Daily Digest: Hochul signs legislation quadrupling New York state tax credit for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

Also: AG James urges New Yorkers to vote by mail ‘with confidence’ • Capital Region Real Estate Market Report: Pending home sales increasing compared to last year͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Hochul signs legislation quadrupling New York state tax credit for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers across New York will soon see their state personal income tax credits quadrupled under legislation recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Read more → AG James urges New Yorkers to vote by mail ‘with confidence’ NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James is reminding New Yorkers that voting by mail is safe and secure, and voters who plan to vote by mail should do as soon as possible. With early voting beginning on Oct. 24, James emphasized that New Yorkers can be confident their ballot will be counted, […] Read more → Capital Region Real Estate Market Report: Pending home sales increasing compared to last year Last month, Capital Region pending sales increased nearly 10 percent compared to September 2025, reaching 1,060, according to a report provided by Greater Capital Association of Realtors®. Read more → The Wesley Community to partner with award-winning expert in life enrichment programming for seniors The Wesley Community announced a partnership with nationally recognized consultant Barbara Speedling to assist in enhancing life enrichment programming for the more than 700 seniors who reside on the 37-acre campus in Saratoga Springs. Read more → NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: RPI’s Sobieski, McCallum earn ECAC Hockey weekly honors TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) junior defenseman Kazimier Sobieski and freshman goaltender Ethan McCallum earned ECAC Hockey weekly honors after helping the Engineers sweep Long Island University at Houston Field House. Sobieski was named Defender of the Week, while McCallum received Rookie of the Week honors as RPI improved to 3-1 under head […] Read more → DiNapoli: State tax receipts significantly higher than projections through mid-year According to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, state tax receipts totaled $68.5 billion through the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027, $7.3 billion higher than estimates by the Division of the Budget (DOB). Read more →

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