Political

Rome, NY (WIBX) - A small company in Rome got a special visit from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY) today.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Verizon workers and members of CWA Local 1126, held an informational picket this afternoon to raise awareness about their unresolved contract dispute with their employer.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - The rain didn't stop some local officials from rolling up their sleeves to take part in Utica mayor Rob Palmieri's 20th Quality of Life Sweep.

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Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin his running mate.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica's 2nd Ward Councilman, David Testa, whose district includes the future site of the Irish Cultural Community Center, says the public has a right to know why the project has stalled.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Oneida County Executive, Anthony Picente Jr., presented a proclamation to a local health center, recognizing the work they do in the community.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - The recent Colorado movie theater massacre, and Sunday's mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple, has some New York lawmakers calling for stricter gun control laws. 

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Ever since Mitt Romney all but wrapped up the GOP nomination earlier this year he and Barack Obama have been firing political salvos at each other. But despite tens of millions of dollars spent on attack ads by the Obama and Romney campaigns and their surrogates, the race appears to be a toss-up.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - New legislation coming from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, promises to reduce the rising use of a drug commonly known as "bath salts."

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Town of Litchfield, NY (WIBX) - An on-going renewable energy dispute among members of a small Southern Herkimer County community is headed to court.

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