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The biggest city in western Massachusetts could soon have a new housing plan. It would come at a time when state leaders are looking to plug a sizable housing gap across the commonwealth. But with signs pointing to a “weak market,” experts say Springfield has plenty to address if it wants to meet its own goals.
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(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.
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More than 600 cyclists are riding 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany on the annual Erie Canal Bike Tour, braving wildfire smoke while retracing one of New York's most historic routes.
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“The bottom line is progress shouldn't arrive with a higher utility bill, deleted water supply, or noise pollution,” Hochul said.
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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.
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The governor sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after reports of immigration detention facility expansions upstate.
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The comments came following widespread reports earlier in the week that those stops would be put on pause after two immigrants were fatally shot by ICE agents in early July.
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It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
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The police operation marks the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores in four months.
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The Odyssey feels like a prism through which Nolan's earlier films can be understood. A downbeat realist by nature, Nolan imbues the epic with a fascinating tension between fantasy and skepticism.