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From WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Mid Hudson News and 3 more newsrooms, gathered by TMI, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio3 hours ago
Schenectady fails to pass 15% tax hike after 11th-hour negotiations, on WAMC Northeast Public RadioThe Schenectady City Council's vote to override the New York State tax cap and raise property tax rates by 15% failed after three council members refused to back a tax hike above 13%.
Mid Hudson News4 hours ago
City mayors concerned about federal SNAP cuts, on Mid Hudson NewsMIDDLETOWN – The mayor of the City of Hudson, Joseph Ferris, is asking mayors up and down the Hudson Valley to sign onto a letter he is sending to Albany expr
The Daily Gazette10 hours ago
Schenectady fails to break tax cap, violates charter budget deadline, on The Daily GazetteWRGB11 hours ago
Schenectady City Council fails to pass tax levy override, stalling 2027 budget, on WRGBAfter weeks of deliberations over how to close Schenectady’s budget gap, the City Council on Monday night failed to pass a local law needed to move forward with
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NEWS10 ABC11 hours ago
Albany Council and mayor at odds over budget, on NEWS10 ABCMembers of the Albany Common Council, along with the mayor, are working to pass a budget for Fiscal Year 2027. But the two sides are at odds over what it should look like.
NEWS10 ABC15 hours ago
Watchdog says NY taxpayers pay $68,538 per film job, on NEWS10 ABCWatchdog groups Reinvent Albany and the Citizens Budget Commission criticized New York’s $1.2 billion film and television tax credit program, citing studies that indicate the subsidies result in a significant net loss for taxpayers rather than providing a positive return on investment.