Daily Digest: Troy City Council cites concerns with $6 million Frear Park bond

Also: Hochul unveils New York State Executive Budget • Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone is having a great week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Troy City Council cites concerns with $6 million Frear Park bond TROY, N.Y. — The Troy City Council is considering withdrawing a proposed resolution to rescind a $6 million bond for Frear Park improvements after citing previous concerns that the bond agreement w… Read more → Hochul unveils New York State Executive Budget NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her plans for what she called a stronger, safer, more affordable New York as she unveiled the Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2027. According to a press relea… Read more → Judge tosses lines of NYC's only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw its borders because its current composition unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. Republicans are expected to appeal the decision, […] Read more → Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers Dangers can include carbon monoxide poisoning, hypothermia and frozen pipes that can burst. Read more → Conservative group says Los Angeles school policy hurts white students in federal lawsuit The lawsuit targets a policy that provides benefits to schools with predominantly non-white students. Read more → Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 following an altercation with guards. Read more → Trump's Argentine ally welcomes a shipload of Chinese EVs for the first time Chinese automaker BYD has sped up its exports and undercut rivals the world over. Read more → Minnesota statewide strike, economic blackout to protest ICE on Friday The event, called "A Day of Truth and Freedom," is being organized by union representatives, faith leaders and community members. Read more → Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends A jury convicted Joseph Bongiovanni of using his badge to protect childhood friends. Read more → Food costs spiked while gas prices cooled. Here's the latest look at consumer expenses. The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or not, under the second Trump administration. This tracker is updated monthly using CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more → Chess grandmaster died of cardiac arrhythmia with methamphetamine, kratom in his system The North Carolina medical examiner ruled Daniel Naroditsky's death an accident. Read more →

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