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Voters in the North Country sent a clear message to school districts that tried to exceed the state property tax cap. The answer was a resounding No.
The vast majority of the region’s budgets came in under the cap and passed handily.
But...
Ailsa Chang’s NPR profile of New York Senator — and former North Country congresswoman — Kirsten Gillibrand is getting panned on-line and apparently edited by NPR’s on-line crew.
Chang’s report cast Sen....
It was a newsy week in the world of agriculture, so here are seven good reads to keep you busy this weekend: The Farm Bill passed both the House and Senate Agriculture committees this week, and are likely to get hearings on the floors of their...
I’ve been as captivated as anyone by the sudden burgeoning of scandal in Washington.
Until this month, the Obama administration seemed to skate almost effortlessly above the morass that eventually sucks up most White Houses, from Richard...
The Senate Agriculture committee passed a nearly $100 billion a year Farm Bill this afternoon, 15-5. One of the Senators who voted against it was New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s leading a fight to restore all of the $400 million...
Politics
May 23, 2013 — Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge is still relatively new on the block. But she's established herself as the new head of the Congressional Black Congress. In the role, she's already been very vocal about whether the President is doing enough for people of color. Host Michel Martin talks with Congresswomen Fudge about her ideas for America.
May 23, 2013 — On Wednesday, Lois Lerner, the IRS official overseeing the tax-exempt organizations office, refused to testify during a hearing on Capitol Hill, and was attacked by some Republicans on the House committee. Her brief appearance was the beginning of a five-hour session marked by angry outbursts and allegations of political motives.
May 23, 2013 — One of the provisions removed from the immigration overhaul bill would have allowed U.S. citizens to sponsor same-sex partners in the green card process. But senators removed that item in order to get conservative support.
May 23, 2013 — On Thursday, President Obama is expected to explain how the fight against al-Qaida has changed, and how the U.S. will adapt its counter-terrorism policies to the evolving threat. The president will speak at the National Defense University.
May 23, 2013 — The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
Voter Resources
Project Sunlight: Track lobbying activities, member item spending and other legislation in New York. An initiative of the NYS Office of the Attorney General.
League of Women Voters DemocracyNet: Great one-stop election resource.
NYS Board of Elections Campaign Finance Database: Enter the last name of any candidate in New York to find out where the money comes from and where it's going.
Open Secrets:
Campaign finance information broken down by industry, region,
etc., for mostly federal politicans. An excellent starting
point for following
money in politics.
Special Reports
Audio Slideshow:Adirondack teens talk democracy
Face of Democracy is a national program that gives students an inside view of the democratic process by sending out to polling places to interview and photograph voters and officials. Sue Halpern, project organizer, talks with Brian Mann
Cartoon Special:Editorial cartoonist Mark Wilson Covers the NYS Party Conventions
Mark Wilson, aka Marquil, is a political cartoonist covering the 2006 New York State party conventions for NCPR. His sketches and caricatures bring the arcana of state politics to life.
Comptroller Visits North Country
Oct 08, 2003 — New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi was in the North Country Tuesday and spoke with about 400 government, union and business officials at a seminar on managing local government. Hevesi is calling on government officials to adopt strict spending habits and impose austerity. Jody Tosti spoke with him about what the state is doing to help upstate counties facing job cuts and tax increases in their budgets next year. Go to full article
NY Assembly Returns for One-Day Session
Oct 08, 2003 — The New York State Assembly is returning to the Capitol for a one-day session. So far, there is only one bill on the agenda. It will correct some technicalities in the state budget, and allow legislators to finally distribute their member items. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
County Budgets Under Pressure
Oct 07, 2003 — Counties have been bracing for this year's budgets for months. Fiscal troubles at the state level, rising Medicaid costs, the economic downturn add up to increasing pressures at the local level. Martha Foley reports. Go to full article
Debate over Erie Canal Development Rights Continues
Oct 06, 2003 — Officials from Governor Pataki's administration sparred with an Assembly Democrat during a hearing on how the state Canal Corporation sold development rights along the Erie... Go to full article
NY Lawmakers Seek to Limit Tribal Jurisdiction
Oct 06, 2003 — Across the country, some native tribes are buying land far from their reservations with the intent of opening gambling ventures there. New York's congressional delegation is... Go to full article
Environmentalists Praise 2003 Legislature
Oct 03, 2003 — One of the state's leading environmental groups says 2003 may have been a bad year in state government for budgets, but it was a good year for the environment. Karen DeWitt... Go to full article
Law Tackles Timber Theft and Forest Governance
Oct 02, 2003 — Environmental groups have been urging New York's lawmakers for almost 12 years to increase the penalities associated with timber theft in the Adirondacks. Yesterday,... Go to full article
Clark Leads Bush in New York Poll
Oct 02, 2003 — A new poll finds President Bush's popularity plummeting in New York to its lowest rating ever. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
Group Calls for Clear Hospital Charity Policies
Oct 02, 2003 — Citizen Action, a consumer group, says hospitals in New York aren't doing enough to help uninsured patients access charity care funds that are provided to hospitals by state... Go to full article
$130 Million Granted for NY School Literacy Programs
Oct 01, 2003 — Governor Pataki and State Education Commissioner Richard Mills announced that they've received $130 million from the Bush Administration in Washington to help children learn... Go to full article
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