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<title>GOP hopes to maintain influence and soon regain control of the state Senate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 9, 2009) Democrats face multiple challenges now that they are in charge of the New York State Senate for the first time since the mid-1960s. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12757/20090109/gop-hopes-to-maintain-influence-and-soon-regain-control-of-the-state-senate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>North Country reps give Paterson good marks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 8, 2009) There were no specifics for the North Country in the State of the State message, but Gov. Paterson got mostly positive reviews from the region&apos;s delegation in Albany. Martha Foley has reaction. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12751/20090108/north-country-reps-give-paterson-good-marks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>North Country union members rally in Albany</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 8, 2009) Dozens of public employees left Canton in a snowstorm yesterday morning to join a union rally in Albany against the Governor’s proposed budget. They&apos;re hoping to stop layoffs and other cuts proposed in Gov. Paterson&apos;s budget. Unions have proposed fiscal policy of their own, including a tax on the wealthiest New Yorkers – a move the Governor has so far refused to consider. Jonathan Brown talked with Toni Oakes as rain in Albany was turning to freezing rain. She&apos;s president of Civil Service Employees Association Local 613 at SUNY Potsdam. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12747/20090108/north-country-union-members-rally-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Democrats form majority in state Senate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 7, 2009) With less than 24 hours to go before the official start of the legislative session, Senate Democrats finally coalesced around Leader Malcolm Smith, and are poised to take over the Senate for the first time in over 40 years when the session convenes today. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12739/20090107/democrats-form-majority-in-state-senate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Stormy times in Albany: governor&apos;s budget due</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 15, 2008) Gov. David Paterson will send his budget to the legislature tomorrow. Despite the administration&apos;s attempts to keep control of the bad news, details are leaking out. After opposing higher taxes for months, the governor wants to increase several taxes, from gasoline to clothing.  Although Paterson won&apos;t seek to raise income tax rates, budget spokesman Jeffrey Gordon says he will eliminate legal exemptions he considers income tax &quot;loop holes.&quot; Paterson&apos;s staff said the budget will include proposals to increase the welfare grant, while making government subsidized insurance available to more of the working poor. The governor projects deficits will total $47 billion over three years. The current budget is about $120 billion. Martha Foley spoke with capitol correspondent Karen DeWitt about the budget, disarray among Democrats in the state Senate, and the difficult days ahead in Albany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12620/20081215/stormy-times-in-albany-governor-apos-s-budget-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Aubertine to chair Ag committee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 9, 2008) North Country Senator Darrel Aubertine has been tapped to chair the Senate Agriculture Committee.  His position was the first to be announced at today’s press conference with incoming Senate majority leader Malcolm Smith.  Agriculture is one of the biggest sectors of New York’s economy.  Aubertine is the only active farmer in the state legislature.  He owns a dairy farm in Cape Vincent in Jefferson County.  Aubertine told David Sommerstein the post was his first choice for a leadership position.  He said it allows him to help set the agenda for one of the biggest sectors of the state economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12580/20081209/aubertine-to-chair-ag-committee">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY senate majority leader still in limbo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 11, 2008) Democrats won enough seats in the state Senate to hold a clear majority next year – 32 to 30. But four Democratic Senators haven’t committed to the presumptive new majority leader. One of the four says he’s made no decisions yet about who he will support for the post. Karen DeWitt has this update. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12422/20081111/ny-senate-majority-leader-still-in-limbo">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New majority sorts out in Albany</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 10, 2008) Voters last week ended a dynasty in Albany. After more than 40 years, Republicans will no longer be in control of the Senate...probably.  Reports of power struggles persist. Martha Foley spoke with capitol correspondent Karen DeWitt about the new power structure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12410/20081110/new-majority-sorts-out-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Dissent among Democrats could give state Senate back to Republicans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2008) Two days after an historic win in the state Senate, questions remain over whether the Democrats will have enough votes to actually attain majority party status. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12401/20081107/dissent-among-democrats-could-give-state-senate-back-to-republicans">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GOP leader wants to return to &quot;core&quot; values</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 6, 2008) Remaining Republican leaders in Albany say the party has to begin rebuilding from the bottom up. As Karen DeWitt reports, at least one of them wants  to return to what he calls &quot;core values.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12399/20081106/gop-leader-wants-to-return-to-quot-core-quot-values">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A GOP North Country state Senator looks at serving in the minority</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 6, 2008) Democrats have won a majority in New York&apos;s Senate to give the party control of the full Legislature and governor&apos;s office for the first time since 1935. Democrats, who outnumber Republicans by a nearly 2:1 ratio statewide, ended more than 40 years of GOP rule in the Senate thanks in part to the enthusiasm fueled by Barack Obama&apos;s historic presidential campaign. Democrats won at least 32 seats in the 62-seat chamber. They trailed 31-29 with two vacancies going into Tuesday. The vote comes after record spending on both sides and gives Democratic Gov. David Paterson, just seven months on the job, a new ally along with the Assembly. Jonathan Brown asked North Country Senator Betty Little what will happen now. She said the problems facing the people of New York and the state budget are so big, there will be little choice among lawmakers but to get along. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12391/20081106/a-gop-north-country-state-senator-looks-at-serving-in-the-minority">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Picking up the political pieces in Albany</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 6, 2008) It could be a very long time in the cold for New York&apos;s Republican Party, now that they have lost control of their last vestige of power - the state Senate. GOP leaders left standing are already talking of rebuilding from the ground up. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12390/20081106/picking-up-the-political-pieces-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Dems consider new status</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 6, 2008) The new presumed leader of the Senate Democratic Majority, Malcolm Smith, says the Republicans lost control of the chamber for the first time in 44 years because the people wanted change. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12389/20081106/senate-dems-consider-new-status">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Addie wins in 118th Assembly District</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 5, 2008) Democrats rang up another victory in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties last night.  Attorney Addie Russell defeated Republican Bobby Cantwell in the 118th Assembly district by a handy 59 to 41% margin.   Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12387/20081105/addie-wins-in-118th-assembly-district">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A closer look at the election</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12385/20081105/a-closer-look-at-the-election</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 5, 2008) Martha Foley and Brian Mann analyze yesterday&apos;s elections from a state and national perspective. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12385/20081105/a-closer-look-at-the-election">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Aubertine wins senate seat - again</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 5, 2008) One of the most closely watched races statewide was the 48th Senate district in Oswego, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties.  Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine defeated his Republican challenger, David Renzi - 53 to 47%.  Aubertine joins the new majority in the Senate.  It’s the second time in less than a year that he pulled off a victory in a  Republican stronghold.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12380/20081105/aubertine-wins-senate-seat-again">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Control of the state Senate hinges on voter turnout</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 4, 2008) The campaigns for state Senate are down to the wire now, with just hours to go before we&apos;ll know whether Republicans will keep control of the Senate. Democrats could claim a majority in the chamber for the first time in over 40 years. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12370/20081104/control-of-the-state-senate-hinges-on-voter-turnout">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Political roundtable: one day to go...</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12364/20081103/political-roundtable-one-day-to-go</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 3, 2008) With key races for Congress and the state Senate coming down to the wire, Brian Mann and David Sommerstein join Martha Foley for a look at the big picture and the regional campaigns. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12364/20081103/political-roundtable-one-day-to-go">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The battle for control of the state Senate</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12362/20081103/the-battle-for-control-of-the-state-senate</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 3, 2008) Republicans and Democrats are locked in a fierce battle for control of the State Senate, where a change over of just a couple of seats could mean the GOP will lose control of the Senate for the first time in over four decades. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12362/20081103/the-battle-for-control-of-the-state-senate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senate challenger seemingly a no-show</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12355/20081031/senate-challenger-seemingly-a-no-show</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 31, 2008) The combative race between Darrel Aubertine and David Renzi for the state Senate in the North Country&apos;s 48th District has dominated the region&apos;s election news this year. But reporting on the campaign in a neighboring district has largely focused on the apparent withdrawal of a challenger. It&apos;s not clear if Mike Boncella is still vying to unseat Republican incumbent Joe Griffo. Jonathan Brown reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12355/20081031/senate-challenger-seemingly-a-no-show">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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