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The Capitol Pressroom

The Capitol Pressroom

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  • State weighs federal tax credit championed by private schools

    State weighs federal tax credit championed by private schools
    Mar 2 2026
    March 2, 2026- New York policymakers have until the end of the year to enroll in a federal tax credit program incentivizing contributions to scholarship-giving organizations. We consider this proposal, which is being championed by private schools, with Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference.
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    12 mins
  • Senate transportation leader on Waymo, public transit, and infrastructure

    Senate transportation leader on Waymo, public transit, and infrastructure
    Feb 27 2026
    Feb. 27, 2026- State Senate Transportation Committee Chair Jeremy Cooney, a Rochester-area Democrat, laments the governor abandoning an expansion of for-hire autonomous vehicles and calls for a new car registration fee to fund public transit.
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    16 mins
  • Medicaid payout change would hurt ambulance providers

    Medicaid payout change would hurt ambulance providers
    Feb 27 2026
    Feb. 27, 2026- We consider the implications of changing a Medicaid payout to emergency medical service providers with Thomas Coyle, president of Monroe Ambulance transportation and chair of the United New York Ambulance Network, and Bryan Brauner, CEO of Twin City Ambulance.
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    10 mins
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