NCPR Topical RSS: washington http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org Latest North Country Public Radio regional news by topic. Topic=washington. en-us ℗ & © 2013, North Country Public Radio http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 radio@ncpr.org radio@ncpr.org North Country Public Radio Newsroom 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. Managing Editor radio@ncpr.org North Country Public Radio Newsroom http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/images/ncprorgsm.gif http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org 51 12 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. Gillibrand wants food stamps, milk price reform in Farm Bill http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21942/20130508/gillibrand-wants-food-stamps-milk-price-reform-in-farm-bill full story]]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130508dsfarmbill.mp3 02:35 photolead, politics, economy, agriculture, food stamp, nutrition, health, low income, poverty, farming, farm bill, [loc: ], gillibrand, washington, topstory Will the Greek yogurt boom help dairy farmers? http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21807/20130417/will-the-greek-yogurt-boom-help-dairy-farmers full story]]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/Dairy20130417.mp3 08:45 photolead, economy, agriculture, yogurt, dairy, jefferson county, stlv, tijf, watertown, philadelphia, sackets habror, [loc: ], albany, washington, cuomo, topstory, 413dairy Owens gets ahead of curve on farm bill http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21675/20130325/owens-gets-ahead-of-curve-on-farm-bill full story]]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/Farm_Bill.mp3 01:56 photolead, politics, economy, agriculture, farm bill, congress, washington, farming, owens, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], topstory Sequester means fewer agents along Canadian border http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21599/20130312/sequester-means-fewer-agents-along-canadian-border full story]]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130312dsborderagentssequester.mp3 02:16 photolead, politics, economy, border, canada, border patrol, homeland security, sequester, budget, cuts, washington, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], topstory How the sequester could affect Mohawk health care http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21587/20130311/how-the-sequester-could-affect-mohawk-health-care full story]]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130311dsmohawksequester.mp3 01:42 photolead, economy, health, sequester, akwesasne, mohawk, indian, washington, congress, [loc:44.9739364 -74.6632416], topstory Report: McHugh may step down from top Army post http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21562/20130306/report-mchugh-may-step-down-from-top-army-post full story]]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/Army20130306.mp3 01:21 politics, military, tijf, fort drum, jefferson county, john mchugh, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], obama, washington, army, topstory Owens: most people will feel pain of sequester http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21531/20130301/owens-most-people-will-feel-pain-of-sequester full story]]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/OwensSequester20130301.mp3 02:15 photolead, politics, economy, sequester, budget, washington, owens, fort drum, raybrook, adirondacks, prisons, agriculture, farm, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], tijf, stlv, education, topstory Owens a reluctant "yes" on Farm Bill extension http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21175/20130102/owens-a-reluctant-quot-yes-quot-on-farm-bill-extension full story]]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130102dsowensfarmbill.mp3 02:22 photolead, politics, economy, farming, agriculture, food, farm bill, owens, washington, congress, , [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], topstory USDA revises school lunch rules http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21048/20121211/usda-revises-school-lunch-rules full story]]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121211dsUSDA.mp3 01:15 photolead, politics, food, education, schools, school lunch, washington, owens, nutrition, public health, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], topstory