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<title>General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb, Tupper Lake pass school budgets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) Four school districts across the North Country saw their budgets approved by voters yesterday in a second round of balloting.General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake all saw their first spending plans rejected last month, in part because they exceeded the state property tax cap. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22213/20130619/general-brown-minerva-newcomb-tupper-lake-pass-school-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Schumer proposes retiree visa for Canadian &quot;snowbirds&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) Canadian retirees would be able to spend more time in the United States under a proposal from Sen. Charles Schumer. Schumer wants to create a &apos;Canadian Retiree Visa&apos; that would allow Canadians to spend eight months in the U.S., rather than the current six months. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22215/20130619/schumer-proposes-retiree-visa-for-canadian-quot-snowbirds-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Shugrue named new head of Glens Falls Hospital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) Glens Falls Hospital has a new president and CEO. Dianne Shugrue had been serving as the interim president at the regional hospital and was named yesterday to fill the top post permanently.Shugrue first joined the hospital&apos;s staff in 2007. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22212/20130619/shugrue-named-new-head-of-glens-falls-hospital">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Four North Country school districts vote for budgets </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2013) Tomorrow is voting day for four school districts across the North Country that saw their budgets rejected by voters last month. General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake schools all initially proposed spending plans that exceeded the state&apos;s property tax cap.In every case, voters said no to the proposals. After revising their budgets, school officials are hoping that they pass. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22191/20130617/four-north-country-school-districts-vote-for-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>State assembly to vote on Adirondack land swap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2013) State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says he hopes the state Assembly will approve a land-swap deal for the Adirondacks that would help NYCO Minerals continue operating in the towns of Lewis and Willsboro. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22196/20130617/state-assembly-to-vote-on-adirondack-land-swap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo confident of accord on Mohawk land claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 3, 2013) During his visit to Plattsburgh last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he&apos;s confident that talks with the Mohawk community will reach an accord over land issues in the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22106/20130603/cuomo-confident-of-accord-on-mohawk-land-claim">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Flooding fears have eased; but a tough day for 6ers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2013) Water levels remain high this morning on Ausable River in Essex County and the Indian River in Hamilton County — but flooding fears have eased across the North Country and Vermont.First responders were on high alert over the holiday weekend, as rivers rose under heavy rain.  The National Weather Service in Burlington says more than five inches of rain fell over parts of the Adirondacks over the last week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22063/20130527/flooding-fears-have-eased-but-a-tough-day-for-6ers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Sencas, Cuomo continue casino deal talks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 24, 2013) Over the last week the Oneida Nation and the Mohawk Native have reached settlements with the Cuomo administration giving them exclusive rights to operate casinos in their regions.The Seneca Nation is the third tribe now operating a casino in New York. They have yet to finalize a new agreement. Governor Cuomo, speaking in Buffalo on Wednesday, says that negotiations continue. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22052/20130524/sencas-cuomo-continue-casino-deal-talks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Start-ups near SUNY campuses could have ten tax-free years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2013) Governor Andrew Cuomo and his cabinet are hitting the road to push his proposal to create tax-free zones for businesses that set up shop on or near public college campuses in New York.Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Dede Scozzafava, formerly North Country assembly member and mayor of Gouverneur, will talk about the initiative in Potsdam today. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22044/20130523/start-ups-near-suny-campuses-could-have-ten-tax-free-years">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Voters slap down four school budgets that bust prop tax cap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) 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&apos;s budgets came in under the cap and passed handily.But four of the region&apos;s school systems — in General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake — asked voters to go beyond the roughly 4-5% hike allowed by state rules. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22034/20130522/voters-slap-down-four-school-budgets-that-bust-prop-tax-cap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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