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By Deborah Runcie

Newburgh, NY – With New York state gasoline prices among the highest in the Northeast region, the American Automobile Association is urging state legislators to put a cap on the gasoline tax.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

Albany, NY – Greg Dahlmann welcomes a team of respected scientists to the WAMC microphones, for an informative, lively, and often amusing hour of questions, answers and the occasional caller who "stumps the panel".

By Alan Chartock

Utica, NY – TODAY IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER WE WELCOME THE MAYOR OF UTICA, NEW YORK, TIMOTHY JULIAN. IN THIS SEGMENT, WE FIND OUT HOW JULIAN GOT INTO LOCAL POLITICS, AND THEN ALAN ASKS HIM ABOUT THE MEDICAID SALES TAX INCREASE.

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Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2949--03/30/06: Mind your P's and Q's yet again

By Carrie Saldo

Great Barrington, MA – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court has ruled that same-sex couples from other states cannot marry in that state. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo, has a report on the ruling and the reaction:

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – A defense attorney has emerged as a challenger in the Berkshire County District Attorney's race. Judith Knight objects to what she calls DA David Capeless' "inflexible" stance on drug prosecution. Details from Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo;

By Dan Bobkoff

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Springfield, Massachusetts is applying for state grants to help fight gangs in the city. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports.

Albany, NY – Harlem in the early 1940's is the setting for the newest historical novel by Kevin Baker, "Strivers Row." Third in the author's "City of Fire" trilogy of New York novels, the book examines the parallel experiences of Jonah Dove, a Harlem clergyman undergoing a crisis of faith, and a directionless teenager named Malcolm Little who is destined to be known by another name. The novel recreates a Harlem at the end of its period as America's black capital and builds toward an explosive draft riot.

Albany, NY – New York's Michael McNulty joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss the war in Iraq, the retirement of Congressman Boehlert, and New York state elections.

By Deborah Runcie

Peekskill, NY – Over 500 members of at least 70 environmental, health and public policy advocacy groups boycotted yesterday's Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual public meeting near the Indian Point nuclear power complex in northern Westchester. The commission gave Indian Point a thumbs up for its safety record, but the public groups gave a strong thumb-down. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.