Today in your Trail Mix:
More debate over the closure of Indian Point.
Buerkle is the only New Yorker to vote down a jobs bill.
And the Finger Lakes wine industry looks to boost its market.
Energy
For Morning Edition, Joel Rose details the conflict over closing Indian Point nuclear power plant.
The Times Union editorial board writes that the gas drilling industry is "insulting New Yorkers' intelligence" about the environmental danger of drilling.
The fracking boom in North Dakota has McDonalds so hard up for workers that it's offering signing bonuses (Stacey Vanek-Smith, Marketplace).
A plant in Buffalo that had planned to brew ethanol in disused grain towers is "throwing in the towel" (Jonathan D. Epstein, Buffalo News).
Government
Syracuse Republican Ann Marie Buerkle was the only New York representative to vote against the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act - a jobs bill for displaced workers - yesterday (Mark Weiner, Post-Standard).
The Finger Lakes regional economic council says it'll be working on its economic plan right up until the public hearings on the document next week (Tom Tobin, Democrat and Chronicle).
New York has picked up $7.9 million from the federal government for upgrades to its Amtrak lines (Eric Anderson, The Buzz).
Incoming SUNY board chair Carl McCall was on Capital Tonight last night to talk about his appointment (Maureen McManus, State of Politics/Capital Tonight).
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Business
Last night on All Things Considered, WXXI's Julie Philipp took a look at the Finger Lakes wine industry's efforts to expand its market.
The Rochester suburb of Irondequoit is "tired of excuses" from a developer who has failed to show progress at the beleaguered local mall (Meaghan M. McDermott, Democrat and Chronicle).
Occupy Wall Street's message is resonating with respondents to a new Siena Polly - much more than that of the Tea Party (Michael Johnson, State of Politics).
Flooding
Flood-affected farmers in the Binghamton area can apply for up to $100,000 in relief from the state's Agriculture Disaster Program (Aaron Scholder, Gannett).
Trick or treating will go on in the village of Owego, despite flood damage - but the town is hoping people will take their kids to a local school instead (Press & Sun-Bulletin).
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