By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – The Berkshire Economic Development Corporation is spearheading two studies it says will create a blueprint for a new economic development strategy in the county. And as WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo, reports it is also expected to spur growth in the region;

Albany, NY – On this week's Legislative Gazette: Groups affected by Governor Pataki's vetoes urge the legislature to override,we'll examine the first countywide law regulating sex offenders, and there's a new plan for the highway that runs from New York City to Montreal.

Albany, NY – ALBANY, NY (2006-04-24) (AIRS: 4/23/06 and 4/24/06)WAMC's Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith and WTEN TV Anchor Elisa Streeter discuss whether the Duke Lacross player's alleged rape victim should be named, why the German media is angry at the British media over a picture of the German Chancellor, your letters and much more...

By Pat Bradley

Burlington, VT – Several states have followed California's lead and adopted that state's stringent auto emissions standards for automobiles. Those standards, stricter than the federal government's, are being challenged by the auto industry. One is currently being argued in Vermont. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Dan Bobkoff

Boston, MA – A big boost for very small research at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Governor Mitt Romney and Senator Edward Kennedy were on hand to announce a major grant for the flagship campus to study nanotechnology. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff has the story.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – The Vermont House may take up a bill designed to combat gasoline price gouging. The bill, which has passed the state Senate, is due for consideration Tuesday in the House Commerce Committee. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Albany, NY – Alan Chartock welcomes back Dr. Paul Lemanski for this edition of Vox Pop's Medical Monday. Dr. Lemanski is an expert in the field of Preventive Medicine. Listener call in with their questions, and Host Chartock has a few of his own!

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2966--04/24/06: The Library of Congress

Albany, NY – On this week's Capitol Connection, Alan Chartock talks to Billy Easton, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, the political arm of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity. Alan and Billy discuss the current status of the landmark education-funding case CFE vs. New York State, the possibility of support from the state Senate's Republican conference, and why the education increases in this year's budget fail to address the problem.