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Expect Albany’s leaders to throw away its $8B Wall Street revenue windfall
Albany just got a windfall of $8 billion — get ready to watch the state’s leaders throw it away. Wall Street bonuses are soaring for a third straight year, not only producing an $8 billion surplus this year, but also slashing the coming year’s deficit by $6.4 billion to $2.9 billion, a gap the current overage can obviously cover. As state Budget Director Blake Washington noted Tuesday, “It’s hard to talk about new taxes when revenues are performing the way they are,” indicating that Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t be proposing tax hikes, but only “presenting a new favorable financial plan.” This explains Hochul ‘s comment to reporters at the Somos junket in Puerto Rico, namely that she’s open to new taxes “if there’s a need.” Where California Propositions stand as votes are tallied: Prop 40 wealth tax, home loan funds and more Of course, that doesn’t rule out a political need. She’s facing intense pressure from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to hike taxes, because for the socialists, the huge amount of taxes the rich already pay is never enough: They must be punished until they flee New York, taking this massive windfall with them. California voters overwhelmingly reject union-backed Prop. 44
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Film telling story of New York's 19th century Anti-Rent Wars to be screened in Albany
You may not have learned about the 19th century Anti-Rent Wars in your high school history class, but the story of indentured farmers fighting for their land and freedom is well-known in parts of the Catskills and Hudson Valley. Shut out from purchasing their land, upstate New Yorkers who organized...
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Siena men’s basketball downs Dayton as massive underdogs
All five starters scored in double figures – three of which posted 20-plus point performances – as the Saints soared past perennial Atlantic 10 power Dayton 99-89 in front of a silenced 97th consecutive sellout crowd of 13,407 at UD Arena.
WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany, NY
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No more hair left behind: New law changes cosmetology school training
From straight to curly-- coily to kinky-- no two heads of hair are alike. A new state law now ensures cosmetology programs teach students how to work with all hair textures and types. At Albany High School, students get a hands-on experience through a free weekly clinic.
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Mid Day Radar & Storm Update – 11/12/26
A very active radar at lunch time on this Thursday. The northern half of the Hudson Valley is dry at the moment, but that could be changing shortly. (Radar loop from 11am to 12:30pm) To our north and west, you can see the bulk of the precipitation toward Albany, back...