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Gov. Kathy Hochul says there still aren’t details of a proposed pied-à-terre tax, which would tax second homes for wealthy New Yorkers.

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(Airs 05/07/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaeney, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, about Governor Hochul’s power in negotiating a state budget, Hochul’s support for redistricting, the push to get lobbyists to reporter their positions on bills, and more.

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Congressman Tim Kennedy welcomed Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to push three bills they say will transform cancer care.
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She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.