By Ryan Morden, WRVO's Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kathy Hochul became a member of Congress this week, after winning a special election to fill a vacant seat.

North Country Congressman Bill Owens knows how it feels to have to jump into the job in the middle of a Congressional year. WRVO Washington Correspondent Ryan Morden says Owens is offering Hochul a bit of advice.

By Dave Bullard/WRVO

ALBANY, NY – The Chairwoman of the Tompkins County Legislature is among those calling for no cap on local taxes without significant mandate relief.

Martha Robertson traveled to Albany for a protest Wednesday.

"We have been raising county property taxes in order to pay for state programs for years," Robertson said. "90% of county property tax levies go to pay for state programs. Those are real bills, not excuses like Lt. Gov. Duffy says."

By Karen Dewitt/WRVO's Capitol Correspondent

ALBANY, NY – There's movement in Albany to approve a tuition hike for State University of New york students. But this time, lawmakers and SUNY officials say, they want to do it differently.

WRVO Capitol Correspondent Karen Dewitt reports that SUNY wants the power to control its own tuition increases from now on.

By Ellen Abbott/WRVO

SYRACUSE, NY – Onondaga County's police agencies are banding together to try to clear up big backlogs of warrants.

WRVO's Ellen Abbott tells us about the expansion of the county's warrants database to include every police agency in Onondaga County.

By Joanna Richards/WRVO

WATERTOWN, NY – Local jails are filling up as crime continues to rise. In Jefferson County, that's causing an expensive problem.

The county is spending money to house some of its inmates in jails in other counties. But those jails are filling up, too.

WRVO Watertown Correspondent Joanna Richards explains what's being done about the problem.

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – A new Quinnipiac poll gives Governor Andrew Cuomo high marks, SUNY says it will cooperate with state probes of the SUNY Research Foundation, and Kevin Williams has our forecast.

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – SUNY credits itself with a $20 billion impact on New York State's economy, Ann Marie Buerkle may have a new Democratic challenger in 2012, and Kevin's cooler forecast in today's newscast.

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – Syracuse is painted red for 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, New York State sues the Federal government over fracking, and Matt Doheny is up for another shot at the 23rd Congressional District. Those stories and Kevin's forecast in today's newscast.

By Michael Benjamin

Oswego, NY – State agricultural officials are proposing a plan to help dairy farmers make money off their milk. That story and more in today's newscast.

By Grant Davis Reeher