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Dem lawmakers want FTC to study ‘price gouging’ at sports stadiums, airports In a letter, obtained first by Spectrum News NY1, the Democrats are urging a House Appropriations subcommittee to insert language in an upcoming budget bill.

The story: ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Read the letter — co-signed by Rep. @aoc.bsky.social, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Troy Carter, and others — demanding language directing the FTC to act be included in an upcoming appropriations bill:

First on NY1:

Warning of potential “price gouging,” @repdangoldman.bsky.social (seen here at MSG during the @ny-knicks.bsky.social playoff run) is leading a group of Dems, calling on the Federal Trade Commission to survey concession prices at major airports and sports venues.

A graph showing what Lil Wayne spent his ittle-known pandemic-relief program money on

Lil Wayne received an $8.9 million grant from a little-known pandemic-relief program. Here's how he spent it: www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

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NEW: The Pop-Tart Bowl trophy is back and better than ever ... it is now a fully functional toaster trophy!

Pop-Tart partnered with GE Appliances to build this one-of-a-kind toaster trophy. It is about 1.3x the size of a normal football + can toast full-size Pop-Tarts.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO lmao

Trifecta of change confronts New York state educators in 2025 The loss of COVID-era money; the retooling of the Foundation Aid formula and possible disruption from the incoming Trump administration lay ahead.

In advance of the Rock Inst's release of the
Foundation Aid report, I spoke w educators from different kinds of school districts. They agreed that there are 3 issues converging on NYS schools over the next few months that could make 2025 a year like no other.
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JUST IN: Jason Kelce is set to host a late-night show on ESPN.

The hour-long program will begin on Jan. 4 and run for five weeks.

Details from @andrewmarchand.bsky.social:
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Shohei Ohtani takes home NL MVP in his first season on the Los Angeles Dodgers 🏆

◽️ .310 BA
◽️ 54 HR
◽️ 59 SB

He joins Frank Robinson as the only players in MLB history to win both AL and NL MVP.

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Aaron Judge is your 2024 AL MVP ⭐️

◽️ .322 BA
◽️ 58 HR (led MLB)
◽️ 144 RBI (led MLB)

He's now the seventh player in Yankees history to win multiple MVPs.

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New members of Congress select their offices today in the time honored tradition of the office lottery.

New York's Laura Gillen pulled #1 - meaning she gets to select her office first. Here's her reaction (it's safe to say, she was pretty excited):

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Capital Tonight -- we host frmr OASAS Gen Counsel Rob Kent. Ryan Whalen updates us on Kensington Expressway construction; Kate Lisa reports on a bill requiring police to confiscate firearms when they respond to a DV incident. Tune in tonight at 7pm. @timw518.bsky.social @twinseamus.bsky.social

BLUESKY EXCLUSIVE: I ate too much homemade mac and cheese tonight. It’s delicious. Let me know if you want the recipe.

I don’t know if Bluesky is broken or if it’s user error, but I can’t search for accounts I know exist.

Social media companies don’t want you to know this but they haven’t made an app yet that’s anywhere near as enjoyable as spinning around till you get dizzy and fall over

I picked the wrong (HBO) Max profile and resumes the Succession finale to the last 10 seconds 😑

Beautiful day for 3 flag football games

My scale is clearly broken, but it also stuck at a weight I’m OK with so maybe I’ll keep it

I tried finding something similar or the same online, but had no luck. I’m not able to just go to Cape Cod and try and find a replacement (although it’s tempting). So…I ordered a piece of leather and a leather working kit off Amazon. This is by no means perfect by my keys are happy again!

This is my keychain. I’m willing to go on the record and say it’s my favorite keychain ever (sorry Dave Matthews Fire Dancer bottle opener keychain). You can see it’s ripping which is not good for my keys.

Something feels familiar…

Snapchat AI won’t write legislation (I asked more than once)

5 more weeks left in the legislative session and there’s a lot on the agenda lawmakers still want to get done. We’ll see where things go!

Let’s start things off here…

The New York State Legislature has passed all of the budget bills, more than a month after it was due.