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After a months-long debate over whether to cut the county sales tax rate, Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne says he and lawmakers have reached a compromise that will share tax revenue with local municipalities.
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Amid revived talks of closing one elementary school, the Scotia-Glenville Central School District’s Board of Education has selected a new budget proposal to put before voters in June.
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Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Three regional activists appeared in Saratoga Springs City Court this morning on charges of protesting without permits. They say they have no plans to stop.
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The Scotia-Glenville School District’s proposed budget was one of the few in New York defeated by voters this month. The Board of Education is meeting tonight as they come up with a new plan.
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WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Times Union News Editor Mike Goodwin about New York's hemorrhaging of Congressional seats prompting a new effort to improve data collection for the U.S. Census.
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British police are holding a 53-year-old man over a collision that turned a joyous soccer celebration in Liverpool to tragedy and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals.
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Marking the 50th anniversary of the United States’ retreat from Vietnam, the New York State Department of General Services has a new exhibit honoring veterans at Empire State Plaza in Albany.
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Nearly 250 kids will step on stage Tuesday to test their skills. Their spelling skills, that is. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee brings some of the nation’s best spellers together for a face-off. From our region, fifth-grader Krrisha Agrawal from Woodland Hill Montessori School will be heading to D.C. to compete.
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The City of Newburgh, New York cut the ribbon on a new multimillion-dollar aquatic center Friday, just in time for the summer swim season.
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(Airs 05/23/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: SUNY Chancellor John King delivers his annual address, we’ll talk about the growing problem of food insecurity, and nearly 97 percent of school district budgets passed this week, we’ll talk to the head of the state school boards association.
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A principal and former confidential secretary are going head-to-head for a full term as Niskayuna Town Supervisor in November.