The one-house New York budget resolutions released this week include $7 to $8 billion in increased revenues, primarily higher taxes on the wealthy. While far below the $50 billion sought by the Invest in NY campaign, it would be a major increase over prior years. Mark Dunlea from WOOC discusses the various revenue proposals with Ron Deutsch with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness. Plus, after 38 years, Mark Quant is retiring as Director of the Regional Food Bank of NENY. The food bank provides food to 1,000 emergency food programs and other anti-hunger programs in 23 counties. He discusses with WOOC's Mark Dunlea how the food banks and the anti-hunger movement have evolved over the last 4 decades. And, in the latest Hudson Valley Word of Mouth segment from Julia Joern, a visit with Kristi Gibson, proprietor of the Magpie Bookshop. Located in the village of Catskill, her independent secondhand used bookstore is housed on two floors in a building right on Main Street. Magpie Bookshop is a place to lose yourself for an afternoon of browsing, dreaming of far away places, and traveling into other people's worlds. You'll discover classics you always meant to read, but never did, and one-of-a-kind rare finds. A passionate bibliophile, Kristi shares her own stories about living and working in Catskill, traveling cross-country on the hunt for books, the grassroots efforts of the Hudson Valley Book Trail, and why she loves escaping into nature on her day off. Find her at Magpie Bookshop and on Instagram at Come to Catskill.

The WGXC Morning Show is a radio magazine show featuring local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. The Catskill Makers Syndicate produce the "Better Weather" for the show. Rob Gelles produces the Columbia County history segment "Rob Around The County" and "This Month in History" for the show. Julia Joern produced the "Hudson Valley Word of Mouth" interview segment each week. The "WGXC Congressional Report" also airs here. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Tom Roe also cuts up local and national news with songs and sounds for the show. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. At 10 a.m., national headlines from Public News Service are on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are broadcast live here.