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Stefanik-Trump Tariffs Drive Up Prices By the Most in Three Years
From the New York State Democrats, August 14, 2025 Wholesale Inflation Increased 3.3% From Last Year Due To Stefanik-Trump Tariff Tax...
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Aug 15, 20253 min read


‘Empathy Caravan’ supports immigrants during stops in Potsdam, Massena, Canton, Ogdensburg
From a story in North Country This Week , August 7, 2025 POTSDAM—Nearly 50 people gathered at Ives Park Wednesday morning to show support...
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Aug 8, 20252 min read


Stefanik-Trump Tariffs Trigger New Price Hikes on Household Staples
From the New York State Democrats, July 31, 2025. Stefanik’s Support for Trump’s Trade War Will Cost the Average U.S. Household $2,400 ,...
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Aug 1, 20253 min read


Patriotism and Service to Country are Red, White, and Blue
WHEREAS, The Clarkson University ROTC program and its Golden Knight Battalion hosted by Clarkson University that also serves students...
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Jul 16, 20252 min read


He Voted for Trump. It Cost Him His Job.
If you don't think national political decisions have a local impact, watch this video . Our neighbors in Maine are living the same...
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Jul 15, 20251 min read


Work Requirements, Real Impact: Medicaid Risk in NY-21
Click here to explore how many residents in each town or city across NY-21 may be at risk of losing Medicaid coverage due to the 2025...
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Jul 2, 20251 min read


Report finds five north country hospitals at risk if Republican Medicaid cuts pass Congress
From a story in NNY360 by Alex Gault , June 26, 2025. Five hospitals in the north country could be faced with steep cuts to their...
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Jun 27, 20254 min read


Hundreds gather for "No Kings" protests in Canton, Malone, Plattsburgh and many others
From Catherine Wheeler's story on NCPR , June 15, 2025 An estimated 5 million people across the country took to the streets this weekend...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read


DOGE Cuts in NY-21
From the Center for American Progress : "The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ignored federal law and undermined...
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May 28, 20251 min read


Medicaid Statistics in St. Lawrence County – Are You Concerned?
The newly formed Healthcare Coalition for the North Country is “a nonpolitical, volunteer coalition of active and retired healthcare...
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May 23, 20251 min read


Stefanik’s Canadian Snowbird Act is a Snow Job
Letter to the Editor, North Country Now , May 10, 2025 Rep. Elise Stefanik’s “Canadian Snowbird Visa Act” is nothing more than a snow...
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May 12, 20252 min read


LTE: Let’s unite to end tariff chaos
Sticker shock is looking online at a printer that cost $399 on April 2 and only six days later, on April 8 th, the same printer at the...
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Apr 24, 20252 min read


Hundreds again rally in Potsdam, Massena protesting Trump policies
From a story in North Country Now , April 20, 2025 For the second time in two weeks, large crowds in Potsdam and Massena Saturday...
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Apr 21, 20253 min read
Ideas for protest posters!
Compiled from friends and neighbors! Swipe for more options.
slcnydems
Apr 17, 20251 min read


"Trump border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won"
From a story by Sabrina Rodriguez for The Washington Post , April 10, 2025. "In the New York village of Sackets Harbor, teachers launched...
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Apr 10, 20257 min read


Here Are the Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering. From a story by Annie Lowrey in The Atlantic , April 7, 2025 . "Last month, Nicholas...
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Apr 7, 20256 min read


Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating
From a story by Brad Plumer for the NY Times, April 2, 2025 "The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance...
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Apr 4, 20253 min read


HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
From a story by Joseph Shapiro for National Public Radio, April 1, 2025 The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services...
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Apr 2, 20253 min read


Cuts to federal agency set to weaken North Country libraries
From North Country Now , April 1, 2025 (no joke!) All employees of the Institute of Museum and Library Services were placed on...
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Apr 1, 20252 min read


Why are we messing with Canada?
Updated from a letter to the editor in North Country Now , March 27, 2025 “Why are we messing with Canada?!” exclaimed the man delivering...
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Mar 29, 20252 min read
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