Black lawmakers are highlighting some key priorities, including a $2 billion increase in foundation aid for public schools, legislation targeting foreclosure prevention and homeowner stabilization and sentencing and parole reforms wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

150 Years in the Making 🏈 On this day in 1876, Northwestern helped bring American football west, playing the first complete game outside the East Coast. 📰 nusports.com/Football150

Joined WFSU's Regan McCarthy on Weekend Edition with Ayesha Rascoe this morning to discuss trends in state legislatures across the country, including some common ground on AI. npr.org/2026/02/22/nx-…

The reparations commission's report is due in January 2027. It would then be up to lawmakers to consider the recommendations and determine which if any to adopt. wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

The state’s top economic development official says a proposed $225 million dollar investment in Rochester is a part of a wide-ranging strategy to boost economic growth in the state. wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

"The New York Department of Financial Services’ Insurance Frauds Bureau reported nearly 44,000 incidents of suspected auto insurance fraud in the state last year — an 80% increase since 2020." From Walter Wuthmann: gothamist.com/news/can-gov-h…

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced the first four communities that will offer free child care for 2-year-olds starting this fall. More from Karen Yi: gothamist.com/news/these-nyc…

Gov. Hochul just wrapped up a meeting with Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar. She says she told him she does not believe in open borders, but she also believes in a pathway to citizenship.

New: Gov. Hochul set to attend a big labor rally in Albany today, where unions are pushing to retroactively boost pension benefits for thousands of state workers. It would be a major cost for school districts and local gov’ts. I asked her about the unions’ pension push on Tues.

The Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville market not being in the top 10 is genuinely surprising to me.

Incredible The Baltimore Banner story about a 9-year-old boy, Tristan King, who has been living out on his own, eluding authorities, since September, through the harsh winter. The government even sent armed US marshals looking for him.

This week: 🟣 We talk about Gov. Hochul's FY'27 budget with Kate Lisa of City & State NY & Samuel King of WXXI News 🟣 Gustavo Rivera: funding for healthcare in this years budget, the CDPAP transition & the New York Health Act. More: nynow.wmht.org

Ernie Anastos, iconic New York anchor who spent 11 years at WABC-TV, dies at 82 abc7ny.com/post/ernie-ana…

Meet Milly Czerwinski, the 27-year-old who has "run (and strange-ified) State of New York for a little more than 10 months." From Hannah Frishberg: gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

BREAKING: The nearly six-month search for Tristan King came to an end Friday morning in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood, according to his family’s attorney and several people familiar with his case. The United States Marshals Service found the 9-year-old boy at a run-down

Appearing on WXXI News' Connections shortly to discuss the latest on the state budget! youtube.com/live/Hzohja16N…

On This Week's New York NOW: - We dive into the aspects of the Legislature's one-house budget resolutions with Samuel King and Kate Lisa. - State Sen. Gustavo Rivera talks health care priorities, the CDPAP transition and the New York Health Act. nynow.wmht.org/blogs/full-epi…

BACK-TO-BACK🏆 First program in BIG EAST history to win consecutive outright Regular Season and Tournament Championships 🔴⛈️