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<title>NYS Education boss says consolidations, mergers necessary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 5, 2011) New York State’s Education Commissioner says school district consolidations and mergers are a necessary fact of the on going economic downturn. John King is encouraging schools upstate and on Long Island to consider the controversial mergers.  In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18882/20111205/nys-education-boss-says-consolidations-mergers-necessary">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York State’s Education Commissioner says school district consolidations and mergers are a necessary fact of the on going economic downturn. John King is encouraging schools upstate and on Long Island to consider the controversial mergers.  In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18882/20111205/nys-education-boss-says-consolidations-mergers-necessary">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Executive order boosts NY agriculture</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2010) David Paterson may be on his way out as Governor.  But he’s trying to leave a legacy to New York’s farmers.  Last week, Paterson signed an executive order to promote sustainable farms and protect agricultural land.  Paterson said the order would benefit New York’s “long-term economic and environmental prosperity.”The order will leverage state government’s huge purchasing power to help New York’s $4 billion a year agriculture industry.To help us understand what the executive order actually means, David Sommerstein spoke with Agriculture commissioner Pat Hooker. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16853/20101220/executive-order-boosts-ny-agriculture">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[David Paterson may be on his way out as Governor.  But he’s trying to leave a legacy to New York’s farmers.  Last week, Paterson signed an executive order to promote sustainable farms and protect agricultural land.  Paterson said the order would benefit New York’s “long-term economic and environmental prosperity.”The order will leverage state government’s huge purchasing power to help New York’s $4 billion a year agriculture industry.To help us understand what the executive order actually means, David Sommerstein spoke with Agriculture commissioner Pat Hooker. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16853/20101220/executive-order-boosts-ny-agriculture">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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