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By Pat Bradley

Washington, DC – The House is scheduled to vote on an appropriations bill that includes a Freedom to Read Amendment offered by Vermont's Congressman. Bernie Sanders is attempting to block funding for the Justice Department that allows officials to investigate the materials people are buying at book stores and taking out of libraries. But it's an effort that was tried last year......and failed.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – MIKE SULLIVAN, THE MAYOR OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS IS BACK IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER. TODAY HE TELLS ALAN ABOUT THE CITY'S EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND THE CHOICES HE MAKES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – MIKE SULLIVAN, THE MAYOR OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS IS BACK IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER. TODAY HE TELLS ALAN WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO REMAIN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, INCLUDING KEEPING THE CRIME RATE DOWN.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – New York State Governor George Pataki and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings joined forces yesterday to help launch a new initiative, dubbed "Operation Safe Child". The program is intended to raise awareness about child safety and to make the current Child ID system more readily available to parents throughout New York State. More from our Capital District reporter, Arielle Trimm

By Hank Gross

Kingston, NY – If you speed through a summertime highway construction zone, don't be surprised if a state trooper appears out of nowhere and nails you. New York State has unveiled Operation Hard Hat. WAMC's Hank Gross reports.

By John Krol

Pittsfield, MA – When Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney makes a rare trip to Berkshire County this week, he will be met with faculty from community colleges -- protesting a lack of new contract and negotiated raises.

By Allison Dunne

Beacon, NY – A poll is out on Hudson River environmental issues, and those leading the poll say the results show complacency and misperceptions among residents living in the seventeen counties along the river, from Essex County to Manhattan. It's the first Pace University survey on the topic. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has more.

By Pat Bradley

Poultney, VT – The three-and-a-half inch long Forest Tent Caterpillar has been found in many parts of Vermont, and last year defoliated an estimated 90-thousand acres of forest. A favorite target of the caterpillar is the sugar maple, and worries are mounting about how much damage the caterpillar might do to Vermont's maple trees this year.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – TODAY ALAN WELCOMES HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS MAYOR, MIKE SULLIVAN TO THE COMMUNITY CORNER. SULLIVAN TELLS ALAN ABOUT THE CITY'S DIVERSE POPULATION, AND THEN THEY TAKE A LOOK AT THE VERY DIFFERENT TAX BRACKETS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – The Consumer Product Safety Commission's chair has called for a review of all
existing ATV safety standards. CPSC Chair Hal Stratton wants to know whether the current voluntary safety standards for ATV's are adequate or whether the standards should be made mandatory. ATV enthusiasts in our region say they don't mind the idea of a safety review. But they wonder how the feds can mandate what, all too often, comes down to common sense use of the vehicles.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.