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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