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Politics

Stefanik brings in $1.5M during second quarter

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, on Tuesday announced that she has raised nearly $1.5 million in donations in the second quarter of the year for her reelection campaign. The Elise For Congress fund has raised $1.247 million. There were more than 42,000 donations including more ...

Local officials question Cuomo’s gun directives

New York can try to sue gun manufacturers over harm caused by their products under legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. The new law comes at a time when New York City in particular is facing a rise in shootings. Overall, violence is well short of the historic highs of the ...

Cuomo declares ‘emergency’ to stop gun violence

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday outlined a $138.7 million plan to combat the gun violence epidemic in New York state. Cuomo issued an executive order declaring the first-in-the-nation gun violence disaster emergency as part of the state’s new comprehensive plan to build a safer ...

Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political star was dimmed by allegations he sexually harassed women and misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. But will that hurt him with campaign donors? Some of the Democrat’s most reliable political contributors — including ...

Senator joins Ward Lumber celebration of employee ownership

JAY — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined Ward Lumber employees on Friday in cutting a board, instead of a ribbon, to celebrate the company’s transition to a worker-owned cooperative. This historic transaction marks the first employee ownership transition of its kind in the North ...

Common Ground Alliance Forum to be held virtually, open to all

LAKE PLACID — The 15th annual Adirondack Common Ground Alliance Forum is slated for Wednesday, July 21, and it is open to anyone. It will be conducted virtually over two two-hour blocks from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A one-hour closing session is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 8 to report the ...