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Diversifying television with tax credits for the writer's room

Anyone watching television has certainly noticed an increase in the diversity of the casts of most scripted television shows. But what about behind the…
Higher Ed

Will state DREAM act come true for New York immigrants?

Marie Cusick, WMHT

The New York DREAM Act would make it easier for undocumented immigrants to pay for higher education by giving them access to state aid programs."I'm not…
For freelancers, landing a workspace gets harder
Tech

Report: Cornell wins bid to build science campus in NYC

Rachel Ward, Editor

Updated, 3:14 p.m.It's official - Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have won the right to build a tech campus on…
$The DEC is allowing more time for public comments on its draft hydrofracking regulations. Anti-fracking advocates, like those who attended the fracking public hearing in Dansville earlier this month, have long pushed for a longer comment period.$

Energy

DEC extends public comment period on fracking

Zack Seward

Bowing to pressure from environmental groups and the public, the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is extending the public comment…
Politics

The occupation expands

Marie Cusick, WMHT

Today marks the one month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The protests that began in lower Manhattan have now spread across the country,…
Politics

What I saw on Wall Street

Marie Cusick, WMHT

As the Occupy Wall Street movement approaches its one month anniversary, it’s showing no signs of slowing down – quite the opposite.Hundreds of protestors…
Money

Your stories about debt debut on Longshot Radio

Emma Jacobs

While you were sleeping, a bunch of public radio producers solved the debt crisis.Just kidding.But in a mere 48 hours, reporters with Longshot Radio spoke…