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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says changes to the federal tax code led to a growing state deficit and is causing some high-income earners to leave the state. But progressive groups, some Democratic state legislators and even some millionaires are pushing back against that assertion, saying there's no hard evidence that any wealthy New Yorkers are leaving.

A mineral processing plant in the Essex County town of Willsboro shut down last week after traces of asbestos were found in some of its products. Workers, and the town, are waiting to hear when operations will pick up again.

The race for New York’s 21st Congressional District in 2020 could be a rematch.

Democrat Tedra Cobb has taken the first step to run for congress again. She lost to Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik by 14 percentage points in last year’s general election.

A painting by a Colton artist is part of a national traveling exhibition mounted by the Norman Rockwell Museum entitled “Reimagining the Four Freedoms.” Robert Selby's "Colored/White," which depicts an African-American baseball player, painted on an old door, was selected as one of the three Best-in-Show pieces in the exhibit.

The village of Sackets Harbor is losing one of the only stores where residents could get groceries, and its owner is blaming the opening of a nearby Dollar General as one of the reasons for its closing. Residents are divided between wanting to support local businesses and keep a small town charm, with the convenience and lower prices big corporations can offer.

In Hermon, a small town in western St. Lawrence County, 86 year old Eli Tracy is an institution. "Gig economy" is a relatively new term, but what it describes is as old as time - people piecing together a livelihood. That's what Eli did.

Major pieces of progressive legislation have been passed since Democrats took control in Albany last month. The shift in power is also being felt in the North Country, where one Democratic lawmaker is now the region's only member of the majority.

At the The Howl Grand Story Slam at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake on December 1, 2018, Tom Langren tells the story of his first (and last) outing as a rodeo clown in a Costa Rica bullring.