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DOT commissioner touts state investment in budget briefing Local officials effusive over economic development programs

said hammering out this year’s $168.3 billion spending plan was tricky because of a $4.4 billion deficit largely caused by federal shortfalls. “This is probably the toughest budget we had to do because we’re battling a hostile federal government,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a conference call with editorial boards earlier this month. Now with the spending plan in the rearview, state officials are fanning across the

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state to brief local officials on its contents. Department of Transportation Commissioner Paul Karas touched down in Plattsburgh last week. As a workaround to the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions, employers will be given the option to shift to a payroll tax. The budget also includes two new charitable contribution funds: one will support education, and the other for health care.

Taxpayers, he said, could make voluntary donations to these funds and receive a partial tax credit against their state and local taxes. Karas also touted the state’s new sexual harassment policy, safeguards against election cyberattacks and a new law removing guns from those suspected of domestic abuse. “That’s a national precedent,” Karas said. “Upon arraignment, the judge may take guns away.” » Budget Cont. on pg. 5

Peru man has new heart — and purpose Organ donation “made all the difference,” says heart transplant recipient

Corp. Craig Hilchey, pictured third from right, was awarded the Hometown Hero Award at last month’s Clinton County Firefighters’ Association Award Banquet in Altona. Pictured, right to left, are CCFA President Paul Parent, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay), Hilchey, Firefighter of the Year Conrad LaVarnway, EMS Provider of the Year Willis Tromblee, CCFA Lifetime Service Hall of Fame inductee Richard Carpentier, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) and Kelly Donoghue. Photo provided

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Corp. Craig Hilchey receives award for life-saving work By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER

PLATTSBURGH | Ryan Wood was lying on the ground, unconscious and bleeding, when Plattsburgh City Police Corporal Craig Hilchey arrived. A 42-year law enforcement veteran, Hilchey wasn’t the first on the scene. But he had extensive experience as an EMT and served in the Air Force for 20 years. One look at Wood, and he knew the situation was critical. What happened next earned Hilchey the Clinton County Firefighters’ Asso-

ciation’s Hometown Hero Award last month, an honor bestowed for exemplary community service. Hilchey called for an ambulance and stood by the 21-year-old, watching over him, making sure his injuries weren’t exacerbated when he was picked up by first responders. A doctor that later treated Wood said that moment of quick-thinking and protection saved his life. The accident happened on a cold January night last year. Wood had been out with his friends, walking along the streets of Plattsburgh, when he slipped on a patch of ice and fell backward, hitting the back of his head. His friends tried to cover him up, keep him warm. They didn’t know that Wood had fractured his skull. His brain was bleeding.

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