Environmental advocates are urging the public to say yes to Proposition 2 on Election Day. If passed, it would amend the state constitution to include clean air and water among protected rights. Supporters say passage of the amendment would mean more accountability, more responsibility by those making decisions which could impact the environment, and more power to citizens to sue polluters.
A new bill in the state legislature would make high-speed internet an essential utility, much like electricity or water. The bill’s sponsors visited the North Country last week and heard how many people still don’t have broadband at.
Local organizations who work to welcome and resettle immigrants and refugees say the first few Afghan evacuees expected to come here have arrived. A coalition preparing to help accommodate and settle them offered an update Thursday on a campaign raising funds to support that effort.
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