Ball and Degnan again clash at debate
The two candidates for the Republican nomination in the 99th Assembly District last night talked taxes, energy and cutting government spending as well as attacking each other.

Live at 11 a.m.: Mount Vernon schools supt. on budget woes
W.L. "Tony" Sawyer, superintendent of the Mount Vernon School District, is trying to raise the bar for students and the entire school community in the face of severe fiscal challenge — an austerity budget brought on by twin budget defeats by district voters. How are things going? Sawyer tells us during a special visit with the Journal News Editorial Board at 11 a.m. today. Send us your questions for Sawyer; write to letters@lohud.com, and watch the discussion LIVE. Go to