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DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023

Highest Inflation Since Start of Local Tax Cap Will Impact Local Governments July 13, 2022 Property tax levy growth will again be capped at 2% for 2023 for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for […]

Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Awarded in the First Round of Abortion Provider Support Fund

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North Country woman bids for N.Y. Supreme Court Judicial Seat

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Boaters required to obtain certification before launching motorized watercraft in ADK waterways

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6 months in, New York mobile sports betting revenue continues to exceed expectations

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Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts

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An Opinion: It’s debatable: Whiteface redesigns

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N.Y. gun seizures up 98 percent from last year

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Will it be a felony to have a gun in the Adirondacks? The governor’s office says no

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Proposed Saranac Lake apartment complex gets $6.5M from NYS

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Hochul: Additional round of child care funding available By Nick Reisman City of Albany

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VT. Corrections commissioner calls for longer shifts and 60-hour work weeks; union leader slams plan

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Governor updates state’s sexual harassment prevention policy

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Assemblyman Jones: NY’s new gun law is deeply concerning

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Stefanik, Stec claim NY’s new gun law turns Adirondack Park gun owners into felons

July 5, 2022 – GLENS FALLS, N.Y.- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement regarding the latest unconstitutional gun control law passed by Albany Democrats and signed by Kathy Hochul which would turn Adirondack Park gun owners, a significant portion of NY-21, into felons: “Kathy Hochul and her radical Far-Left Democrat allies in Albany are […]

Cover crop funding available for NY farms

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New York to apply tougher energy efficiency standards with new climate laws

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Suicide Preventioin Lifeline changes to 988

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DEC, Essex County, Town of Keene, and ROOST Announce Adirondack Route 73 Shuttle Season Starts July 9

Free Shuttle Improves Safety, Visitor Access to Popular High Peaks Trailheads The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Essex County, town of Keene, and Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) today announced the Route 73 shuttle system launched in 2021 will return on Saturday, July 9. The shuttle system helps manage safe, sustainable […]

STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES NORTH COUNTRY PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH DISABILITIES 

Includes 21 crossings along State Routes 22B and 442 in the hamlet of Peru in Clinton County New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced that work will soon begin on a $1 million project that will provide sidewalk accessibility improvements at 70 pedestrian crossings in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, and Clinton County. […]

Vermont charges Walgreens with causing unsafe conditions for patients and staff

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Bill to ban concealed carry in the Adirondack Park

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New York’s abortion amendment clears first major hurdle

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Chamber of Commerce message to employers: Prepare to receive a much higher unemployment insurance bill

Coming Soon: Your Next Cost Increase In the next few months, prepare to receive a much higher bill for unemployment insurance (UI). The North Country Chamber and its Upstate United partners spent over a year warning state leaders that this was coming. The state failed to act, and now, the bill is coming due. Why […]

Hochul: NY state to limit where guns can be carried

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