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WAMC
The Schenectady County facility was opened alongside GE Vernova's announcement of 75 new jobs and was supported by nearly $10 million in state tax credits.
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WAMC
WAMC Programs
(Airs 07/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction from supporters and opponents of the first-in-the-nation data center moratorium in NY, we’ll provide an update on the new Medical Aid in Dying Law set to take effect in august, and we’ll travel to the North Country to talk about the bobsled.
Find out what's on at WAMC this Month!
New York Public Media
Michael Mroziak
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BTPM News
While the governor has ordered a year-long pause on new data centers, two local state lawmakers say blaming high energy companies for power grid issues is a false narrative.
Susan Watts
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Office of the Governor
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The governor said her order pauses state environmental permits for one year in order to build a regulatory framework that protects the environment and ratepayers. -
The governor sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after reports of immigration detention facility expansions upstate. -
The mental health agency has received a $1.4 million grant to launch the community program that 's run for and by people with serious mental illness.
NPR News
Justin Sullivan
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Getty Images
It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
Kanis Leung
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AP
Melinda Sue Gordon
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Universal Pictures
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia. -
Ten photographers share their favorite memories from the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour, which was headlined by this year's winner, the Dallas hip-hop group Cure for Paranoia. -
Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
