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A state audit calls for better use of public money to redevelop coastal areas after damaging storms, including building affordable housing. Newday Albany correspondent Michael Gormley has more on the report.

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A hot political issue this election season is the SALT tax deduction cap, which residents and elected officials want repealed. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

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A new Siena College Research Institute poll shows former President Donald Trump is trailing Democratic challenger Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race among registered voters statewide. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

Double-digit lead in New York poll

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Fire departments from all over Long Island helped fight the fire, which has consumed more than 5,000 acres upstate

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He worked in the radio and voice-over industry for more than 50 years.

'Iconic' voice of LIRR dies at 80

The state's request for information last week noted that generation projects under consideration can only be located north and west of the lower Hudson Valley.

State is looking for possible nuclear sites, but not on LI

Experts said the state has to balance dishing out more cash with the potential strain on employers and taxpayers.

NY unemployment payouts, workers' comp lag most states, report shows

Predicted rain Wednesday could lessen the threat of brush fires that have plagued the region.

Hochul declares statewide drought watch

The firefighters are encountering rough terrain while battling the wildfire that has burned more than seven square miles across New York and New Jersey, a Suffolk fire official said.

Long Island firefighters go upstate to help fight wildfire

Previously, New York State had more tightly limited what kinds of health professionals could provide a fluoride varnish, which helps prevent tooth decay and strengthens tooth enamel.

Fluoride can now be applied by registered dental assistants, LPNs

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NewsdayTV's Joye Brown talks one-on-one with GOP candidate Michael Sapraicone, who's running against Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand, at NewsdayTV studios.

U.S. Senate: One-on-one with GOP candidate Michael Sapraicone at NewsdayTV studios

Many Long Islanders are feeling the impact of the $10,000 SALT tax cap, especially those with high property values. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'We're taxed to death'

The shipment of major goods was shut down as tens of thousands of dockworkers formed picket lines at dozens of ports across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Could cost the economy nearly $5 billion a day' 

In response to the Farmingdale High School marching band charter bus accident, a proposed state bill would require most passengers in charter buses to wear safety belts or face fines.

Tragedy prompted seat belt bill

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced there will be a new congestion pricing plan by the end of the year. 

New congestion pricing plan is on the way 

Gov. Kathy Hochul cited the high cost of living in New York City as a reason to delay the implementation of congestion pricing.

'New Yorkers are getting hammered on costs'

Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy says TPVA and BusPatrol need to come up with a corrective action plan. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

 'A ticket is no good unless it results in money. Dead presidents.'

Suffolk's dismissal of $2 million worth of tickets drew criticism from the state lawmaker who sponsored the program. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'This is the biggest scam' 

Suffolk County's red light camera program could come to an end, in part because no state senator has stepped forward to carry the legislation in Albany.

Suffolk's red light camera program could come to a halt

Thomas Valva's death has some family law experts and state legislators rethinking state confidentiality laws in some circumstances.

Romaine, Tierney urge changes to law

The red flag law, which allows law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those deemed a potential threat, was ruled constitutional. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy report.

Red flag gun law upheld as constitutional by appeals court

Gov. Kathy Hochul and religious leaders are looking for a way around what they call 'exclusionary zoning' that has blocked new housing projects, NewsdayTV's Albany reporter Michael Gormley reports.

Looking for ways around zoning

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