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<title>Protest of PCB landfills near Akwesasne planned</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) Environmental activists will gather at a park in Massena tomorrow to protest the ongoing presence of toxic PCBs in the area.Organizer Donald Hassig says industrial chemicals from the Alcoa, Reynolds, and General Motors plants continue to pose a threat to the health of people in Massena and on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22007/20130517/protest-of-pcb-landfills-near-akwesasne-planned">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NY counties push &quot;no new mandates&quot; law</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 3, 2013) Counties across the state are declaring a &quot;Mayday&quot; for Mandate Relief.  County leaders across New York are using the month of May to press state lawmakers to introduce and pass legislation that would prevent new unfunded mandates. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21914/20130503/ny-counties-push-quot-no-new-mandates-quot-law">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Plattsburgh&apos;s Nova Bus plant wins $148m contract</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) Nova Bus in Plattsburgh has won another big contract to assemble 300 new vehicles for Chicago&apos;s Transit Authority. That&apos;s according to an announcement yesterday from Congressman Bill Owens.The deal will bring the Canadian company roughly $148 million in new business. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21900/20130501/plattsburgh-apos-s-nova-bus-plant-wins-148m-contract">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Administration tries to axe teachers&apos; union lawsuit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 30, 2013) New York is trying to get a lawsuit by the state&apos;s largest teachers&apos; union tossed out of court.  New York State United Teachers filed a lawsuit earlier this year, claiming that the state&apos;s tax cap has created inequities between wealthy and poor districts. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21888/20130430/administration-tries-to-axe-teachers-apos-union-lawsuit">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>North Country, VT reps: Canada to US entrance fee &quot;bad idea&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) Members of Congress from the North Country and Vermont are urging the Homeland Security Department to drop a proposal that could add new fees for travelers entering the US from Canada.In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoitano, Vermont Representative Peter Welch and the North Country&apos;s Bill Owens described the concept as &quot;a bad idea.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21872/20130426/north-country-vt-reps-canada-to-us-entrance-fee-quot-bad-idea-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why US Rep. Bill Owens is returning $75,000 to US Treasury</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) North Country congressman Bill Owens says he&apos;s returning roughly $75,000 of his congressional office budget to the US treasury.Owens has made the gesture toward austerity four years in a row — with the amount left unspent by his office now totaling around $400,000. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21871/20130426/why-us-rep-bill-owens-is-returning-75-000-to-us-treasury">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher Battles: new music, classic sound</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) New York City has always held a special place in the American imagination. For generations, it has inspired more than its fair share of musical dreams.Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter. He graduated from the Crane School of Music a couple of years ago and moved from his upstate hometown — Oswego — to New York City. He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not busking at a subway stop or on stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher.Christopher Battles joined Todd Moe in the studio for music and conversation.   We&apos;ve followed his musical journey last year via a series of audio postcards, and he shared some of his favorite tunes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21826/20130426/christopher-battles-new-music-classic-sound">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NYS parents rally against new, tougher standardized tests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 15, 2013) New York public school students in grades three through eight start taking standardized tests Tuesday. But some parents in Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh and elsewhere are rallying against the tests. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21797/20130415/nys-parents-rally-against-new-tougher-standardized-tests">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New York state to crack down on tax evasion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 15, 2013) It&apos;s tax day, and New York state says it&apos;s cracking down on tax evasion.In a press release, New York State Tax Commissioner Tom Mattox says he&apos;s expanding a partnership with the State Police to aggressively pursue people who don&apos;t pay their taxes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21795/20130415/new-york-state-to-crack-down-on-tax-evasion">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Midnight votes keep budget on schedule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 27, 2013) Another  overnight session in Albany as the New York State Senate pushed to finish up work on the state budget.  The governor and legislative leaders decided to abide by the normal procedures and let the budget bills &quot;age&quot; for three days before voting. That gives  anyone who is interested time to read them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21701/20130327/midnight-votes-keep-budget-on-schedule">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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