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Alisha Allison
Heard Around Town
Politics
Stavisky fumes about equal opportunity program funding cuts
The chair of the state Higher Education Committee said Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to restore funding for college programs for disadvantaged students.
- By Alisha Allison
News & Politics
Personality
Brooklyn Young Dems president wants to counter Turning Point USA
Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio wants to “take back the American dream from the corporate elite,” and his organization, Disrupt, is decidedly unaffiliated with the Democratic Party.
- By Alisha Allison
Policy
Policy
Back in Albany, Mamdani says ‘tax the rich’
The mayor came to Caucus Weekend, but he’s expected to skip a Tax the Rich rally later this month out of deference to the governor.
- By Alisha Allison
Albany Agenda
Personality
Caucus Weekend kicks off in Albany
Assembly Member Latrice Walker previews the annual conference, where leaders of color from around New York descend on the capital.
- By Alisha Allison