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Stec, Jones: Medicaid reimbursement rates, foundation aid cuts among state budget concerns
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMar. 2—PLATTSBURGH — Local state representatives believe this budget year will be challenging. State Sen. Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) Stec said he believes a lot of it will be related to the " ...
Stec, Jones push for Gabriels sale
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPLATTSBURGH — State Sen. Dan Stec is upset over the state legislature’s failure to enact legislation that would allow a dormant prison to be sold for reuse. “I’ve said for years that state government ...
Stec, Senate GOP colleagues call on Governor to lift electric bus mandate or fully fund it
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 16—PLATTSBURGH — State Sen. Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) has signed onto a letter with 14 of his state Senate Republican colleagues, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to lift the electric bus mandate ...
Stec offers bill to prevent migrants from being housed at SUNY campuses
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 22—PLATTSBURGH — Saying that SUNY campuses Upstate cannot handle an influx of immigrants from New York City, State Sen. Dan Stec offered legislation that would prohibit the use of SUNY campuses ...
Camp Gabriels amendment passes Senate again
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoGABRIELS — A constitutional amendment to allow the sale of the abandoned Camp Gabriels state prison in Brighton took the first step in a long journey for the fifth time with the state Senate ...
Senator Gillibrand convenes NYS leaders to form Aging Working Group
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 12—AKWESASNE — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Special Committee on Aging, held a Friday press conference at the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Senior Center to reveal her 5-point ...
National push for ‘green amendments’ puts states at forefront of climate fight
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLife, liberty — and a clean environment? A national coalition of environmental activists is trying...
North country communities get JUUL settlement money
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 21—WATERTOWN — North country agencies and governments will be receiving over $3 million from a $462 million multistate settlement from JUUL — the e-cigarette vaping company — for its role ...
State legislators outline state budget fight for North Country
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 18—PLATTSBURGH — When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in early 2020, workers in New York state who were forced to the sidelines were given healthy incentives to stay home in order to help ...
Local officials react to State of State
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 9—PLATTSBURGH — Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address Tuesday hit on several key notes that North Country leaders liked to hear. "As with every State of the State, there are elements ...
