Casey Bortnick
Statewide Anchor at Spectrum News Rochester
Statewide Anchor at Spectrum News Buffalo
Statewide Anchor for #SpectrumNews1. NY Emmy Winner, 8X Regional Murrow Award Winner, @AP winner. Proud native of NY’s North Country. Former Quarterback.
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1 month ago |
spectrumlocalnews.com | Casey Bortnick
Making sense of the New York state budget proposals BY Tim Williams and Casey Bortnick New York State PUBLISHED 11:51 AM ET May 05, 2025 PUBLISHED 11:51 AM EDT May 05, 2025 While Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that there was a state budget agreement last week, bills have not been printed now more than a month after the budget was due.
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Mar 13, 2025 |
spectrumlocalnews.com | Tim Williams |Casey Bortnick
Nathan Gusdorf, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, joins Capital Tonight. New York State1 day agoTherese Daly, the president and CEO of the United Ways of New York State, joins Capital Tonight. New York State6 days agoRa is ranking member on the state Assembly Ways & Means Committee. New York State1 week agoOrganizations have been in the process of trying to resettle 203 legal refugees from various resettlement camps around the world. New York State1 week ago
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Feb 19, 2025 |
spectrumlocalnews.com | Tim Williams |Casey Bortnick
This week, correction officers from just about every corner of the state went on strike to protest working conditions and regulations in New York’s prisons. From wage, safety and overworking concerns, these issues can weigh heavy on the minds of the people who guard New York’s prisons. Dr. Caterina Spinaris, founding director of Desert Waters Correctional Outreach, discussed the mental health needs of correction officers.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
spectrumlocalnews.com | Tim Williams |Casey Bortnick
As he continues to mull his 2026 options, Hudson Valley Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler was in Western New York on Wednesday to stand with state Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt at a press conference on the prison strikes happening across New York state.
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Jan 3, 2025 |
spectrumlocalnews.com | Tim Williams |Casey Bortnick
Members of the new 119th Congress descended on the nation’s Capitol Friday with Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress and the second term of Donald Trump on the horizon. While the GOP has the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, it is one of the smallest in congressional history. So what can New Yorkers expect from the new Congress? For that, Capital Tonight turned to now former Republican Rep.
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