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Archive for 'Corruption in Gov’t.'

How a state grant with strings attached derailed plans for Cascade Welcome Center

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NY prisons still staffed by National Guard amid ongoing vacancies a year after strike

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State Police disciplinary rules are lax and inconsistent, investigation finds

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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 […]

State Prison Officials Said an Employee Accused of Sexual Assault Didn’t Exist. We Found Him.

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Top Horse Racing Investigator Resigns After New York Focus Investigation

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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 

‘On our own’: Vermont is getting less help from the feds to keep elections secure

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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 

‘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 

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 […]

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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