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Gov. Hochul and NYS Health Commissioner issue statements on U.S. House Budget Bill as it relates to NY healthcare

Estimated Nearly $13.5 Billion Loss Annually For New Yorkers and Our Healthcare Economy Nearly 1.5 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Essential Plan or Medicaid Coverage And Become Uninsured Governor Hochul Demands Republican Members of Congress Oppose These Cuts and Protect Their Constituents Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the harmful effects of several […]

Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly

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Assemblyman Billy Jones: State Budget includes important funding for the North Country, but lacks support for corrections

Assemblyman Jones News Release The State Budget passed last night that included several victories for economic development, older adults, recreation, agriculture, veterans, education, and local governments. This includes $1.7 million increase in library aid, $21.4 million for teacher resource centers, a $1.4 billion increase to foundation aid for local school districts, $2.5 billion in capital […]

NYS Budget News from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

Enacted SFY 2025-26 Budget Includes $37.6 Billion in School Aid Enacted Budget Includes $1.4 Billion Increase in Foundation Aid and Changes to the Foundation Aid Formula Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Libraries and Educational Technology Chair Robert Caroll today announced the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget provides $37.6 billion […]

Proposed Cuts to Essential Air Service would significantly impact North Country

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NY inspector makes a call that gets a trucker deported. Gov. Hochul says he was wrong

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Pulaski NY manufacturer lays off 32 as Trump’s tariff threats exceed payroll: ‘Uncertainty is terrible’

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A MAHA fight in NY: Liberals and conservatives join forces to regulate food additives

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Stec-sponsored public safety bills blocked

Repeals of Green Light Bill, HALT prevented from reaching the Senate floor for a vote Click here for the Sun Community News story 

NY appeals court upholds law shifting local elections to even-numbered years

North Country leaders voice concerns over shift to even-year voting cycle Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

NY inflation refund checks: Who gets one? How much money?

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Social Security office finds ‘dead’ people in Upstate NY who aren’t really dead

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New York Will Boost Unemployment Benefits, Labor and Businesses Celebrate

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Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget would cut these major North Country programs

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Stefanik “strongly considering” run for NY governor, Hochul says “bring it on”

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North Country airports brace for proposed $300M cut of EAS

Schumer calls on Stefanik to join Congressional pushback Click here for the Sun Community News story 

NY inflation refund checks coming: Here’s how much you will get

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Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont

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Governor Hochul announces conceptual framework for FY2026 state budget deal

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an agreement has been reached with legislative leaders on key priorities in the Fiscal Year 2026 New York State Budget.  Highlights of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget include:  A $1 billion tax cut for middle-class and low-income New Yorkers, bringing tax rates to their lowest levels in nearly 70 years. […]

‘These guys work six 12-hour days’: VT dairy farms anxious after migrant workers arrested

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Albany Republican Headquarters vandalized with swastikas

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Stefanik reintroduces by-partisan legislation to designate Plattsburgh Airport as a Port of Entry

April 17, 2025 – Elise Stefanik News Release  While Plattsburgh International Airport qualifies as a port of entry under CBP’s criteria, it has not received this designation, which has resulted in increased costs for the airport and travelers flying in and out. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced the bipartisan Border Airport Fairness Act […]

March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%

North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release  “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]

NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik reportedly eyeing run for governor of New York

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SUNY chancellor worries about chilling effect after Plattsburgh student set for deportation

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