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New York’s constitutional amendment sparks heated debate among Adirondack residents
November 1, 2024
Understanding Proposition 1: The Controversial Equal Rights Amendment before voters on Nov. 5
The strange shape of Senate District 47
By Phil Brown
January 27, 2012
In North Country Public Radio’s blog the In Box, Brian Mann describes the proposed redistricting of the New York State Senate as a naked power grab by Republicans (click here to read his post). He writes that the plan “is really designed to do one simple thing: maintain a fragile GOP majority.” He points out that…
Little testifies at corruption trial
By Phil Brown
November 12, 2009
The big story in Albany these days is the corruption trial of Joseph Bruno, the retired majority leader of the state Senate, and among those testifying this week was Betty Little, the state senator whose district includes most of the Adirondack Park. The New York Times reports that the trial has shed light on the…