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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Stressed schools face troubling budget votes</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22019/20130520/stressed-schools-face-troubling-budget-votes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2013) Across the North Country voters go to the polls to decide the fate of their local school districts, electing new school board members and approving or rejecting school budgets.This isn&apos;t just another ho-hum year for school districts.  For half a decade, many districts have faced a nightmare of declining, or flat state aid, skyrocketing costs, a property tax cap and  in some parts of the region, sharply declining enrollment. Those pressures have pushed some districts to the brink. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22019/20130520/stressed-schools-face-troubling-budget-votes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Across the North Country voters go to the polls to decide the fate of their local school districts, electing new school board members and approving or rejecting school budgets.This isn&apos;t just another ho-hum year for school districts.  For half a decade, many districts have faced a nightmare of declining, or flat state aid, skyrocketing costs, a property tax cap and  in some parts of the region, sharply declining enrollment. Those pressures have pushed some districts to the brink. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22019/20130520/stressed-schools-face-troubling-budget-votes">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>education, economy, politics, taxes, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Most School Budgets Expected to Pass</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22006/20130517/most-school-budgets-expected-to-pass</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) Voters in New York go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to approve new school budgets. The State School Boards Association finds that many school districts are living within the limits imposed by a property tax cap enacted two years ago.The School Board Association&apos;s Tim Kremer says a survey of the state&apos;s school districts finds that the vast majority are budgeting within the strictures of the tax cap, and as a result,  93 percent expect their budgets to be approved by voters. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22006/20130517/most-school-budgets-expected-to-pass">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Voters in New York go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to approve new school budgets. The State School Boards Association finds that many school districts are living within the limits imposed by a property tax cap enacted two years ago.The School Board Association&apos;s Tim Kremer says a survey of the state&apos;s school districts finds that the vast majority are budgeting within the strictures of the tax cap, and as a result,  93 percent expect their budgets to be approved by voters. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22006/20130517/most-school-budgets-expected-to-pass">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>education, economy, politics, taxes, tax cap, cuomo, topstory, ncsymposium13</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Reform Group: Big campaign donations mean big tax loopholes </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21491/20130222/reform-group-big-campaign-donations-mean-big-tax-loopholes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 22, 2013) A group pressing for public campaign financing has compiled a list of large corporations who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to some New York lawmakers. They charge that the donations are preventing the legislature from closing what they say are corporate tax loopholes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21491/20130222/reform-group-big-campaign-donations-mean-big-tax-loopholes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A group pressing for public campaign financing has compiled a list of large corporations who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to some New York lawmakers. They charge that the donations are preventing the legislature from closing what they say are corporate tax loopholes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21491/20130222/reform-group-big-campaign-donations-mean-big-tax-loopholes">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, photolead, economy, cuomo, campaign finance reform, taxes, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo&apos;s low-key budget plans may yet generate drama</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21329/20130128/cuomo-apos-s-low-key-budget-plans-may-yet-generate-drama</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 28, 2013) Governor Cuomo is trying to have a no-drama budget this year, with a low-key presentation and a fiscally austere spending plan, with no major cuts or new taxes.  But growing opposition from the teachers&apos; union and local governments may yet result in some sparks flying before the deal is settled in late March. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21329/20130128/cuomo-apos-s-low-key-budget-plans-may-yet-generate-drama">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Cuomo is trying to have a no-drama budget this year, with a low-key presentation and a fiscally austere spending plan, with no major cuts or new taxes.  But growing opposition from the teachers&apos; union and local governments may yet result in some sparks flying before the deal is settled in late March. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21329/20130128/cuomo-apos-s-low-key-budget-plans-may-yet-generate-drama">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>cuomo, budget, politics, taxes, schools, education, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY Comptroller: fiscal cliff worst for low and middle incomes</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21030/20121207/ny-comptroller-fiscal-cliff-worst-for-low-and-middle-incomes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 7, 2012) The budget showdown, with its possibility of the nation heading over a &quot;fiscal cliff&quot;, has gotten lots of attention in recent weeks. If Congress doesn&apos;t make a budget deal by year&apos;s end, it will trigger an end to many tax breaks, and automatically cut spending on federal programs. In his blog this week, Watertown Mayor Jeff Graham calls all the concern &quot;media hype.