Archive for 'Political News'
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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New York voters overwhelmingly pass Environmental Bond Act
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Lake Placid’s McGahay wins state Supreme Court seat
“Republican running mates Richard A. Kupferman and Chris Obstarczyk, who earned the other two open seats, earned 152,176 votes and 144,315 votes, respectively.” Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Hochul beats Zeldin: Buffalo native is first woman elected governor in NY
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Stefanik cruises to re-election
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Hochul claims victory over Zeldin
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Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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2022 Peru, NY Election Results
These totals do not including 262 Early Ballots, 241 Absentee Ballots and 22 Affidavit Ballots. Governor and Lt. Governor Hochul & Delgado – 779 Zeldin & Esposito – 1382 Write-ins – 6 State Comptroller DiNapoli – 981 Rodriguez – 1144 Attorney General James – 840 Henry – 1291 Write-ins – 1 U.S. Senator Schumer – […]
Posted: November 8th, 2022 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Voter turnout extremely strong as of 10:15 a.m.
November 8, 2022 – Election Day, Peru, NY Poll Supervisor Judy Akey reported an entremely large voter turnout this morning at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. She commented, “We had over 100 voters the first hour. As of 10:15 a.m. we’ve had over 700.” At 10:15 a.m. the parking lot was full and the voting […]
Posted: November 8th, 2022 under General News, Peru News, Political News.
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It’s Election Day!
Peru’s voting 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. The Peru Gazette plans to bring you the Peru results no later than 10 p.m.
Posted: November 8th, 2022 under Peru News, Political News.
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No.Co. officials report high early voting rates
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Posted: November 8th, 2022 under Northern NY News, Political News.
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Three Essex County towns plan cannabis sales votes on Election Day
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Posted: November 5th, 2022 under Agricultural News, Business News, Northern NY News, Political News, Town Board News.
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Election Day is coming, and here’s a bond act breakdown
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Posted: November 5th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Political News, State Government News.
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Should NY spend $4.2 billion on climate change mitigation and the environment?
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Posted: November 2nd, 2022 under Environmental News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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