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FEMA Chief on Lessons Learned from Katrina

PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer interviews FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate about preparing for Hurricane Earl and how lessons from Katrina help emergency officials plan for potential future disasters.

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Watch the Attorney General Primary Debate Here

WXXI hosted a Voice of the Voter debate for candidates in the Democrat Primary for New York Attorney General.

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NY Consumer Confidence Declines

Consumer Confidence in New York State declined in August and continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.

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WindTamer Drifting to Pennsylvania?

The local wind power start up is looking outside our region for a place to build its new manufacturing facility. 

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Rochester's Public Market Wins National Contest

The Public Market received the most votes in a nationwide contest sponsored by American Farmland Trust.

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Watch Presidential Speech Here

President Obama addresses the nation about the official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq tonight at 8:00pm.

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Judge Temporarily Halts Cigarette Tax Collection

A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York State's plans to tax Native American cigarette sales to non-Indian customers.

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Unshackle Upstate Releases Legislator Report Cards

The Unshackle Upstate advocacy organization announced its grades for state legislators.

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Finding a New Way to Support Art

A new twist on an unusual business model is helping artists in one community.

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VoteUp NY Reporter Roundtable: NYS Attorney General Race

On Need to Know Rochester, WXXI's Julie Philipp welcomed 13WHAM-TV's Sean Carroll and Jill Terreri of the Democrat & Chronicle to discuss the race for New York State Attorney General.

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When Wind Turbines Fall Down

As part of WXXI's Innovation Trail Series "Reinventing the Windmill," reporter Ryan Morden explains who's responsible when a turbine crashes to the ground.

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Paterson Accused of Misleading Ethics Committee

An Independent Counsel says New York Governor David Paterson misled the state ethics committee when testifying about 2009 Yankees World Series tickets.

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Investigation Continues into Explosion Near Airport

An explosion at a hydrogen fueling station on the grounds of the Greater Rochester International Airport injured two people and closed the airport for about an hour just before 1:00pm.

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Why Rates Still Go Up Even After Health Care Reform

SUNY Brockport expert James Fatula explains why insurance rates continue to rise even after the passage of health care reform that was designed in part to contain costs.

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Reinventing the Windmill: The Beginning

WXXI's series of Innovation Trail reports looks at the first wind turbines built in New York State.

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