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<title>Newest NY Senator says she&apos;ll fight for campaign finance reform</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 4, 2013) New York&apos;s newest Senator, Cecilia Tkaczyk, has been on the job for just over a week now, after a two and half month long court battle over absentee ballots resulted in a narrrow 18-vote win for her.Tkaczyk, a sheep farmer, school board member and former legislative housing analyst, is a Democrat who won the newly drawn Senate seat in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys that was designed for a Republican. Karen DeWitt spoke to Senator Tkaczyk during one of her first days on the job. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21371/20130204/newest-ny-senator-says-she-apos-ll-fight-for-campaign-finance-reform">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Campaign finance reform on 2013 Albany agenda</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 14, 2012) The fall election season marked a high point for campaign spending across the nation. It&apos;s estimated that outside groups spent hundreds of millions of dollars backing candidates, and attacking others.With proposals from both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, it now seems clear that 2013 will be the year campaign finance reform takes the stage in Albany. But it&apos;s not clear yet what shape the legislation will take, or whether public financing of campaigns will be a part of it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21076/20121214/campaign-finance-reform-on-2013-albany-agenda">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo speaks on campaign finance, other issues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 13, 2012) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will soon introduce legislation to regulate not for profits that have become increasingly influential players in political campaigns by dumping millions of dollars into races in the state and around the country.The influence of outside funding in state elections was just one issue in a conversation with New York Public Radio&apos;s Karen DeWitt. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21069/20121213/cuomo-speaks-on-campaign-finance-other-issues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY Comptroller: fiscal cliff worst for low and middle incomes</title>
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<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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<title>Cuomo: new Senate leadership must prove itself</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 6, 2012) By his own account, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stayed clear of the leadership fight in the state Senate.Yesterday he endorsed the newly formed coalition between all of the chamber&apos;s Republican members, and five breakaway Democrats —  with some conditions.  He says they must prove they can lead, with what he calls a &quot;litmus test&quot; of 10 issues. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21023/20121206/cuomo-new-senate-leadership-must-prove-itself">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New coalition of Republicans, breakaway Dems in NY Senate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 5, 2012) An ongoing leadership fight in the New York State Senate has been resolved. A breakaway Democratic faction is joining with Republicans to form a new governing coalition. It sustains the working relationship between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Senate GOP, and the independent Democrats.The coalition calls it a &quot;historic, bipartisan&quot; partnership. Remaining Democrats call it a coup. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21013/20121205/new-coalition-of-republicans-breakaway-dems-in-ny-senate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY far ahead on health exchange</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 19, 2012) The Obama administration is giving states an extra month to decide if they plan to create their own health care exchanges, the core of the new federal health care law.  States were initially supposed to decide by last Friday.   In states that don&apos;t do it themselves, the federal government plans to create exchanges.The deadline isn&apos;t an issue in New York.   Peter Constantakes is spokesman at the state department of health.  He says New York is far ahead, and submitted its application to move forward with the exchange last month. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20919/20121119/ny-far-ahead-on-health-exchange">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Dem wants breakaway senators back in line</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 16, 2012) Votes in two key New York State Senate races are still being tallied. Democrats are leading in both, and could give the patry majority status in the traditionally Republican chamber.But a breakaway group of Democrats often sides with Republicans. One leading Democrat wants them back in the fold by the time the new lagislature convenes in January. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20907/20121116/senate-dem-wants-breakaway-senators-back-in-line">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>For Ray and Matt Scollin, politics is all in the family</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 16, 2012) If lawmakers in Washington need a lesson in bipartisanship, they might consider consulting with Ray and Matt Scollin, a father and son from Saranac Lake who worked for opposing political parties throughout the recent election. The Scollins said the experience of working for different campaigns was a challenging one, but when the dust settled they both felt it was rewarding. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20895/20121116/for-ray-and-matt-scollin-politics-is-all-in-the-family">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>In Lake Placid, Pataki calls for lower taxes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 15, 2012) Former Governor George Pataki was in the North Country in the final days of the election campaign that concluded last week.  