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Trump Budget Undermines Rural America – Slashing SNAP Benefits and Working Lands Conservation Programs
Lyons, Neb. Center for Rural Affairs policy associate Anna Johnson said America stands to suffer as a result of President Trump’s 2019 budget, released this on February12, by the U.S. Government P...
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NY & MN AG’s Sue Trump Administration for Unlawful Funding Cuts to Basic Health Program New York Attorney General Schneiderman and Governor Cuomo announced a lawsuit against the Trump a...
NYS Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Family Leave Policy Enacted
(December 31, 2017) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the second increase toward a statewide $15 per hour minimum wage and the launch of the...
OASAS ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF A NEW CLUBHOUSE FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS BATTLING ADDICTION IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
(November 14, 2017) The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) announced the grand opening of the North Country’s first youth clubhouse, Horizons Clubhouse in M...
NEW YORK GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM LAUNCHES
(October 31, 2017) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the New York Green Business program to formally recognize New York businesses operating sustainably and celebrate businesses that are...
Clarkson University Researchers & Entrepreneurs Partner to Commercialize Technology to Convert Agricultural Waste for Energy Applications
(July 13, 2017) Without an ecosystem of science-business partnerships to bring a new technology to the market, good science generated in the laborator...
Two Additional Higher Education Institutions Receive Permits To Research Industrial Hemp
(March 29, 2017) Two new institutions of higher education have applied for and received research permits under the State’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot program. Binghamton University and SUNY S...
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NEW LEGISLATION ALLOWS NEW YORKERS TO BE BURIED WITH THEIR PETS IN THE SAME CEMETERY (9/26/2016) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation allowing New Yorkers to be buried with their pets at...
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GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS FIRST-IN-THE-NATION LEGISLATION TO COMBAT CITIZENS UNITED (8/24/16) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed first-in-the-nation legislation (S.8160/A.10742) to curb the power of...
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NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRES RESEARCH ANIMALS TO BE OFFERED FOR ADOPTION IN NEW YORK (August 16, 2016) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation requiring cats and dogs used for research by...
Downtown Potsdams and Clarkson's Revitalization Plan
Through an adaptive reuse of Damon Hall, Snell Hall and Congdon Hall on Clarkson University’s historic downtown campus in Potsdam, N.Y., the proposed plan aims to bring nearly $37 million in i...
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GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS “PETER FALK’S LAW” LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING END OF LIFE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (July 21, 2016) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed “Peter Falk’s Law,” legislation...
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Keystone I Pipeline Spill Numbers Increased Freeman, SD – On Saturday, April 2nd, TransCanada announced that an oil leak was detected by a South Dakota landowner on its Keystone I pipeline. The f...
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GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN IN ACCIDENT SCENE ASSAULT CASE On Monday, a St. Lawrence County grand jury indicted Bryan McDonald, the Border Patrol agent who, while off duty, allegedly attacked a couple who...
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REPORT FINDS HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN DRINKING WATER AT ALCOA EAST IN MASSENA, CANTON MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY Reprinted from Northcountrynow.com (Friday, March 18, 2016) A USA Today investigative report...
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COLUMBIA CARE OPENS PLATTSBURGH MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Care LLC’s second dispensary in New York state, located at 345 Cornelia Street in P...
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Carter Opens All Military Occupations, Positions to Women By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, December 3, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today that b...
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Former NYS Assemblyman Silver Sentenced Sheldon Silver, one of the most feared politicians for decades in New York State, was found guilty on Monday of federal corruption charges, ending a trial that...
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MMH AGAIN DEBATES PRIVATIZATION By Andy Gardner After months of silence on the debate over whether or not to privatize Massena Memorial Hospital, MMH officials on Nov. 6 announced they would once...
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CUOMO ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF $10 MILLION LOW-INTEREST LOAN FUND FOR EXPANDING NORTH COUNTRY BUSINESSES Southern Portion of Akwesasne also eligible Albany, NY (August 28, 2014) Governor Andrew M....
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ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY GETS MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS At least three new sets of surveillance cameras have been installed in St. Lawrence County over...
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NEW LAW EXPANDS THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation adding school coaches to the field of professionals required to report suspected...
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GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION CREATING STRICTER PENALTIES FOR DRIVERS WITH MULTIPLE DWI OFFENSES Drivers with multiple DWIs in a newly-extended time frame now face a felony charge. The legislation...
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CLINTON COUNTY PASSES FRACKING WASTE BAN The Clinton County Legislature has approved a law banning the sale, transport, storage and disposal of fracking and other waste. The new Clinton County law...
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SENATORS TO NYPA: GET BACK TO THE TABLE State Senators Patty Ritchie, Joe Griffo and George Maziarz, the Chair of the State Senate’s Energy Committee, joined together to call on the New York Power A...
