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<title>Villages consider - and reconsider - consolidation</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17215/20110228/villages-consider-and-reconsider-consolidation</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 28, 2011) This spring, residents of Potsdam will get their first look at a study of whether the village of Potsdam should disappear as a government body.Governor Cuomo has said he wants to provide financial help for villages that consolidate into their surrounding towns.Several other villages are also looking at the issue, including Mannsville in southern Jefferson County.In 2009, a new law made it easier to dissolve local governments. But so far, every village that has voted on the issue has chosen not to dissolve. One exception is the village of Altmar in Oswego County. Reporter Dave Bullard explains the issue is more complex than it might seem. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17215/20110228/villages-consider-and-reconsider-consolidation">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Dave Bullard</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This spring, residents of Potsdam will get their first look at a study of whether the village of Potsdam should disappear as a government body.Governor Cuomo has said he wants to provide financial help for villages that consolidate into their surrounding towns.Several other villages are also looking at the issue, including Mannsville in southern Jefferson County.In 2009, a new law made it easier to dissolve local governments. But so far, every village that has voted on the issue has chosen not to dissolve. One exception is the village of Altmar in Oswego County. Reporter Dave Bullard explains the issue is more complex than it might seem. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17215/20110228/villages-consider-and-reconsider-consolidation">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, consolidation, dissolution, potsdam, jefferson county, government, budget, cuomo, stlv, tijf, mannsville, oswego county, [loc:43.4553461 -76.5104973], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ritchie readies to fight in Albany</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16873/20101223/ritchie-readies-to-fight-in-albany</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2010) State lawmakers face a daunting slate of challenges in next year’s session, including a $10 billion deficit, soaring taxes, and a seemingly intractable environment of discord and partisan bickering.It’s into this dysfunctional world that the North Country’s newest State Senator is preparing to go.  Republican Patty Ritchie is leaving St. Lawrence County government today for the first time since she started work at the local DMV office almost 25 years ago.  Ritchie’s been county clerk for 11 years.  Her successes in that position were the foundation of a winning campaign to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine.David Sommerstein stopped by Ritchie’s office to talk politics, issues, and what she’s leaving behind.  He has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16873/20101223/ritchie-readies-to-fight-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State lawmakers face a daunting slate of challenges in next year’s session, including a $10 billion deficit, soaring taxes, and a seemingly intractable environment of discord and partisan bickering.It’s into this dysfunctional world that the North Country’s newest State Senator is preparing to go.  Republican Patty Ritchie is leaving St. Lawrence County government today for the first time since she started work at the local DMV office almost 25 years ago.  Ritchie’s been county clerk for 11 years.  Her successes in that position were the foundation of a winning campaign to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine.David Sommerstein stopped by Ritchie’s office to talk politics, issues, and what she’s leaving behind.  He has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16873/20101223/ritchie-readies-to-fight-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, albany, election10, stlv, tijf, st. lawrence county, canton, jefferson county, oswego county, republican, patty ritchie, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Aubertine leans on experience, rural roots</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 28, 2010) The 48th State Senate district is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races in New York State on Election Day.  Republican Patty Ritchie’s effort to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine could tip the balance of power in the Senate back to the GOP.State campaign committees of both parties have spent more than a million dollars in the 48th just since October 1st.  Most of that money went to TV ads.Darrel Aubertine is seeking his second full term in the Senate after several years in the Assembly.  He’s the legislature’s only farmer.  And he’s running as a bipartisan lawmaker who lives rural issues and knows how to get things done.  David Sommerstein has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 48th State Senate district is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races in New York State on Election Day.  Republican Patty Ritchie’s effort to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine could tip the balance of power in the Senate back to the GOP.State campaign committees of both parties have spent more than a million dollars in the 48th just since October 1st.  Most of that money went to TV ads.Darrel Aubertine is seeking his second full term in the Senate after several years in the Assembly.  He’s the legislature’s only farmer.  And he’s running as a bipartisan lawmaker who lives rural issues and knows how to get things done.  David Sommerstein has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election10, economy, stlv, tijf, 48th senate, aubertine, ritchie, watertown, fulton, oswego county, st lawrence county, jefferson county, [loc:43.3228462 -76.4171585], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Seniors lay out election issues</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16500/20101015/seniors-lay-out-election-issues</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 15, 2010) It&apos;s a little over two weeks until Election Day.  David Sommerstein went to the Senior Health and Information Fair in Fulton, in Oswego County, to ask senior citizens what’s on their minds with the mid-term election approaching.  Here’s what some of them said. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16500/20101015/seniors-lay-out-election-issues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s a little over two weeks until Election Day.  David Sommerstein went to the Senior Health and Information Fair in Fulton, in Oswego County, to ask senior citizens what’s on their minds with the mid-term election approaching.  Here’s what some of them said. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16500/20101015/seniors-lay-out-election-issues">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, election10, economy, senior citizens, elderly, oswego county, fulton, [loc:43.3228462 -76.4171585], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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