The Republican served as governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. In a visit to Lake Placid with GOP congressional candidate Matt Doheny, Pataki said New York&apos;s economy is still recovering too slowly.And he said cutting taxes and reducing the size of government would help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20896/20121115/in-lake-placid-pataki-calls-for-lower-taxes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GOP gains a Democrat in NYS Senate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2012) Senate Republicans have gained one more member in the fight for control of the chamber. Newly elected Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder says he&apos;ll sit with the GOP.Felder is very valuable addition for Republicans trying to retain control of the Senate. In the current count from last week&apos;s voting,  Democrats have won 31 seats, and Republicans have won 30. Two races are still being tallied. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20885/20121114/gop-gains-a-democrat-in-nys-senate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Sen. Little faces changed political climate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 9, 2012) State Senator Betty Little ran unopposed this week and will once again represent a big chunk of the North Country in the state legislature. But she returns to office in a changed political landscape.  Her district has changed, absorbing a new chunk of St. Lawrence County. Her Republican Party also took major hits this week, losing the North Country&apos;s House seat and possibly possibly losing its long-standing majority in the state Senate. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20861/20121109/sen-little-faces-changed-political-climate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>North Country Sandy responders not able to vote</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 9, 2012) Voters in America&apos;s biggest cities faced long lines on Election Day. But in the North Country, voting went off relatively smoothly.  Perhaps the biggest problem was local emergency responders who were not able to vote because they were helping with hurricane relief efforts in New York City. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20859/20121109/north-country-sandy-responders-not-able-to-vote">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Control of NY Senate still uncertain two days after election</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 8, 2012) Control of the State Senate is still up in the air, and could be for weeks. Democrats are claiming victory, but Republicans are not conceding.  They say they&apos;re waiting until the absentee ballots are counted. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20850/20121108/control-of-ny-senate-still-uncertain-two-days-after-election">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bevilacqua beats Catillaz for Harrietstown Supervisor seat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) One of the most hotly contested local races in the North Country yesterday was in the Saranac Lake area, where two political veterans battled for the position of town of Harrietstown supervisor. With a strong turnout at the polls, Republican town Councilman Bob Bevilacqua beat Democrat and village Trustee Tom Catillaz. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20844/20121107/bevilacqua-beats-catillaz-for-harrietstown-supervisor-seat">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY State Senate control still undecided</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Democrats easily retained their supermajority in the New York Assembly. But it could be weeks until it&apos;s decided which party is going to control the state Senate. Absentee ballots will need to be counted in some races. Republicans went into Election Day with a 33-29 majority. The Senate requires 32 votes to pass any measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20843/20121107/ny-state-senate-control-still-undecided">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Gillibrand winds landslide victory in US Senate Race</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand won a landslide victory over Republican Wendy Long on Tuesday. By some reports, Gillibrand won the largest percentage in New York history. Gillibrand got 72 percent of the vote, capturing 60 of the state&apos;s 62 counties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20842/20121107/gillibrand-winds-landslide-victory-in-us-senate-race">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Butler wins 118th Assembly district</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Long time Republican Assembly member Marc Butler won the newly drawn 118th district. He got more than twice as many votes as Democrat Joseph Chilelli. The 118th now runs from southern Herkimer County to northern St. Lawrence County.  Butler spent nearly $15,000 on the campaign. Chilelli spent less than $200. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20841/20121107/butler-wins-118th-assembly-district">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY21: What does Owens&apos; win say about the district? </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Brian Mann has reported and blogged throughout the 21st District congressional race. He joined Martha Foley on the line Wednesday morning, after a long night, to talk about what Owens&apos; win Tuesday night says about the electorate. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20845/20121107/ny21-what-does-owens-apos-win-say-about-the-district">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY21: Doheny hustle falls short</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Jefferson County businessman Matt Doheny lost a second straight close election to Democratic Congressman Bill Owens. With the race neck and neck most of the night, Owens took a 4,000 vote lead late. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20839/20121107/ny21-doheny-hustle-falls-short">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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