- UPSTATE CONSERVATIVE COALITION WEIGHING NY-21 ENDORSEMENT – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
A staff report notes that the Upstate Conservative Coalition, a tea party group based in Saratoga Springs, is waiting to vote on an endorsement in the 21st Congressional District race until Matt Doheny makes a presentation to the group in early April.
- WARREN COUNTY LEADERS MULL ESTABLISHING ETHICS BOARD – Adirondack Journal ( Warrensburg, NY) Website
Reporter Thom Randall reports that Warren County leaders are preparing to establish a Board of Ethics that would monitor the conduct of its employees, with a focus of avoiding conflict of interest.
- LAKE GEORGE ZIP LINE ADVANCES – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that a key state Adirondack Park Agency committee has approved a zip line project proposed by the father of "Karate Kid" actor Ralph Macchio.
- DCCC SELECTS WOOLF FOR ‘EMERGING RACES’ PROGRAM – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
A staff report notes that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday announced that Aaron Woolf, a candidate in the 21st Congressional District, has qualified for the committee’s “emerging races” program, which provides assistance to candidates in competitive district.
- LOCAL OFFICIALS WANT MORE ANSWERS ABOUT RAIL-OIL SAFETY – NCPR ( Canton, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Mann reports that Canadian Pacific refused to disclose its emergency response plan in the event of a major rail tanker disaster on its line in the Champlain Valley at a meeting this week in Elizabethtown.
