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By Dan Bobkoff

SOUTH HADLEY, MA – Amherst College and Mount Holyoke are among eight colleges making a big investment in attracting and assisting low-income transfer students from community colleges.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports.

By Pat Bradley

Burlington, VT – The University of Vermont has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health that will fund a state-wide biomedical research network. The sixteen-and-a-half million dollar grant is the largest in the university's history. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Colonie, NY – Consumer confidence in New York is up as of February, thanks to an upstate boost. That's according to a Research Institute survey out of Siena College. Researchers say a mild winter and stable energy costs has boosted confidence to a greater degree upstate than in the New York City area.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

Albany, NY – Coming up on In Our Backyard: Ward Stone is the New York State Wildlife Pathologist--How exactly do you get into that line of work? We'll ask Ward and also talk about the role the pathologist plays in the environment and how he works with his counterparts in other states.

By Pat Bradley

Burlington, VT – For the first time in a mayoral election in the United States, voters in Burlington, Vermont will use what's called instant runoff voting when they go to the polls Tuesday. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – New York lawmakers from both houses are ironing out the details of civil commitment for the state's most violent convicted sex offenders. The push to keep sexual predators off the streets and protect communities has inspired quick action from the legislature--but has garnered the disapproval of mental health advocates and sex offender treatment providers.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

Albany, NY – Alan Chartock welcomes Dr. Lorraine Lemons to the WAMC microphones for an informative and fun hour of call in radio. Dr. Lemons, of Capital Care Pediatrics in Albany, takes listener questions on host of pediatric health issues.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – An Ulster County lawmaker is facing opposition to his proposal for taxpayer-funded wireless Internet service throughout the City of Kingston.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

Albany, NY – New York's Maurice Hinchey joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss the Dubai Ports deal, the NSA wiretapping program, and Iran's potential for nuclear weapons.