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As She Raises Millions, Hochul Isn’t Saying Who She’s Meeting With

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Broadway Bigwigs Donated Heavily to Hochul Before Proposed Tax Credit Expansion

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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 […]

Woman’s death in Clinton County Jail could have been prevented, witnesses say

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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 

The State Is Locking Kids in Solitary Confinement Without Toilets, Federal Lawsuit Alleges

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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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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 

Hochul May Veto Bill to Protect LLC Transparency Act

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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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COMMENTARY: EPA rollback of air pollution standards threatens Adirondacks

Remember the Acid Rain!  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

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 […]

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 

On Vermont Health Connect, annual premium prices have doubled, or more

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Five NYS Correction Officers Arrested for Fraudulent Schemes to Obtain Unearned Sick Leave & Workers’ Compensation Benefits

October 30, 3035 , NYS Police News Release – Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James today announced the arrests of five current and former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employees for separate schemes […]

Hochul Vetoes Public Records Bill, Leaving ‘New Era of Transparency’ Still Pending

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Vermont Orleans County senator resigns following leaked racist group chat

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NY Senator Schumer highlights North Country healthcare costs during shutdown

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SNAP benefits could end for many New Yorkers in November

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Five Sleepy Minutes With New York’s Jail Watchdog

Jails and prisons across the state are facing many crises. Someone should tell the Commission of Correction Click here for the New York Focus story 

Environmental group accuses Olympic Authority of ignoring regulations in work on bike race course

Officials acknowledge lack of DEC permit, promise restoration after mountain bike races conclude Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

4 Marcy Corrections Officers Plead Guilty; 4 to Proceed to Trial

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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into the Attorney General’s Conviction Review Bureau

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DiNAPOLI: FORMER VERNON CENTER FIRE DEPARTMENT TREASURER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING OVER $300,000

Jonnell Rose, former Treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department, pled guilty to stealing more than $300,000 from the department, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. Rose pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree. “Jonnell Rose betrayed […]

National Guard members admit giving inmates drugs, phones

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