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Mannion beats Shiroff by 10 votes in 50th NY Senate district; judge orders election certified
Yes, every vote counts! Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 20th, 2022 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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NY plans to change the way you heat your home. Gas, oil, propane furnaces to be phased out
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Posted: December 20th, 2022 under Environmental News, National News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Hochul approves expanded child care access for New York
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Posted: December 19th, 2022 under General News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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New York’s sweeping climate and energy plan moves forward
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Posted: December 19th, 2022 under Environmental News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Troopers PBA tells members to ‘not cooperate’ with attorney general
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Posted: December 19th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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On November 8, 2022 a record number of Peru voters turned for a non-presidential year election
In 2022, 2,647 Peru voters cast ballots, 54.4% of Peru’s 4,867 registered voters. 262 voted early, 241 voted absentee and 22 voted by affidavit. In 2018, the last non-presidential election, 2,460 Peru voters cast ballots, 57% of Peru’s 4,295 registered voters up from 49% non-presidential election year 20 27,906 voters cast ballots in Clinton County […]
Posted: December 16th, 2022 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Hochul signs legislation to end puppy mill pipeline
Bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet stores Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 15th, 2022 under Business News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Local leaders urge prison reuse with innovative ideas‘
Don’t mothball Moriah Shock,’ local officials urge while offering strategic new ideas Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 14th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, County Government News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Stefanik votes with House Democrats on gay marriage measure
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Posted: December 14th, 2022 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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U.S. Congress passes landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage
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Posted: December 14th, 2022 under Congressional News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Minimum wage increase coming this month in New York
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Posted: December 2nd, 2022 under Business News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Draft NY Assembly maps kick out 3 Central New York members from their districts
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Posted: December 2nd, 2022 under Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Senate votes to avert rail strike; sends the legislation to Biden for his signature
Biden defended the deal despite its lack of paid sick leave coverage that Democrats demanded. That amendment failed due to opposition from Republicans and Joe Manchin. Click here for the NBC News story
Posted: December 1st, 2022 under National News, Political News.
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House votes to impose agreement to block rail strike
The House added seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement, which currently calls for only one. Just three Republicans voted in favor of the added paid leave. The two bills now head to the Senate. Click here for the ABC News story
Posted: November 30th, 2022 under Business News, Congressional News, National News, Political News.
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U.S. beats Iran and advances to World Cup round of 16
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Posted: November 29th, 2022 under National News, Political News, Sports News.
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President Biden extends moratorium on student loan payments
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Posted: November 23rd, 2022 under Education News, National News, Political News.
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Congresswoman Stefanik objects to USDA’s milk reduction proposal; howver, USDA has a response
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik opposes on the Biden’s Administration’s released proposed rule that would reduce the amount of milk available to WIC families; however, USDA issued a reason for its action. “Let our New York families drink milk,” Stefanik said. “The Biden Administration’s proposal to restrict the amount of milk available to WIC […]
Posted: November 18th, 2022 under Agricultural News, Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik reelected as GOP conference chair in House
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Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Elise Stefanik endorses Trump for president in 2024 as other Republicans decline
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Posted: November 13th, 2022 under Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution
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Posted: November 13th, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Franklin County VT elects a sheriff who is facing a criminal charge
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Posted: November 13th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Hochul signs legislative package for veteran highways
On Veterans Day, portions of N.Y. highways to dedicated to veterans None in this area, but it sounds like a good idea. Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: November 11th, 2022 under General News, Political News, State Government News, Veterans' News.
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Upstate vs. Downstate: The 2 different NY governor races plus 7 more Election 2022 takeaways
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Posted: November 10th, 2022 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Jones wins fourth term as assemblyman for the 115th District
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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New Yorkers pass Environmental Bond Act by wide margin
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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