By Karen Dewitt/WRVO's Capitol Correspondent

ALBANY, NY – Hundreds of New Yorkers are expected at the state Capitol Wednesday to protest the approval of a state budget that cuts schools by $1.2 billion dollars, makes reductions to public colleges and universities and tuition assistance programs, and rejects a tax on millionaires.

By Michael Benjamin

Oswego, NY – A new report is intended to highlight safety concerns at U.S. nuclear power plants. That story and more in today's newscast.

By Grant Davis Reeher

By Karen Dewitt

By Dave Bullard/WRVO

WRVO – Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Canandaigua) says the new state budget is a good budget -- it cuts spending, covers a large deficit and does not raise taxes.

He says the budget left out some things Republicans wanted, especially a 2% cap on property tax increases for schools and local governments, but he says the Legislature can take up that issue later this year.

Here's his full, unedited interview with WRVO's Dave Bullard.

By Michael Benjamin

Oswego, NY – A new poll shows New Yorkers' thoughts on the governor, state lawmakers, and the state budget. That story and more in today's newscast.

By Michael Benjamin

Oswego, NY – Nuclear safety advocates want Governor Cuomo to look into safety concerns at all upstate nuclear facilities. That story and more in today's newscast.

By Jason Smith/Kate Percival

WRVO's Weekly Edition - March 25, 2011

By Dave Bullard/WRVO

HANNIBAL, NY – If you love real maple syrup or maple candy, then this is your weekend. It's the second Maple Weekend across the state. Maple syrup makers hold open houses this weekend to show you how they turn tree sap into sweet syrup and sell you products made with syrup.

WRVO's Dave Bullard visited one maple sugar farm, in Hannibal, and found an entire family working hard all year to make syrup.

By Michael Benjamin

Oswego, NY – Governor Cuomo says the state budget will be on time this year. That story and more in today's newscast.