Category: In The News

Last living Mohawk code talker receives New York State Liberty Medal from state Legislature

Louis Levi Oakes — the last living Mohawk code talker — was awarded the New York State Liberty Medal from the state Legislature on Friday. Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, presented the medal to Oakes at a ceremony held at the American Legion Post 1479 in Akwesasne. “It’s a real honor and a privilege to present this award today,” said Little, speaking to a small crowd gathered at Post 1479.

Stefanik visits truss manufacturer Fabco in Watertown

Standing close together to hear over the noise of saws and nail guns, U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Willsboro and Daniel C. Tontarski, co-owner of Fabco Roof and Floor Trusses manufacturing, discussed the benefits and challenges of running a small manufacturing operation in Watertown.

On one side of the workshop, workers ran a computer controlled saw that picked up lumber and spat out truss spans. On the other, workers laid the trusses out and tacked them together with metal plates before an enormous roller pressed everything home.

Trump has spurred hundreds of women to run for office. Guess what? Some are Republican.

People almost always recognize her: the wide, gleaming smile, the glossy chestnut curls, the perfectly set TV makeup, even in the 87-degree heat of the desert in late April. So when Michelle Mortensen raps on the doors of the stucco houses in Henderson, Nev., on a gusty afternoon and says that she’s running for Congress, the voters who answer are sometimes a little star-struck.

Defense policy bill includes Stefanik provisions on artificial intelligence, military spouses

The House Armed Services Committee approved a $716 billion spending plan on Thursday. The annual defense reauthorization is one of the largest legislative packages Congress tackles every year, containing a blend of defense and national security policies and fiscal proposals. The final package includes billions in equipment upgrades, an increase in active duty troops, strengthened sanctions on the Russian arms industry and efforts to combat Chinese cyberwarfare.

Congress must renew funding for vital environmental programs

Despite snow blanketing the North Country in March, spring is near and many of us here in New York are preparing for the return of migratory birds, such as Black Terns, Hooded Mergansers and Sanderlings, who visit us briefly at Lake Ontario during their long and treacherous migration north from their wintering grounds in warmer climates…

Stefanik helps Carthage Area Hospital recover $6.8 million federal reimbursement

Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a series of bills designed to combat the entrenched opiate epidemic. The bills rolled out on Wednesday as part of a bipartisan heroin task force include legislation that would allocate more funding to hire specialists at veterans treatment courts, end a ban on Medicaid reimbursement for drug treatment for incarcerated addicts, crack down on “doctor shopping” for pain medications and expand access to medication-assisted treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, among others.

Stefanik announces legislative package to combat opiate scourge

Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a series of bills designed to combat the entrenched opiate epidemic. The bills rolled out on Wednesday as part of a bipartisan heroin task force include legislation that would allocate more funding to hire specialists at veterans treatment courts, end a ban on Medicaid reimbursement for drug treatment for incarcerated addicts, crack down on “doctor shopping” for pain medications and expand access to medication-assisted treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, among others.