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The Albany area will welcome Costco's 100th store in the Northeast, which will be located in a 153,000-square-foot warehouse next to the Crossgates Mall.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 08/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, author of the Times Union’s Capitol Confidential newsletter. We’ll talk about who gives the most money to state legislators’ campaigns, A-I and the data center moratorium enacted by Governor Hochul, and much more.
New York Public Media
A recent change to the Historic Preservation Act has lessened requirements for how federal projects affect historic land or artifacts. Local Experts say it could have a major impact in Western New York and across the state.
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Governor Kathy Hochul was in Lake Placid on Monday to tour some of the Olympic facilities as New York State explores a bid to host the 2042 Winter Games.
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A mentorship program in Akwesasne is helping Mohawk women learn traditional plant-based medicine and pass that knowledge on to future generations.
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Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers.
NPR News
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
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New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
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Morby's Little Wide Open is a love letter to a part of the country he finds endlessly inspiring.