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Office of the Governor
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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WAMC Programs
(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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The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Brian Chojnacki
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BTPM
Congressman Tim Kennedy welcomed Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to push three bills they say will transform cancer care.
Samuel King
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New York Public News Network
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BTPM NPR
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Lawmakers have long complained that governors put too much policy in the budget. But they’re not eager to pick a fight. -
Advocates estimate at least 2,800 people outside of New York City could benefit from the HIV Emergency Shelter Allowance program. -
“We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents than you've ever seen before,” border czar Tom Homan said.
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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.
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AP
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The office investigates detainee deaths and access to medical care, among other issues. It's being wound down, even as the number of detention deaths and length of detention stays has grown. -
At the request of the New York Times, a judge unsealed a goodbye note that Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate says he found after the convicted sex offender's first suicide attempt in July 2019. -
Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.
