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WRVO Public Media is a non-profit organization that provides news and information to the people of central and northern New York. As a member of NPR, it operates across multiple platforms. The main broadcast studios and offices are situated on the campus of the State University of New York College at Oswego. WRVO has a team of around 13 professionals working in areas such as management, business, news, corporate underwriting sales, operations, and engineering. Additionally, there is a satellite studio located in downtown Syracuse.

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Onondaga County receives waiver from NYS to continue providing child care to low income families

1 day ago | wrvo.org | Ellen Abbott

Onondaga County has won a waiver from New York state that will allow dozens of low income families to continue receiving child care. A state cap on spending for the program earlier this year forced the county to cut back on the number of families that could join the day care program, forcing 63 on a waitlist. After lobbying the state, County Executive Ryan McMahon said the state Department of Children and Family Services granted a waiver that will allow the county to keep 95% of the cases open.
Gilded Age 2.0?

1 day ago | wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Darian Woods |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

To hear President Trump tell it, the late 1800s, i.e. the Gilded Age, was a period of unparalleled wealth and prosperity in the U.S. But this era was also marked by corruption and wealth inequality. Sound familiar? On today's show, is history repeating itself? Related episodes: Trump's tariff role model (Apple / Spotify) Worst. Tariffs. Ever. (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Syracuse's Westcott Theater to reopen after being closed by the city for violations

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Ellen Abbott

Owners of the iconic Westcott Theater say they will host regularly scheduled shows this weekend after city officials forced it to close for a few days this week, following some safety and licensing issues. But the shutdown has prompted the city auditor to call for some changes in the city’s licensing procedures. Instances of gunfire and fights outside the 100-year-old theater, as well as a lengthy attempt to get the theater into compliance with the city’s licensing procedures led to the shutdown.
What Trump's fixation on 'white genocide' in South Africa tells us about the U.S.

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Gene Demby |B.A. Parker |Christina Cala |Courtney Stein

How the false notion of "white genocide" traveled from the political fringes to the Oval Office. The week on Code Switch, we're talking to a reporter who was in the room during a meeting when President Trump pushed this conspiracy theory on the president of South Africa. And we're digging into what Trump's fixation on white South Africans tell us about anxieties over white replacement here in the U.S.
Trump's crypto interests (Two Indicators)

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Wailin Wong |Paddy Hirsch |Corey Bridges

Today on the show – our crypto president. Just before President Donald Trump began his second administration in January, he and his business partners launched the $TRUMP coin. It's a memecoin that quickly raked in hundreds of millions of dollars. And there's a lot of earning potential still left on the table. Is that even legal? We bring you two stories from our daily show, The Indicator about President Trump and his ties to crypto. First, the Trump coin.
An indicator lost: big disaster costs

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

The U.S. government has tallied the economic impact of major natural disasters going back to 1980. State and local governments used this data for budgeting and planning. But last month, the administration retired its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters disaster database. Today on the show, we speak to Adam Smith, the architect of the program, on the work he did and what might be next. Related episodes:How much is a weather forecast worth?
Micron groundbreaking delayed with environmental review expected later this month

3 days ago | wrvo.org | Ellen Abbott

The groundbreaking of the $100 billion Micron project in central New York is being delayed by the release of an environmental impact statement, which won’t be released until later this month. Officials have had Micron’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on how the project will affect everything from wildlife to housing since late March. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said local and federal officials have been reviewing it since then and preparing it for public release.
Community members rally for stricter state environmental regulations

3 days ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

Environmental activists say “polluters should pay,” and that’s what they were chanting outside of the Syracuse offices for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Tuesday. About forty people from across the state chanted and held signs ahead of a public hearing about the state’s proposed air pollution regulations. Maggie Reilly from Indivisible Mohawk Valley said she’s seen firsthand how the climate crisis is affecting her community.
As soon as Jasmine.4.t came out, the music started pouring out of her

3 days ago | wrvo.org | Raina Douris |Miguel Perez |Miguel Pérez

Jasmine Cruickshank, who performs as Jasmine.4.t, walked away from a songwriting workshop — led by none other than Adrianne Lenker — with a key piece of wisdom: Creative endeavors must start from a place of acceptance. That's something the British singer-songwriter had been struggling with just before she came out as trans and began her gender-affirming transition. "As soon as I came out, all of these songs that are on the record ... started pouring out of me," she says.
Who should get mom's ring?

3 days ago | wrvo.org | Sally Herships |Wailin Wong |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

By 2048, more than $100 trillion is expected to be inherited, or passed down from one family member to another. But a lot of the time, the money doesn't end up where it's intended. On today's show, we navigate the thornier questions in estate planning. Related episodes: What women want (to invest in)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric.