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Counting down time for health insurance – Times Union.

New York State in Deal to Limit Solitary Confinement – NYTimes.com.

Capitol Confidential » Cuomo’s convict higher ed proposal React-O-Mat™.

State mental health official cited on suspect expense reports – Times Union.

Capitol Confidential » Q Poll: New Yorkers are totally OK with weed.

NY State suspends driver’s license of 7,850 tax deadbeats | New York Post.

Cuomo wants to bring back college courses for convicts in prison – NY Daily News.

Will Big Blue fade to dark in Albany? – Times Union.

Debate builds on need for local mental health services – Times Union.

Cuomo plans re-election without de Blasio, NYC Dems | New York Post.

Council holds first meeting since being awarded a Top Performer in Round 3 of the Regional Council competition  The North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC) today held its first public meeting of 2014 at SUNY Plattsburgh.  The council met to provide an overview of last year’s presentation to the Strategic Implementation Assessment Team (SIAT) and its […]

What: A meeting of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC). Who: All individuals, businesses, organizations, labor and education representatives from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties are welcome to attend the meeting.            When: Friday, February 14, 2014     1 – 2 p.m.            […]

Student teachers in New York face daunting new exams – Times Union.

Cuomo explains ‘extremist’ comment.

Duprey will run again » Local News » Press-Republican.

Cuomo Rejects Another Plan by de Blasio: Minimum Wage – NYTimes.com.

Board of Regents sets aside proposal – Times Union.

Senator Betty Little discusses the Jobs for Heroes program at a press conference in the State Capitol on Monday,  February 10.  Little is a sponsor of the proposal that would establish a five percent goal in the awarding of State contracts to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.   She is working to have the measure  included in […]

Capitol Confidential » Cuomo: Regents’ action ‘too little, too late’ to fix Common Core.

Regents plan to ‘adjust’ Core – Times Union.

Trooper revives Columbia County woman – Times Union.

By contrast, more than 12 percent of 700 school districts — with Watervliet leading the way — were flagged last month by DiNapoli as facing some level of stress. via Villages pass stress test – Times Union.

A New Effort in Albany to Put Lenders in Charge of Abandoned Properties – NYTimes.com.

State silent on reports of disabled abuse – Times Union.

DOT chief throws cold water on rooftop highway | News from North Country Public Radio.