Plattsburgh, NY, Oct 26, 2009 — Over the weekend, President Obama declared the swine flu pandemic a national emergency. Administration officials described the declaration as a pre-emptive move that would speed treatment to thousands of people infected by the H1N1 virus. This includes circumventing federal regulations to quickly open over-flow medical centers. And hospitals can change patient rules in order to treat them faster. Across the North Country, health officials are seeing more cases of the flu--especially in schools. Efforts to contain the virus are hampered by a short supply of vaccine. Jonathan Brown reports.  Go to full article

Potsdam, NY, Sep 02, 2009 — Next week in Potsdam, Clarkson University will host a conference called "Forever Wired." It's part of a project called the Adirondack Initiative For Wired Work. The goal is to bring more than 2,000 new corporate telecommuters to the North Country. These are people who would live here while using the internet to work for companies around the world. Tomorrow, we'll look the promise and some the challenges of telecommuting in our rural area. This morning, Brian Mann reports on the decade-long struggle to bring high-speed internet access into more remote communities.  Go to full article

Potsdam, NY, Aug 31, 2009 — The massive state budget deficit is hitting SUNY campuses hard across the state. Albany has cut the SUNY budget by about 10% already and there's rumblings of additional mid-year cuts. SUNY Potsdam faces a $6 million deficit in next year's budget. The president warned to campus to expect program and faculty cuts. David Sommerstein reports.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Jan 15, 2009 — The Plattsburgh Press-Republican and the Plattsburgh Rotary organized a public debate between two prominent civic leaders: JW Wiley, who teaches at SUNY Plattsburgh, and businessman Mark Barie. Their conversation on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 followed an exchange of opinion pieces in the newspaper.  Go to full article

Dec 17, 2008 — Governor Paterson's budget plan envisions shifting a huge chunk of the budget from state income taxes to local property taxes. Martha Foley has more on that and reaction from North Country school administrators, local leaders and elected representatives.  Go to full article

Nov 27, 2008 — An international cast of dancers and choreographers, hosted by the North Country Ballet Ensemble, brings "The Nutcracker" to the Plattsburgh State University's Hartman Theatre stage this Thanksgiving weekend. Student dancers, from Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties, guest choreographers from New York City and Lake Placid, professional dancers from New York City, and local community members are part of the production. Todd Moe spoke with Deborah Guibord-Stay, NCBE's Artistic Director, about the show. For ticket information, please call 518-534-9334.  Go to full article

Nov 24, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama has a lot of challenges waiting for him when he takes office in January. But official relations between the US and Canada are in relatively good shape. The two countries have partnered closely in recent years on domestic security, the war in Afghanistan, and international trade. Still, many Canadians have been eager for a change in Washington, on issues ranging from the economy to global warming. As part of our series, A Fresh Start, Brian Mann spoke with Dr. Christopher Kirkey, who heads the Center for the Study of Canada at SUNY Plattsburgh.  Go to full article

Oct 23, 2008 — State officials say two-thirds of SUNY schools aren't properly reporting campus crime statistics. An audit by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office says data reported to the federal Department of Education often conflicted with the colleges' internal records. Auditors found some colleges failed to properly report serious crimes such as sexual offenses, burglaries and drug offenses. DiNapoli says part of the problem is inadequate training of campus officials in how to report the statistics. Gary Bean is chief of University Police at SUNY Potsdam. Jonathan Brown asked him if it was easy to report crime statistics.  Go to full article

May 05, 2008 — SUNY professors held a demonstration at the State Capitol against a Governor Paterson's decision to hang onto some of funds collected through student fees to help plug the budget gap. Karen DeWitt reports.  Go to full article

Mar 07, 2008 — With budget battles looming, Governor Spitzer is rallying his closest allies in the creation of a $4 billion higher education endowment fund. In a conference call yesterday, Spitzer urged SUNY presidents to advocate for his plan. David Sommerstein reports.  Go to full article