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Advocates said five ICE agents took Regnault-Avila and his 4-year-old daughter into custody at about 9:15 a.m. Friday on Western Avenue near Washington Park.
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(Airs 05/29/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Nearly two months past the April 1 deadline, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the 2027 state budget, the new budget contains 1 billion dollars in rebate checks, and upstate cities are in line to get millions of dollars to help close local budget gaps.
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Darren McGee
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Office of the Governor
The tardy state budget has set the stage for a hectic week before legislators go home.
Jon Campbell
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Max Schulte
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Brian Chojnacki
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders also have committed to additional funding for Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, Albany and Mt. Vernon in future years. -
The good news: The budget is passed. The bad news: It was due two months ago. -
Many home security cameras picked up the image of an object falling to earth, disappearing in a flash… and some say they heard a loud boom.
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AP
The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.
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Kenya's Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Its waters have long sustained hundreds of thousands. Now the lake is facing multiple threats — and threatening those who rely on it. -
Iowa is no stranger to political attention in presidential elections, but surprisingly competitive midterm contests highlight the state's importance for both parties as it holds its primary Tuesday. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
