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Small-town Creator of Firearms Faces Crisis
Greg Jacobs  |  February 13, 2013 12:13 PM | 1 Comment
From upstate, NY NOW's Marie Cusick looks at how a new gun control law is impacting the Remington Arms Company.VIDEO
Children are performing better in Chemung County, NY, thanks to additional efforts to prepare children for school, starting at a very young age. Photo courtesy of New York Now.
Early Childhood Education in Focus
Georgia Kral  |  September 25, 2012 5:30 PM | Comments
Upstate in Chemung County, and here in NYC, new strategies to teach kids before they go to school are being tested.VIDEO
Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner will face off in a special election Tuesday for control of the 9th Congressional District. Despite the district's heavily Democratic history, Weprin's tendency for political gaffes coupled with President Barack Obama's low approval ratings could swing voters toward the G.O.P. AP/Mary Altaffer.
Between the Party Lines: The Competing Narratives of the 9th Congressional District Race
John Farley  |  September 17, 2011 1:42 PM | Comments
Political analysts have assigned a wide range of meaning to David Weprin's loss to Bob Turner in the special election for Anthony Wiener's seat. The truth may lie somewhere in the middle.VIDEO
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Schneiderman’s Agenda: Marriage Rights and Toxic Sites
Bridget Leahy  |  August 4, 2011 12:59 PM | Comments
On the most recent episode of WMHT's "New York NOW," Eric Schneiderman addressed gay marriage, hydrofracking and nuclear waste.VIDEO
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