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<title>Sencas, Cuomo continue casino deal talks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22052/20130524/sencas-cuomo-continue-casino-deal-talks</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>native, gaming, economy, casinos, politics, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Start-ups near SUNY campuses could have ten tax-free years</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22044/20130523/start-ups-near-suny-campuses-could-have-ten-tax-free-years</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, education, suny potsdam, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Voters slap down four school budgets that bust prop tax cap</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22034/20130522/voters-slap-down-four-school-budgets-that-bust-prop-tax-cap</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>budget, education, politics, schools, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Protest of PCB landfills near Akwesasne planned</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22007/20130517/protest-of-pcb-landfills-near-akwesasne-planned</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>00:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, politics, stlv, health, pcbs, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY counties push &quot;no new mandates&quot; law</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21914/20130503/ny-counties-push-quot-no-new-mandates-quot-law</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>00:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Christopher Battles: new music, classic sound</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21826/20130426/christopher-battles-new-music-classic-sound</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>15:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, battles, folk, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Midnight votes keep budget on schedule</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21701/20130327/midnight-votes-keep-budget-on-schedule</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>00:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, cuomo, budget, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Washington, Essex counties consider regional invasive controls</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21690/20130326/washington-essex-counties-consider-regional-invasive-controls</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 26, 2013) Washington and Essex counties are considering joining Warren County in banning the transport of invasive species by boats trailered from one body of water to another.The proposals come as the region pushes boaters toward washing stations at major boat launches on Lake George this year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21690/20130326/washington-essex-counties-consider-regional-invasive-controls">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Washington and Essex counties are considering joining Warren County in banning the transport of invasive species by boats trailered from one body of water to another.The proposals come as the region pushes boaters toward washing stations at major boat launches on Lake George this year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21690/20130326/washington-essex-counties-consider-regional-invasive-controls">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, environment, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, invasives, , topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Highway, farm funds coming in NYS budget</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21689/20130326/highway-farm-funds-coming-in-nys-budget</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 26, 2013) The region&apos;s representatives are getting a close look at the details of the budget to be finalized in Albany this week. Word is out on money for local roads and bridges, and parts of the agriculture and  markets budget. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21689/20130326/highway-farm-funds-coming-in-nys-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The region&apos;s representatives are getting a close look at the details of the budget to be finalized in Albany this week. Word is out on money for local roads and bridges, and parts of the agriculture and  markets budget. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21689/20130326/highway-farm-funds-coming-in-nys-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, environment, transportation, farm, farming, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Illegal guns tip line draws fire from legislators</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 22, 2013) UPDATE: Since broadcast of this story, NCPR has heard from Governor Cuomo&apos;s office, saying that the tipline was not created as a way to enforce the NY SAFE law.   Here&apos;s a statement from Janine Kava, director of public information at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services: &quot;This program has been in place for more than a year and is aimed only at getting illegal crime guns off the streets: a goal that every New Yorker can agree with.&quot;The New York State Association of Police Chiefs also sent NCPR a letter explaining why police started discussing the tipline this week: &quot;On Tuesday, an e-mail was sent out by the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to our membership statewide regarding the New York State Gun Tip Line.&quot;  The NYSAPC letter explains that law enforcement officials were first made aware of the tipline in Februrary 2012, and discussion of it was revived earlier this week, &quot;The e-mail was the result of a series of ongoing meetings to deal with reducing guns used in crimes in New York State.  It had nothing to do with the NY SAFE ACT.  In our most recent meeting on Monday afternoon we talked about reviving this tip line and informing our members about it by sending out a message and scheduling a conference call to discuss it.&quot;_______Gun rights supporters, and some upstate New York lawmakers, are taking issue with an aspect of the new gun control laws, that rewards people for reporting illegal gun ownership to the state. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[UPDATE: Since broadcast of this story, NCPR has heard from Governor Cuomo&apos;s office, saying that the tipline was not created as a way to enforce the NY SAFE law.   Here&apos;s a statement from Janine Kava, director of public information at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services: &quot;This program has been in place for more than a year and is aimed only at getting illegal crime guns off the streets: a goal that every New Yorker can agree with.&quot;The New York State Association of Police Chiefs also sent NCPR a letter explaining why police started discussing the tipline this week: &quot;On Tuesday, an e-mail was sent out by the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to our membership statewide regarding the New York State Gun Tip Line.&quot;  The NYSAPC letter explains that law enforcement officials were first made aware of the tipline in Februrary 2012, and discussion of it was revived earlier this week, &quot;The e-mail was the result of a series of ongoing meetings to deal with reducing guns used in crimes in New York State.  It had nothing to do with the NY SAFE ACT.  In our most recent meeting on Monday afternoon we talked about reviving this tip line and informing our members about it by sending out a message and scheduling a conference call to discuss it.&quot;_______Gun rights supporters, and some upstate New York lawmakers, are taking issue with an aspect of the new gun control laws, that rewards people for reporting illegal gun ownership to the state. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, gun control, SAFE act, public safety, criminal justice, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317]</itunes:keywords>
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