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Gov. Hochul signs legislation protecting consumers from unfair business practices by Energy Services Companies (ESCOs)

Legislation S.7230/A.6762 Puts Money Back Into New Yorkers’ Pockets and Protects Consumers From Unfair Business Practices by Energy Services Companies Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to allow energy services company (ESCO) customers to easily claim owed funds and prevent ESCOs from holding onto such money indefinitely. Specifically, this bill prevents any bad actors in […]

Micro Bird named Project of the Year by the New York State Economic Development Council.

The North Country Chamber of Commerce is honored and proud to announce that the success story of Micro Bird has been named Project of the Year by the New York State Economic Development Council. When faced with the loss of hundreds of North Country jobs, the Chamber teamed up with Empire State Development, the Clinton […]

Assemblyman Jones recognies nine Women of Distinction including Peru’s Helen Nerska

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) recognized nine women from across the North Country as Women of Distinction at his annual award ceremony Thursday evening. This year, the event was held at MHAB Life Skills Campus in Plattsburgh. Each year, Jones invites community members to nominate impactful women from across numerous categories to be recognized for […]

COMMENTARY/Opinion: Road salt use is making New Yorkers’ drinking water undrinkable

Click here for teh Adirondack Almanac Story 

Hochul announces $1,800 baby bonus for NY families: Here’s who qualifies

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

As Dust Begins to Settle on Prison Chaos, Reformers Hold Somber Hearing

NY Focus Reports 

Senator Stec welcomes Peru student to Albany for Students Inside Albany Conference

Albany, Tuesday, May 20 – Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today welcomed Peru High School junior Connor Baehre to Albany as part of the League of Women Voters’ 2025 Students Inside Albany Conference. Baehre, one of 60 students statewide selected for the conference, spent the afternoon in Albany at the Capitol and shadowed the senator while […]

Helen Nerska is a 2025 Woman of Distinction

Assemblyman Billy Jones, “I am delighted to announce Helen Nerska as a 2025 Woman of Distinction for Community and Civic Affairs.” Helen was born and raised in Peru, New York, but after attending college at SUNY Plattsburgh she relocated to Canada, where she would work 35 dedicated years in senior marketing and administrative positions. Helen […]

May 30 ceremony dedicated to Capt. Christopher Garrow

The Carpenter Flats Bridge on Route 9 will be formally renamed in his honor Click here for the Sun Community News story 

STEC honors entrepreneur Renee Reardon at Senate’s 2025 Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) honored Queensbury resident Renee Reardon at the Senate’s 2025 Women of Distinction ceremony yesterday in Albany. Reardon is a local entrepreneur, who owns two Queensbury McDonald’s, and is well-known in the community for being an active participant in and supporter of numerous non-profit endeavors. Reardon sponsors School Nights for her alma […]

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 […]

Chamber Welcomes Two Adirondack Investments in Budget

The North Country Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the full funding of two Adirondack investments in the new 2025/26 State Budget. “The Legislature embraced the full $110 million for ORDA requested by the Governor, and also approved the $10 million in funding needed to move forward with the new APA headquarters project in downtown Saranac […]

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 

NYSDOS announces completion of city’s waterfront revitalization

Effort reflects city’s goals to promote access and enjoyment of Saranac River and Lake Champlain Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

What’s in the 2025 New York State Budget? Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

Click here for the New Yorl Focus story

N.Y. is largest state with bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions

Schools will have individualized implementation plan Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Governor and DOCCS Need to Act Urgently on Staffing Issues

Billy Jones Press Release 4/10/25 – It has been one month since over 2,000 correction officers were terminated, and I have been working diligently to get the officers who want to return to work back into their respective facilities. Today, the officers in these facilities are faced with almost daily 12 hour or longer shifts, […]

Stec, Gray announce legislation allowing 2,000 fired COs to return to work

            Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) announced legislation permitting the reinstatement of 2,000 correction officers fired by Governor Hochul in the aftermath of the CO strikes for prison safety measures. Senate Bill S.7310 would grant a grace period for officers terminated by the governor to return to work without retribution. […]

New York corrections officers to receive extra overtime pay until May 9

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Peru Central School student Connor Baehre selected to attend Students Inside Albany Conference

Plattsburgh, NY- Connor Baehre, a high school junior from Peru Central School, has been selected to attend this year’s Students Inside Albany Conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc. Annika Pair from Northern Adirondack Central School has been chosen 1st alternate and Lino Caputo from Boquet Valley Central […]

Northern NY political leaders blast inmate early release plans

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Fed. cuts to health services anticipated to hit New Yorkers hard

State claims it doesn’t have resources to backfill the void Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Assembly Passes Legislation to Restrict the Use of Harmful Chemicals in Menstrual Products

March 27, 2025, Speaker Heastie News Release Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal announced the passage of legislation (A.1502, Rosenthal) this week to make menstrual products safer by restricting the purposeful inclusion of certain chemicals like lead, mercury and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among others in their production. “Women should not be facing […]