The Peru Gazette

Senator Betty Little has been appointed to the Rules Committee an the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee in the State Senate. She will continue to serve as chair of the Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee, and as a member of the following committees: Consumer Protection, Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Education, Environmental Conservation, Finance and […]

The League of Women Voters of the North Country announces the fourth annual Meet Your State Legislators (MYSL) event to be held on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, 9:30 AM-12:00 noon at the Peru Central High School auditorium.  For the fourth consecutive year,  Senator Betty Little and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey have agreed to assist in […]

Advocates tour hard-pressed schools – Times Union.

Albany’s ethical compass still askew.

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

Capitol Confidential » Big TZ bridge project comes with improper commuting bills.

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

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

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

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 […]

Will Cuomo retreat from the Common Core? | Capital New York.

Priorities questioned in full-day pre-K proposal – Times Union.

Break rules, receive pardon – Times Union.

UAlbany’s misguided goal – The Observation Deck.

Capitol Confidential » DiNapoli: State workers rack up overtime record.

New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon Peabody) wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo on January 22, 2014 about the critical need to enhance civics education in New York’s schools. Text of the letter is below. A pdf is available at www.nysba.org/civicseducationletter. Dear Governor Cuomo: Recently, many members of the Legislature wrote […]

State makes progress, but more needed – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Common Cause Calls On Gov. Cuomo To Call Special Elections To Fill 10 Legislative Vacancies | New York Daily News.

Medical marijuana focus shifts to bill – Times Union.

ALBANY, NY The New York State Bar Association today released its state and federal public policy priorities for 2014. State priorities include ensuring adequate funding for the courts, creating more Family Court judgeships, expanding the number of veterans treatment courts, reducing wrongful convictions, restricting the use of solitary confinement and providing more civics education for […]

Law Protects New Yorkers and the Environment by Ensuring Proper Handling of Hazardous Mercury  A new law signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will require manufacturers to collect and recycle mercury-containing thermostats at no cost to consumers, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. The law implements a statewide thermostat product […]

Plattsburgh-Watertown beats NYC 30-1 in Cuomo contest | Capital New York.

By John T. Ryan Almost 20% of Peru’s property owners may be paying an additional $566 in school taxes in 2014. As of this morning 295 people had not reapplied for the Basic Star Tax Exemption. In an attempt to curb fraud and abuse, New York State has required that all eligible property owners, including […]

Panel Appointed by Cuomo Says Corruption Is Commonplace in Albany – NYTimes.com.