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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Thousands of college-educated New Yorkers will be able to go back to school to get retrained under an initiative unveiled Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, which comes in response to warnings that artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy and job market.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — A Texas-based government watchdog group has filed a complaint against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his administration's use of taxpayer money on social media influencers in an effort to sway public support for his lefty agenda.
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Reporting from Just the News
Hochul said that new information related to the incident has "raised serious questions about how this case was handled," and that she lost confidence in the DA's ability to prosecute the case.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance on the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, giving states more details on the rules and regulations intended to protect scholarship funds from fraud and abuse.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced nearly $36 million in new funding for local law enforcement agencies Thursday, as she touted the latest crime data showing a drop in shootings.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Republican Congressman Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are locked in a tight race in New York's 17th Congressional District, which could help decide which party controls the lower chamber next year, according to a new poll.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received his federal security clearance for classified briefings, which comes nine months after he was sworn into office.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging the Trump administration's policy to hold illegal immigrants in mandatory no-bond detention centers.
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Reporting from Just the News
“The apartheid colonial state of Israel has committed a genocide against the Palestinian people,” the Women Sanctuary said in an October 2025 Instagram post.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is renewing calls on the Trump administration to rollback tariffs after the release of a report showed the MTA will spend another $1 billion to upgrade its fleet of subway cars and buses because of the increased costs.
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