&quot; He says  it doesn&apos;t matter if tax rates revert to the levels they were before President George W. Bush took office. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli disagrees. He says the other side of the fiscal cliff will be particularly bad for New York&apos;s middle and lower income families. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21030/20121207/ny-comptroller-fiscal-cliff-worst-for-low-and-middle-incomes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The budget showdown, with its possibility of the nation heading over a &quot;fiscal cliff&quot;, has gotten lots of attention in recent weeks. If Congress doesn&apos;t make a budget deal by year&apos;s end, it will trigger an end to many tax breaks, and automatically cut spending on federal programs. In his blog this week, Watertown Mayor Jeff Graham calls all the concern &quot;media hype.&quot; He says  it doesn&apos;t matter if tax rates revert to the levels they were before President George W. Bush took office. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli disagrees. He says the other side of the fiscal cliff will be particularly bad for New York&apos;s middle and lower income families. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21030/20121207/ny-comptroller-fiscal-cliff-worst-for-low-and-middle-incomes">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, election12, taxes, federal funding, [loc:40.7143528 -74.0059731], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY Thruway authority postpones meeting</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20866/20121112/ny-thruway-authority-postpones-meeting</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 12, 2012) The New York Thruway Authority has postponed a meeting scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9, and rescheduled it for Tuesday, Nov.13. While there&apos;s no official agenda, opponents of a toll hike on trucks believe the matter will be voted on when the board meets. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20866/20121112/ny-thruway-authority-postpones-meeting">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The New York Thruway Authority has postponed a meeting scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9, and rescheduled it for Tuesday, Nov.13. While there&apos;s no official agenda, opponents of a toll hike on trucks believe the matter will be voted on when the board meets. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20866/20121112/ny-thruway-authority-postpones-meeting">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, transportation, taxes, thruway, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Workers, residents rally to save Horace Nye nursing home</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19924/20120604/workers-residents-rally-to-save-horace-nye-nursing-home</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 4, 2012) On Saturday more than a hundred people rallied at the Horace Nye nursing home in Elizabethtown. Essex County supervisors may vote as early as tomorrow to privatize the home, as a cost-cutting measure. Opponents say the home is a vital service provided by the county.  As Brian Mann reports, counties across the North Country and across New York state have been scrambling to privatize care for the elderly. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19924/20120604/workers-residents-rally-to-save-horace-nye-nursing-home">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Saturday more than a hundred people rallied at the Horace Nye nursing home in Elizabethtown. Essex County supervisors may vote as early as tomorrow to privatize the home, as a cost-cutting measure. Opponents say the home is a vital service provided by the county.  As Brian Mann reports, counties across the North Country and across New York state have been scrambling to privatize care for the elderly. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19924/20120604/workers-residents-rally-to-save-horace-nye-nursing-home">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, health care, senior citizens, elderly, horace nye, nursing homes, taxes, local government, essex county, [loc:44.2163337 -73.5904478], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Montreal tense after months of student unrest</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19828/20120515/montreal-tense-after-months-of-student-unrest</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 15, 2012) Austerity measures in Europe have sparked protests and political chaos.  But belt tightening has also sparked unrest closer to home.  In the province of Quebec, a plan to hike university tuitions has led to weeks of violent rallies, civil disobedience, and clashes with police.  As North Country Public Radio&apos;s Brian Mann reports, the US Consulate in Montreal has issued a security warning to American travelers in the city. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19828/20120515/montreal-tense-after-months-of-student-unrest">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Austerity measures in Europe have sparked protests and political chaos.  But belt tightening has also sparked unrest closer to home.  In the province of Quebec, a plan to hike university tuitions has led to weeks of violent rallies, civil disobedience, and clashes with police.  As North Country Public Radio&apos;s Brian Mann reports, the US Consulate in Montreal has issued a security warning to American travelers in the city. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19828/20120515/montreal-tense-after-months-of-student-unrest">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, education, canada, border, montreal, occupy, protest, taxes, , [loc:45.5086699 -73.5539925], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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