Government
Lake Ontario Shoreline Communities Ask For Help As Water Levels Rise
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With Lake Ontario’s water levels about a foot above average, communities along its shoreline are trying to get help in preventing floods.
News
Federal Government Shutdown Affects Central New York’s National Parks
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The stalemate in Washington, D.C., that has created the nation’s longest federal government shutdown has shuttered national parks across the country, including several in upstate New York.
Government
Progressives Plan To Keep Pressure On Democratic-Controlled New York Legislature
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Now that Democrats control the New York State Senate and Assembly, party leaders and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo have promised to push forward a progressive agenda. And the progressive groups that helped elect that majority say they are going to ensure that promise was more than just campaign rhetoric.
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GOP Congressman Calls For Compromise, Wants Trump To End Federal Shutdown
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Central New York Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) says there are no clean hands in the fight that has caused the federal government to shut down. President Donald Trump has been in a political standoff with the Republican-controlled Congress for about a week over his demand for $5.7 billion in funding for a proposed wall along the country’s southern border.
News
Brindisi, Tenney Fight For Populist Mantle In NY-22
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – When Mohawk Valley Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford) held an expensive fundraiser with President Donald Trump in Utica last week, her Democratic opponent Anthony Brindisi threw a rival fundraiser across town. But his goal was more about message than money.
News
Hundreds Greet Trump In Utica With Cheers, Jeers
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After signing the National Defense Authorization Act into law at the Fort Drum Military Base in Watertown Monday, President Donald Trump visited Utica – the first sitting president to do so in 70 years.
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22nd Congressional District Candidates Spar Over Health Care Votes
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The rising cost of health care has become a major point of contention in this year’s race for the 22nd Congressional District, including how the candidates have voted on the issue in the past.
Energy
Environmental Groups, New York Politicians Want To Opt Out Of Nuclear Subsidy Program
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – After U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry came to Oswego County last week to praise the state’s support of nuclear power plants, several environmental groups and New York politicians sent a letter to state leaders saying the opposite.
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New York Cities Part Of New Federal Program Encouraging Private Investment
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – In addition to tax cuts, the recently passed federal tax overhaul includes a measure to encourage the private industry to invest in low-wealth areas. The program offers tax discounts and other incentives for people to put their profits from stocks and other holdings to work in so-called Opportunity Zones.
Food and Farms
Dairy Crisis Taking A Toll On New York’s Rural Economy
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The Trump Administration’s plans to provide direct support to dairy farms as part of a $12 billion package to offset the impacts of its trade policies is welcome news to many in New York, which is the third-highest milk producing state in the country.