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#2049: NYS Thruway Tolls Will Rise For Non-E-ZPass Users & NY Assemblyman Calls For More Food Assistance Support | The Legislative Gazette

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This week on The Gazette, the New York State Thruway Board voted to raise tolls by nearly a third for drivers who don’t have an electronic E-ZPass, beginning in January. Our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the politics of a COVID-19 vaccine. We also hear from New York state Assemblyman D. Billy Jones, who is calling on the USDA to readjust its emergency food distribution program.