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Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates.
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(Airs 01/30/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/01/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the future of CBS news, tips for journalists covering ICE action and protests in Minnesota, a new newspaper in California called The California Post, and much more.
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The governor’s budget plan would extend the state’s 75% tax on cigarettes to alternative nicotine products like the popular Zyn pouches.
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This week on the Disabilities Beat, we dive into Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for New York State, which has been met with mixed reactions from the disability community. -
An accredited university dedicated to Indigenous studies could welcome its first students in the fall of 2027 to the former campus of Wells College. -
As 34 people become U.S. citizens in a Syracuse courtroom, immigration attorneys and advocates say expanded enforcement continues to fuel fear across Central New York.
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The Ivy League school is giving $1.5 million to a community college and to a nonprofit apprenticeship program.
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Lemon was arrested by U.S. agents days after covering an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the protest a "coordinated attack." -
Hundreds of millions of people are turning to chatbots to help figure out what's wrong with them. Doctors say that's not always a bad thing. In fact, many are using it themselves. -
People with ACA health insurance just saw prices surge and many switched to plans with high deductibles and health savings accounts. If that's you, what do you wish you knew about how your plan works?
