The Politicalist, June 7

A little bit later today. I'm going to try to have this up by around 8 every morning. Had some late-breaking news last night, though, so that became hard.

Teacher discipline

Lawmakers are looking at changing teacher discipline.

Boozy Tuezdey

The city is going to turn beer sales over to the County Fair Association.

Massena's mess

The troubled Business Development Council is promising to clean up its act.

Sales tax

Sales taxes in St. Lawrence County could go up. Yay!

North Country Power Authority

A state authority hit another setback after months of infighting.

State budgets

Could it happen here? Lawsuits are upending austere budgets around the country.

Afghanistan

Remember reading yesterday about a possible steeper troop pullout in Afghanistan? The military is pushing back.

Debts and Deficits

The No. 2 Republican in the House is "optimistic" about budget talks with the White House.

Veep Biden's working group on long-term debt is facing new challenges, including an accelerated timetable.