concerts scheduled at Lake Forest on Saturday, January 31st and the Saranac Methodist Church on Sunday, February 1st. In April 2025, the award-winning Montreal chamber music (jazz) ensemble applied for a U.S. visa to travel here for these concerts. In the nine […]
Posted: January 30th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Border News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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As She Raises Millions, Hochul Isn’t Saying Who She’s Meeting With
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Posted: January 22nd, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., Political News, State Government News.
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Broadway Bigwigs Donated Heavily to Hochul Before Proposed Tax Credit Expansion
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Posted: January 22nd, 2026 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Political News, State Government News.
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NYS Comptroller audits reveal multiple local government and fire department fiscal management issues
These audits did NOT include Peru, NY Mattituck Fire District – Claims Audit (Suffolk County) The board did not ensure that all nonpayroll disbursements were appropriate, adequately supported, audited and approved before claims were paid. Auditors determined that the board did not always perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims before approving payments, and […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Fire Department News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Town Board News.
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Woman’s death in Clinton County Jail could have been prevented, witnesses say
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Posted: January 14th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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Dear Lucy Announces Closure on Burlington’s Church Street
Owner Melissa Desautels cited a downward spiral in sales at the boutique, the result of downtown’s ongoing public safety problems and dwindling customer traffic. Click here for the Seven Days story
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Business News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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The State Is Locking Kids in Solitary Confinement Without Toilets, Federal Lawsuit Alleges
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Posted: January 9th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, State Government News.
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The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.
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Posted: January 7th, 2026 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Over 50 Incarcerated People Wrote to Us About Their Innocence Claims. Some Had Waited Years for a Conviction Review.
The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: December 24th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Hochul May Veto Bill to Protect LLC Transparency Act
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Posted: December 17th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back
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Posted: December 14th, 2025 under Border News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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COMMENTARY: EPA rollback of air pollution standards threatens Adirondacks
Remember the Acid Rain! Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: December 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Chamber of Commerce launches “We Know Canadians As…” Campaign
Plattsburgh, NY (12/1/2025): The North Country Chamber of Commerce has launched “We Know Canadians As…”, a heartfelt bi national campaign that celebrates the long standing, people to people bond between Northern New York and Canada. The campaign was introduced at a press conference this week and is now being shared broadly across both sides of […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Community Events, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Residents hunker down during shutdown
Locals share their fears, strategies of survival without SNAP This story may not be visible to people who do not subscribe to the Press-Republican. It connects the political budget impasse to our neighbors. Click here for the Press-Republican story
Posted: November 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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On Vermont Health Connect, annual premium prices have doubled, or more
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Posted: November 1st, 2025 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, Regional NY-VT News.
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