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NY Schools Going to Longer Days?

Sean McMaster — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:37:04 +0000

In December, five states announced that about 40 schools in 2013 would add 300 hours of learning time to their school calendar: New York, Colorado, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The goal is to make schools in the United States more competitive globally. Nearly 20,000 students will participate in the three-year pilot program.

Governor Cuomo Changing State Tax System

GNA — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:41:42 +0000

Governor Cuomo plans to revamp the state tax system by creating more income brackets. The new brackets would better spread the burden between the state’s poorest and richest residents. The governor said right now a person who earns $20,000 and another who earns $20 million pays the same permanent income tax rate of 6.85 percent. Cuomo released a [...]

Help Your Neighbor This Holiday Season

John Stanley — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:16:36 +0000

“Tis the season for giving. With unprecented wild weather in our area this year that included hurricane force winds, torrential rain and flooding as well as a couple of tornadoes, the need for help has been greater than ever too. Your generosity can help. Governor Cuomo has launched “Help Your Neighbor,” a statewide initiative to urge businesses [...]

Lou's Frustration With Telemarketers [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:05:27 +0000

I am on the ‘Do Not Call’ registry so I don’t get telemarketers calling me. A few times last week, I’m relaxing at home, and the phone rings. The caller i.d. is showing either a private or unknown number. I sometimes answer it, because some of my friends and family have that. As I answer [...]

News You Need to Know Near Albany

GNA — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:52:09 +0000

New York – The Public Employees Federation and Governor Cuomo announced a tentative agreement Sunday. While PEF will consider the new agreement later today, the agreement could help avoid 3,496 layoffs. Those layoffs are scheduled for this coming Wednesday but would be postponed until November 4th if PEF’s 56,000 members ratify the agreement. . Albany [...]

Where is The Change? How to cut Spending.

Sean McMaster — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:01:51 +0000

Today on the show we talked quite a bit with the listeners about the financial trouble we are in. In our Homes, our State and in our Country. Now I will leave your homes up to you. But as far as our Government goes, we are all in this together. Every time an election comes [...]

What You Need to Know About the Snow

GNA — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:21:04 +0000

Some 100-million people lie in the path of a monster storm that’s starting to pound the nation’s heartland. The storm’s path will take it from the edge of the Colorado Rockies through the Ohio Valley to the New England coast. Governor Cuomo activated the state’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan yesterday due to the heavy snow [...]