Archive for 'Political News'
New York Senate shuts down attempt to repeal the ‘HALT Act’
Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement. Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Lt. Gov. abandons reelection ticket alongside Hochul
Delgato expected to run for governor Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Many Vermont School Districts Are Cutting Staff Ahead of Budget Votes
SUNY Plattsburgh graduate loses job. Financial pressures are forcing some Vermont districts to make dramatic personnel cuts Click here for the Seven Days story
Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Education News, Northern NY News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
Comments: none
Afghans helping Afghans: Case workers in Burlington outline their struggle to respond to federal funding freeze
Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: February 24th, 2025 under General News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
Comments: none
Hochul seeks to close more prisons, mandate that corrections officers wear cameras
Click here for the News 13 story
Posted: February 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
DOCCS rescinds 70/30 plan in effort to restore workforce
Also, it temporarily suspends aspects of HALT and announces no disciplinary action stipulations Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Adirondack conservation organizations call on APA to drop motor vehicle plan
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Adirondackers protest Trump administration actions and Elon Musk
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
Comments: none
North Country lawmakers react to prison unrest
Stec, Jones and Simpson call on the state to address ongoing staffing and safety concerns Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes
Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Adirondack Park Lobby Day slated for Feb. 24
Click here for the Adirondack Almanack Story
Posted: February 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
Senator Dan Stec and Assemblyman Billy Jones express different remedies to recent correctional facility violence
Feb. 12, 2025 – Statement from State Senator Dan Stec on incidents at Upstate and Collins Correctional Facilities “Between the recent chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility and today’s events at Collins, it’s more clear than ever that state policies like HALT have made these sites unsafe for correction officers, civilian staff and incarcerated individuals. […]
Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement
Click here for the Reuters story
Posted: February 13th, 2025 under General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
The politics behind the NY-21 special election dust-up
Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National History, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Hochul calls for statewide audit of utility companies
Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 11th, 2025 under Business News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Vt. Attorney General sues over federal buyouts
Click here for the WCAX story
Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, National History, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
Comments: none
Assemblyman Billy Jones Welcomes General Consul of Canada Tom Clark in Albany
1/6/25 – Assemblyman Jones News Release – This week, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateauguay Lake) welcomed the General Consul of Canada in New York, Tom Clark, in Albany. Joining Consul General Clark were Deputy General Geoff Gartshore, Quebec Delegate General David Brulotte, Consul and Senior Economic Officer of Ontario Trade and Investment Office in New York […]
Posted: February 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, General News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
A brief history of Gaza’s tortured role in the Middle East conflict
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: February 6th, 2025 under National History, National News, Political News.
Comments: none
Trump tariffs would hit New Yorkers’ energy costs first, Canadian diplomat warns
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, Northern NY News, Political News.
Comments: none
Democrats choose farmer Blake Gendebien for NY-21 special election
Farmer hopes to succeed Elise Stefanik Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Congressional News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
Comments: none
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement
Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Border News, Business News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
Comments: none
Assemblyman Billy Jones, Chair of the Task Force on United States-Canada Relations: Statement on the Imposition of U.S. Tariffs on Canada
“I am hearing from several North Country businesses, local officials, and consumers who are extremely nervous about the impending tariffs on Canada. The decision to move forward with the broad 25% tariff on Canadian goods will be highly detrimental to consumers and manufacturers in the North Country. Our area transportation equipment companies will be […]
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
Dan Stec reacts to Democrats delaying special election
The Albany Times-Union reports that New York’s Democrats are considering pushing back the date of a special election to fill Elise Stefanik’s congressional seat when she leaves to be ambassador to the United Nations. State Senator Dan Stec, who declared his candidacy for the seat in Congress, issued this statement. “Since Democrats assumed full control […]
Posted: February 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
Rep. Elise Stefanik visits Plattsburgh as part of Upstate NY farewell tour
Stefanik has been nominated to serve as the US Ambassador to the United Nations for the Trump administration Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
Comments: none
Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Congressional News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
Comments: none