Archive for 'Political News'
Sackets Harbor family detained by ICE is returning home to the North Country
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Posted: April 7th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
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Final structural beam placed in Buffalo Bills’ new stadium: Here’s the latest
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Posted: April 4th, 2025 under Business News, General News, Political News, Sports News, Upstate New York.
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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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125 beds added to state-operated psychiatric centers
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 125 new beds have opened at state-operated psychiatric centers over the past four months, boosting New York’s capacity to provide intermediate-level care to individuals living with mental illness. Opened statewide since December 1, 2024, the new beds represent more than a third of the capacity added at state psychiatric […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Concerns grow over impact of federal cuts on seniors in Northern New York
40% of HHS staff at the Administration for Community Living, including the regional representative for New York State Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Political News.
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Customs and Border Protection: “March numbers show most secure border in history – operational control is becoming a reality”
Release Date – Tue, 04/01/2025 WASHINGTON – March recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history, marking a pivotal achievement in our nation’s border security efforts. This milestone demonstrates that operational control is becoming a reality—something that seemed impossible just a few months ago under the Biden administration—as enforcement measures continue to yield significant results. […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Border News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Stefanik Statement on President Trump’s America First Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement. “I strongly support President Trump’s America First economic policies to strengthen American manufacturing and create millions of American jobs. For too long, Americans have suffered under unfair trade practices putting America Last. We will not allow other countries to take advantage of us and we […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, Education News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Northern NY political leaders blast inmate early release plans
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Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Sackets Harbor community calls for return of three children taken during ICE dairy farm visit
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Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Vermont’s refugee agencies weather increasing federal funding cuts and freezes
“Trump’s executive order defended the actions, saying, “The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants…” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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COMMENTARY: When the Parade Passes By
“The process begun three years ago to relocate the Adirondack Park Agency’s headquarters from Ray Brook four miles west to the Village of Saranac Lake is approaching a critical juncture.” Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Federal order looks to eliminate funds for museums, libraries
Funds support free internet access, summer reading, museum projects Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 31st, 2025 under Education News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru Library News, Political News.
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Trump’s orders create uncertainty for North Country colleges and science research
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Posted: March 31st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Elise Stefanik to stay in Congress at President Trump’s request
March 27, 205 – 3:50 p.m. The New York Times and other media report that President Trump asked Elise Stefanik to stay in Congress to strengthen the party’s small House margin and protect her seat. She consented!
Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Congressional News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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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 […]
Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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‘Ridiculous,’ ‘bad’ and ‘scared’: Quebec residents weigh in on Trump’s policies toward Canada
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Border News, General News, Northern NY News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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A US-Canada trade war could pose an existential threat to Vermont’s forest economy
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Border News, Business News, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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As standoff over motel program continues, residents grapple with uncertainty
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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State Conservative Party says Stec is preferred candidate for NY-21
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Posted: March 26th, 2025 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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Upstate NY war hero removed from Army website after DEI ban
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Posted: March 26th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Political News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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State and municipal forestry projects in limbo after Trump administration freezes funding
Winooski had already removed about 30 trees from its Main Street corridor when it learned that the federal government had canceled the $1 million grant that would cover the trees’ replacement—130 new street trees. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 25th, 2025 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Environmental News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Northern New York state communities are feeling the impacts of reduced visitation
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Posted: March 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones Recognized as NYSBDC’s ‘Legislative Small Business Champion’
Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) was recognized as the Legislative Small Business Champion by the New York Small Business Development Centers (NYSBDC) on Wednesday in Albany. The recognition highlighted his ongoing support for small businesses across the state, as well as his service on the Assembly Small Business and Agriculture Committees. “I am extremely grateful […]
Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Business News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News.
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US to restrict Canadian access to historic Vermont library straddling northern border
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Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Border News, Community Events, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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