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Around New York
1. Red light, school zone fines begin Sunday in Syracuse
School zone cameras will be online on school days from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m, while red light cameras will be be on 24/7.
2. N.Y. schools urging Congress to protect Head Start program amid ongoing government shutdown
The ongoing government shutdown is sounding the alarm for 131 organizations across the country to issue a joint statement urging Congress to take action to protect the Head Start program by ending the federal shutdown. There are 140 Head Start programs across 41 states, and Puerto Rico, that have not received their operational funding.
3. New York’s fiscal outlook improves in mid-year update as impact of federal budget bill looms
The state released its mid-year budget update this week revealing a $26.8 billion cumulative budget gap by 2029. That’s better than what was expected earlier this year thanks to hotter than expected tax receipts from Wall Street, but overall the outlook is a mixed bag as improvement is offset by the impact of the federal spending bill in Washington.
Around the Nation
1. The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest
2. Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
3. Supreme Court set to hear arguments on Trump’s tariffs and could change how he uses them
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