Archive for 'Political News'
Refundable Farm Employer Tax Credit Application Period Now Open
Eligible Farmers May Now Apply for Reimbursement for Overtime Paid Since January 1, 2025 Friday, August 1, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that eligible farm employers may now apply for the Farm Employer Overtime Credit Advance program and receive reimbursement for eligible overtime paid to employees since January 1, 2025. Now in its […]
Posted: August 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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A lot fewer Canadians are camping in Vermont state parks. Here’s why
70% drop in Canadian campers Click here for the Vermont Public Story
Posted: July 31st, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Billy Jones, the North Country’s only Democratic state lawmaker, is resigning
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Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks
Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: July 26th, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, General News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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New York’s Landmark Climate Law Goes on Trial
As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: July 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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North Country PBS stations plan big changes to deal with federal funding cuts
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Posted: July 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Charity Events, Community Events, Congressional News, Education News, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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STEC APPLAUDS ARMY DECISION TO PAUSE ROTC CANCELLATION AT CLARKSON
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today signified his support for the announced decision by the U.S. Army to pause its plans to shut down the ROTC program at Clarkson University. The pause is a temporary measure, as the Army reviews the widespread North Country response in opposition to the proposed move to end the college’s […]
Posted: July 25th, 2025 under Education News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Veterans' News.
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Assistant forest ranger’s death in Adirondacks sparks calls for DEC reforms
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Posted: July 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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To lower utility bills, NY decides to raise the money from … utility customers
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Posted: July 24th, 2025 under Business News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Lawler forgoes run for NY Governor, clearing path for Stefanik
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Posted: July 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Hundreds attend Plattsburgh town hall with Democrats AOC, Tonko
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Posted: July 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Political News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Migrant workers in Vermont navigate fear, uncertainty amid deportation crackdown
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Posted: July 22nd, 2025 under Agricultural News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists
The prison agency’s security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area effectively. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: July 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Federal Funding Rescinded — Mountain Lake PBS Faces Immediate Cuts
Mountain Lake PBS Report – July 17, Congress voted to rescind previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a move that eliminates nearly $1 billion in support for local public media stations across the country. For Mountain Lake PBS, that means an immediate cut of approximately $950,000. More than a third of […]
Posted: July 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Community Events, Congressional News, Education News, General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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‘Consequences Will Be Lethal’: New York ATF Enforcement To Be Slashed Under Trump
541 of the ATF’s more than 800 industry investigators may lose their jobs Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: July 18th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Political News.
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NY halts offshore wind projects after President Trump pauses permits
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Posted: July 18th, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, Environmental News, General News, National History, National News, Political News, State Government News.
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Stefanik Votes to Pass Rescissions Package, Fulfilling Promise to Defund NPR
July 18, 2025 Elise Stefanik News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “Today I voted to save the American taxpayer $9 billion of unobligated bloated spending via a rescissions package including defunding NPR, a promise I vowed to deliver to #NY21. Promises made, promises kept. NPR and NCPR-affiliated […]
Posted: July 18th, 2025 under Congressional News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Since the historic floods of 2023, few Vermont residents have buyout money in hand
Only eight property owners have gotten their payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: July 18th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Environmental News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Trump Administration withholding $7 billion in federal education funds as school year approaches
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Posted: July 17th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Education News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Stec writes to U.S. Army, urges it to rescind ROTC cancellation at Clarkson
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) has written to Derrick Anderson, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army, requesting that the Army reconsider its move to end Clarkson University’s ROTC program. In his letter, which is included with this release, Stec highlights the importance of the ROTC-Clarkson connection and the crucial role it plays in our national […]
Posted: July 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Legislator News.
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Good Trouble Lives On Returns to Plattsburgh as a Follow-Up to Hands Off! and No Kings
Peaceful protest at Trinity Park to feature speakers, street theater, and civic engagement tablesPlattsburgh, NY – On Thursday, July 17 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, local organizers will host Good Trouble Lives On, a peaceful protest and community action at Trinity Park in downtown Plattsburgh. The event builds on the momentum of previous demonstrations, […]
Posted: July 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Opinion, Political News.
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Americans and Canadians come together to preserve cross-border ties
Conversation takes place in Hemmingford, PQ. Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: July 15th, 2025 under Border News, Community Events, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Migrant workers in Vermont navigate fear, uncertainty amid deportation crackdown
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Posted: July 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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State release tariff guide to help NY business owners
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Posted: July 14th, 2025 under Business News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
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‘We’ve lost everything’: Northeast Kingdom residents react and rebuild after a 3rd year of July flooding
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Posted: July 12th, 2025 under Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Weather News/History.
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