Washington, DC – This week, the House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the Farm Bill, moving the legislation to the floor for consideration...
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Who will become Saranac Lake “6er” Number One?
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We’ll find out Saturday, May 25th during a special event at the Berkley Green in Saranac Lake.. HIkers will begin Saturday at 8am, registration begins at 7am. Later in the day Saranac Lake’s Mayor Clyde Rabideau and others will await the arrival of the first to hike all six peaks in order to become a Saranac Lake 6er.
The Affordable Care Act In Depth
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The Affordable Care Act is turning out not to be so affordable.. We’ll find out why from Ian Coryea from Burnham Benefit Advisers in Lake Placid. He spoke with Counselors during a recent Town of Harrietstown Work Session.
Lake Placid / North Elba Plan Joint Meeting
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AUDIO – 051513 – Joint North Elba – Lake Placid Meeting to discuss AMC – May 28th 430pm A meeting is set for Tuesday, May 28th at 4:30pm to allow the boards of the Town of North Elba and The Village of Lake Placid to consider a making joint recommendation to the Adirondack Health Board which is expected to formalize their decisions shortly thereafter.
Silver Demands Fair Labor Practices for Farmworkers
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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Announces the Assembly’s intention to pass the Farm workers Fair Labor Practices Act. The Measure would grant collective bargaining rights, workers’ compensation, disability and unemployment benefits plus other worker rights and protections to all farm workers.
Posts Tagged ‘ Owens ’
POLL – OWENS AHEAD of DOHENY
Owens Leads Matt Doheny in NY-21 Poll The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a new Anzalone Liszt Research poll that shows Bill Owens with a twelve point lead over Republican repeat challenger Millionaire Matt Doheny. Owens is earning 50 percent of the vote in a three-way race. In the initial three-way head-to-head for New...
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OWENS – “CHINA NOT PLAYING FAIR”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens renewed his call today for the House to pass legislation forcing China to play by the rules of fair trade to help the American private sector create jobs. Owens’ call comes on the heels of a report by the Wall Street Journal this week that detailed the People’s Bank...
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OWENS highlights his agenda
Owens Votes Again to Reduce Federal Regulation WASHINGTON– Congressman Bill Owens voted today in support of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. The legislation bans the promulgation of “midnight rules,” includes numerous provisions intended to reduce or streamline the federal regulatory process, requires cost-benefit analyses of new regulatory...
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HOUSE CLEARS HARPER-OWENS DEREGULATION BILL
The US House of Representatives passes a bill which removes a federal mandate requiring the distribution of a booklet reporting motor vehicle insurance costs. The bipartisan legislation, introduced byU.S.Representatives Gregg Harper ofMississippiand Congressman Bill Owens eliminates the mandatory printing of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) annual booklet entitled, “Relative Collision Insurance Cost...
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AIRPORT FUNDING CONFIRMED
Senators Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and CongressmanBill Owensannounce $868,060 in total funding for two North Country airports in Massena andSaranacLake. The grants, awarded by the FAA will be used to improve infrastructure at theAdirondackRegionalAirport, and theMassenaInternationalAirport. AUDIO – 072012 – Adirondack Regional Airport Funding from the FAA Schumer says “This Federal Aviation Administration grant...
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FARM BILL HEADS TO THE FULL HOUSE
WASHINGTON– The 2012 Farm Bill clears the House Agriculture Committee 35-11. The legislation reauthorizes federal agriculture programs for five years.. Congressman Bill Owens serves on the committee and he says they were successful in including several provisions important toNew Yorkagriculture.. He continued by saying he is pleased Republicans and Democrats were able to come...
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