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“Progress for the People” town hall scheduled in Glens Falls

On Friday, Aug. 22, national progressive leaders will join local advocates and union members in Glens Falls for a community town hall at 5 p.m. highlighting the damaging impacts of the recently passed Republican budget law, a press release from Indivisible ADK/Saratoga says. Special guests will include U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT).

“We are inviting everybody to come. This is open to the public,” but people are asked to RSVP (click here) in order to get the location of the meeting, said Joe Seeman with Indivisible ADK/Saratoga. “We warmly invite people of any political party or no political party to attend.”

The group says that President Trump and Republicans in Congress have pushed policies that cut essential services and increase the cost of health care, groceries, utilities, student loans, and more, while giving tax breaks to corporations and the ultra-wealthy. The Republican budget law threatens working families in New York and across the country.

This event will unpack how these federal policies impact health care, education, cost of living, labor rights, and climate action, the press release says. It is hosted by Progressive Caucus Action Fund, Indivisible ADK/Saratoga, Communications Workers of America, and Citizen Action of New York.

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Franklin Center needs school supplies, like hula-hoops

The Franklin Community Center in Saratoga Springs has an urgent need for school supplies, and donations can be made at their center at the backdoor of 95 Washington St. during regular office hours, or at the mayor’s office in City Hall, 474 Broadway, Saratoga Springs (until Aug. 25).

The center’s Facebook page, which they update weekly, says they need hula hoops, clear glue, and cardstock (white and colored). Their Project Lift program