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Jenkins proposed 2027 capital budget is for $435.7 million.

For context, Jenkins' 2026 proposed capital budget was $604.8 million.

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Rep. Mike Lawler joined gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and other campaigning Republicans to condemn New York's new limit on police cooperation with immigration enforcement and spotlight two recent arrests in Westchester and Putnam counties.

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The candidates also sparred over President Trump's job performance.

"Families are struggling because of the harm that he has done voting with Donald Trump and his agenda 100% of the time," Conley said of Lawler.

"No matter how many times you say 100% of the time, it's provably false," Lawler said

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The legislation includes a full County property tax exemption for qualifying veterans who are permanently disabled due to military service, a 25% exemption for active-duty military members serving in combat zones and 50% exemptions for surviving spouses of police officers, volunteer firefighters, and volunteer ambulance service members who died in the line of duty.

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Make loud noises and slowly back away. Due to its aggressive behavior, the coyote may be rabid. Residents should closely supervise children and pets when outside.

Rabies is fatal if untreated, stay on alert while outdoors.

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Lieber said that the $800 million climate resiliency project has begun with the awarding of a contract for the design of an estimated $270 million project to protect the Hudson Line from Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx to Hastings-on-Hudson. He said that segment of track has experienced repeated impacts from storms. He said that assets that are in poor condition such as culverts and retaining walls will be repaired and expanded along with shoreline structure rehabilitation and implementing flood protection measures.

IMO, this all seems like regular maintenance items and not really "climate" related. With that said, love to see the investment

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On average, vehicles were traveling 14.5 mph over the posted speed limits in those work zones, according to the MTA. The agency said that in some cases, drivers were recorded going as fast as 111 mph in a 45 mph work zone and 109 mph in a 35 mph work zone.

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Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay

Status: Passed

VOTES
yea: 220
nay: 204
present: 0
not voting: 9

Lawler voted nay, so he may be supportive of this action. Are you? Election day is only a few weeks away.

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Once both drivers were back on the Thruway, authorities say Sandoval-Firpo rammed the other vehicle and fired a gun at the driver.

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When he asked one student how they had gotten every question right the night before but failed the next day, he said the teenager responded, “ChatGPT.”

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After a pause for the heat of August, Bicycle Sundays are back! See you out there this Sunday 9/13 10a-2pm

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Indian Point already possesses something extraordinarily valuable that cannot simply be recreated overnight: an established high-capacity connection to the electric grid in the heart of the Lower Hudson Valley.

For decades, the site delivered approximately 2,000 megawatts into one of the most energy-intensive regions in the country. The transmission corridors, substations, interconnections and other infrastructure necessary to move enormous amounts of electricity are already there.

Meanwhile, New York is spending billions of dollars on new transmission projects to move electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed in Westchester and New York City. Building major transmission infrastructure is extraordinarily expensive and can take years of planning, permitting and construction.

Before spending billions more building elsewhere, shouldn't we determine what can safely and economically be accomplished with the infrastructure we already have?

The argument appears to be even without a PWR at Indian Point, it's conceivable the connection to the grid is still a valuable piece of infrastructure that could be used to tie in another type of generation

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Seven of the 10 construction contracts for the Gateway Program are complete or in progress. That includes the completed Tonnelle Avenue Bridge Project in North Bergen and early stages of new track layout and tunnel boring across North Jersey.

The new tunnel is set to open in 2035 and the current one is set to be redone by 2038

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The enhanced program now provides eligible students with four rides per day, seven days a week and extends the benefit throughout the entire year, including the summer months.

This is a tremendous service. My favorite part is that it gets young people onto transit.

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Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said, “Every child deserves access to a strong educational foundation, and every parent deserves the peace of mind that comes with knowing their child is in a high-quality learning environment. By expanding these opportunities, we are helping our youngest learners build the skills they need to succeed, while providing working families with meaningful support to balance the demands of raising a family and working towards a solid future. This investment in universal Pre-K is a major step forward for children and families across Westchester, and I thank Governor Hochul for her leadership on this.”

Village of Tuckahoe Mayor Cara Kronen said, "Governor Hochul’s investment in universal pre-K will make a meaningful difference for families in the Village of Tuckahoe and across New York State. Expanding pre-K will help ensure that all of our youngest learners, regardless of their families’ income or circumstances, have access to high-quality, nurturing early childhood education while providing essential support to working families"

With all the crazy shit going on nowadays, I love that we still have the wisdom to spend money on children and families.

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296 units, 383 parking spaces

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The program will enforce the 10 mph speed limit in areas surrounding public and private schools throughout the city after a month-long warning phase that began on Aug. 4. Following the warning phase, drivers will now face a $50 civil fine for each speed violation.