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EAVES awarded $83,000 federal grant to buy heart monitors, generator

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 08, 2012, 2:15PM

East Area Volunteer Emergency Services will buy three cardiac monitors and a generator that can be used to power an emergency shelter. Full story »

Republican gay rights advocates to honor U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 07, 2012, 3:40PM

Log Cabin Republicans to honor Buerkle on Thursday for her fiscally conservative policies. Full story »

Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle’s Salina Town Hall Meeting

U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle may face Republican primary challenge

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 06, 2012, 12:04AM

Robert Paul Spencer plans to drop off a letter of intent today with the Onondaga County Republican Committee. Full story »

Syracuse Diocese bishop takes up Catholic Church's fight with White House over health insurance

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 04, 2012, 9:29PM

Supporters of health care reform say the church is exaggerating the impact and that the new rules bring federal law in line with existing state law on birth control coverage. Full story »

Syracuse bishop joins national opposition to federal birth control rule

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 02, 2012, 9:35PM

Syracuse Bishop Robert J. Cunningham says religious freedom is at stake. Full story »

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle clashes with Attorney General Eric Holder, renews call for his resignation

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 02, 2012, 8:50PM

The head of the U.S. Department of Justice calls Buerkle's questioning "beneath a member of Congress." Full story »

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle battles back against former Rep. Dan Maffei in race for campaign dollars

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 30, 2012, 8:44PM

The freshman congresswoman receives a big boost from donors outside of Central New York Full story »

Why New York could matter in the GOP presidential primary

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 30, 2012, 6:02AM

It’s easier to get on the presidential ballot in New York, and even if you don’t win all of the state’s whopping 95 delegates, you could still grab enough to make a difference. Full story »

Central New York congressional representatives seek to protect local defense facilities

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 26, 2012, 10:47PM

They want to ensure that the region's military facilities, including Hancock Field, remain open. Full story »

Central New York congressional delegation reacts to President Obama's address

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 24, 2012, 10:54PM

U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle says speech was "very general and very broad," but agrees with the president's proposal to modify the tax code. Full story »

Upstate New York delegation to show bipartisan unity at State of the Union address

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 24, 2012, 4:21PM

Republican Reps. Ann Marie Buerkle and Richard Hanna plan to sit with Democrat Bill Owens and other Upstate congressional members from both parties. Full story »

U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle calls abortion opponents "heroes" at national rally in Washington

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 23, 2012, 3:59PM

More than 700 from Central New York attend national "March for Life" in Washington. Full story »

Schumer: California computer chip maker to tour Electronics Park plant site in Salina today

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 23, 2012, 6:01AM

New computer chip plant could begin operations by the end of the year. APIC would hire up to 200 people to work in a former General Electric lab in Salina. Full story »

Former Rep. Dan Maffei among 18 Democrats singled out for top support from national party

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 18, 2012, 11:57AM

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee makes the Syracuse region's congressional race a priority in 2012, seeking to unseat Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill. Full story »

Fulton Fire Department receives $377,000 federal grant to buy new pumper

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 11, 2012, 5:56PM

Federal aid from the Department of Homeland Security will help replace a 21-year-old pumper. Full story »

California defense contractor wants to open Salina nanochip plant, creating 200 high-tech jobs

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 11, 2012, 6:03AM

Chip fabrication plant would be the first of its kind in New York, and only the second microchip plant to open Upstate. Full story »

U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna endorses Jon Huntsman for president

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 09, 2012, 4:57PM

Hanna becomes first member of Congress to endorse the former Utah governor for president. Full story »

Washington Notebook: Checking off bucket list, Central New Yorkers help Jon Huntsman in N.H.

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 08, 2012, 5:58PM

Local businessmen volunteer in New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday's Republican presidential primary. Full story »

U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna: Central New York's man in the middle

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 08, 2012, 7:00AM

In a divided Congress, the Republican finds his centrist stance can often get things done. Full story »

Chances of Central New York drone flights improve as new law allows six national test sites

Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 05, 2012, 2:00AM

Sen. Charles Schumer said he pushed for the establishment of six national test ranges, instead of the planned four, to improve the chances that Hancock Field would be included. Full story »