by Lisa Tait | Nov 1, 2025 | dcDigest (Archive), NYS Gov News
OCTOBER 30, 2025Albany, NY Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency and Initiates New Actions in Response to Trump Administration Cutting Off Food Assistance to Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Starting November. Announces $65 Million in New State Funds for Emergency...
by Lisa Tait | Oct 4, 2025 | DCDC News, dcDIGEST, dcDigest (Archive)
The following article was published in the July 2025 edition of dcDIGEST: Local government is where democracy starts. In our towns and villages, our elected leaders are within reach—and we like it that way. At a town council meeting, we can hear first-hand about plans...
by Lisa Tait | Aug 5, 2025 | dcDIGEST, dcDigest (Archive)
Cuts to Local Museums and Libraries “Some people think history only happens in cities,” says Delaware County Historical Society Education Director Samantha Misa. “But people lived in rural areas during most of our history. It was in the country where commercial...
by Lisa Tait | Jul 29, 2025 | dcDIGEST, dcDigest (Archive)
Big Ugly Budget Cuts to NOAA put Delaware County, Upstate NY at Risk Meteorologists and climate scientists are raising alarms over major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), warning they will cripple the nation’s ability...
by Lisa Tait | Jul 1, 2025 | dcDIGEST, dcDigest (Archive)
A group of local residents joined us recently to attend an Open Catskills Safety Training Workshop, joining with others who attended an earlier training—and together we learned so much we’re now asking this remarkable nonpartisan organization to schedule more...
by Lisa Tait | Jun 17, 2025 | dcDIGEST, dcDigest (Archive)
In May, we polled our readers to ask how they would be affected by Trump’s tariffs. Although the trade war continues to be a shifting landscape, the average level of concern people voiced is 8.6 on a scale of 1 to 10, with working folks feeling a slightly greater...
