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New York State Senate Republicans say they will break a longstanding tradition of boycotting the election of new Regents. They now say they will attend a joint legislative session, and that many will vote no over dissatisfaction with the Common Core.  It’s uncertain whether all four of the incumbent Regents members will be reelected. 

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, WAMC’s Ray Graf and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao.

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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the upcoming snowstorm, the New York Board of Regents, and common core.

The UAlbany Great Danes women’s basketball team defeated Stony Brook 70-46 Monday and will go on to play their third straight year in the NCAA tournament.

Here's NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast:

Mostly cloudy, breezy and milder today.  Highs in the mid 40's.

Cloudy but dry this evening, with snow and rain developing toward morning.  Lows in the upper 20's and lower 30's.

Tomorrow: Snow, heavy at times in the Adirondacks, Champlain Valley and Central and Northern Vermont.  Rain and snow early, changing to rain in the Mohawk Valley, Greater Capital District, Northern Catskills, Southern Vermont and The Berkshires.  Mainly rain for the Southern Catskills, Mid and Lower Hudson Valley and Southern New England.  Precipitation will transition to some freezing rain, then sleet, and back to all snow from northwest to southeast through the evening hours.   Highs in the 30's.

How you feel is influenced directly by changes in the brain.

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Russell Poldrack, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses his findings of a 14 month study he conducted on his own brain.

Dr. Russell Poldrack is a professor of psychology and neurobiology, and the director of the University of Texas at Austin’s Imaging Research Center. His research primarily targets how new skills are acquired and implemented. He received his PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Illinois in 1995.

A dog tag a Massachusetts man lost as he stormed ashore at Anzio during the Allied invasion of Italy in 1944 has finally been returned, 70 years later.

World War II Army veteran Alfred Cabral received the weathered scrap of copper-nickel alloy during an emotional ceremony at a Worcester nursing home last weekend.

The now 88-year-old Cabral quivered and tears rose in his eyes as he received the identification tag.

Lake Placid was filled with state legislators, regional and local officials and their families Sunday. They had accepted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's challenge to try winter sports activities available in the North Country in order to showcase upstate recreational tourism opportunities.

A public hearing is planned this week for plans to restore two Adirondack fire towers that have been designated as historic sites.

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams is embarking on its next expansion phase.