March 13, 2026

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Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP Border Realities Don’t Disappear With Policy

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP

Watertown Post January 30, 2026
By Hans Wilder — Watertown, NY Local Voices Matter — Especially at the Northern Border New York...
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Renewable Push, Rural Pushback: Farmers and Local Leaders Raise Alarms Over New York Energy Siting Farmland Under Pressure

Renewable Push, Rural Pushback: Farmers and Local Leaders Raise Alarms Over New York Energy Siting

Watertown Post January 17, 2026
WATERTOWN, NY — A growing number of farmers, landowners, and rural residents across Northern New York say...
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Hochul Channels MAGA in State of the State, Sending Shockwaves From Albany to Fort Drum Hochul announced that New York will move to eliminate state taxes on tipped income — a policy first championed nationally by President Donald Trump and now spreading like wildfire through working-class America.

Hochul Channels MAGA in State of the State, Sending Shockwaves From Albany to Fort Drum

Watertown Post January 14, 2026
By The Watertown Post StaffJanuary 14, 2026 ALBANY — New York Governor Kathy Hochul walked into her...
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Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price Illustration of home daycares and families in Northern New York asking for funding while a large corporate daycare receives money from Albany in a Richard Scarry–style cartoon scene.

Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price

Watertown Post January 10, 2026
By Hans Wilder Somewhere between Albany’s spreadsheets and Governor Kathy Hochul’s press releases, the North Country’s home-based...
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