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End of Extraordinary Session Yields Positive Results, 2010-11 Will Require More Tough Choices

December 7, 2009 Contributor
After four weeks of negotiations, last week we passed a package of deficit reduction measures that close the gap in our 2009-10 Enacted State Budget by close to $3 billion. We reached this goal with a plan that protects jobs, rejects tax and fee increases, and shields property taxpayers and our school children from the impact of mid-year cuts.

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Buying Local Will Help New York’s Economy

November 16, 2009 Contributor

<p>State Sen. Darrel Aubertine (D-Cape Vincent)</p>

A recurring theme in our discussions over the last few months with farmers and others in the agricultural industry is the need to educate consumers, label foods properly to empower consumers, and teach our children about the value of our farms and how food gets to the grocery store. This came up frequently in the most recent roundtable I hosted in Granby.

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Oswego Daily News

Aubertine, Farmers Sow Seeds For Agriculture’s Future

November 12, 2009 Steve Yablonski
<p>Senator Darrell Aubertine, chair of the Agriculture Committee, gestures as he makes a point Thursday afternoon at a roundtable discussion with several area farmers in Granby.</p>Senator Darrell Aubertine wants to maintain agriculture’s position as New York’s number one industry and ensure it plays a significant part in rebuilding the state’s beleaguered economy. For more than two hours Thursday, Aubertine listened to the questions and opinions of nearly two dozen farmers from across the Central New York region.

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