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Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 8:18 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week New York States record-breaking $212 billion budget sends a lot of money to a lot of places that need funding, but Assemblyman Mark Walczyk, R-Watertown, questions the long-term impact of increasing spending by $36 billion in a single year. Weeks before the budget passed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned of a $16 billion gap, then $5 billion in new revenues were found and the federal government bolstered sta...

Pushed too far? Watertown fire chief troubled by data from fallen recruit’s training Pushed too far? Watertown fire chief troubled by data from fallen recruit’s training WWNY By Jeff Cole | April 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:01 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Despite calls to do so, the state’s attorney general won’t investigate the death of Watertown firefighter Peyton Morse. We’ve also learned Watertown’s fire chief has data from Morse’s br...

ALBANY — Senators and members of the Assembly on Tuesday persisted with hours of debate about taxing the rich, requiring nursing homes to spend 70% of revenue on patient care and other budget policies with the intent of passing the 2021-22 state spending plan six days late. The state’s historic $212 billion spending plan includes a provision to legalize mobile sports betting; a new program to map the state’s availability and cost of high-speed internet services; $29.5 billion in ...

Your Turn: feedback on Walczyk tweet, cemetery vandalism & heroic sisters Your Turn (Source: WWNY) By Diane Rutherford | April 5, 2021 at 1:57 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 1:57 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - A tweet from Assemblyman Mark Walczyk drew criticism after he made a reference to the late state budget, and insinuated the New York Assembly was high: Please people, get a life! Everyone is always OFFENDED! Sharee Heutz Tomaselli David Lane Justin White The town of Theresa is seeking t...

Three north country lawmakers voted against the law that legalized marijuana in the state.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called Friday on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, adding the most powerful Democratic voices yet to calls for the governor to leave office in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and groping.

Hammond seeks reelection as Waddington town supervisor Alex Hammond (Source: Alex Hammond Reelection Campaign) By 7 News Staff | March 8, 2021 at 5:55 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 5:58 AM WADDINGTON, N.Y. (WWNY) - Waddington town supervisor Alex Hammond is running for reelection. A news release says Hammond will seek the Democratic and Independent lines on the ballot this fall. He was first elected in 2017 at the age of 21, becoming the youngest town supervisor in the state. Hammond is a ...

ALBANY — State legislators changed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sweeping broadened authority granted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by passing a bill late Friday afternoon.

The agreement to curb Governor Cuomo’s emergency pandemic power is a clear rebuke to a governor from legislators who believe he has grown too powerful and arrogant.

ALBANY — Assembly Republicans announced plans Thursday to form an impeachment panel to gather evidence about Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state’s COVID-19 pol