Reporter Dan Heath reports that Dede Scozzafava, New York’s deputy secretary of state for local government, shared with local officials more details about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Tax Free NY proposal at Clinton Community College Wednesday afternoon. 

Reporter Herb Hallas reports that there are many different definitions of what constitutes the portion of New York State known as the North Country. 

Reporter David Sommerstein reports that Save the River, a Thousand Islands based green group, is sending Gov. Andrew Cuomo hundreds of telegrams urging him to change the way the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario are managed. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that a group of backcountry skiers wants the state to maintain access to a large network of glades cut by skiers on Lyon Mountain as part of the management plan that the state is crafting for the Chazy Highlands Complex. 

Reporter Martha Foley reports that Potsdam Mayor Steve Yurgartis is cautious about adding more tax-free properties to the village, which would be required under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to create tax-free zones for businesses near public college campuses in New York.