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WATCH: Senate Impeachment Trial Begins With Fight Over Rules

Updated at 6:39 p.m. ET The first full day of the Trump impeachment trial has been dominated by partisan fighting over the rules of the proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., released his resolution outlining the next steps, including a week of hours-long opening arguments, on Monday. By Tuesday, ahead of the debate, Senate leaders made additional changes to the trial timeline. Watch the floor action live . The back-and-forth is a culmination of disagreement between...

Law enforcement officials from Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties discuss the impact of bail and discovery reforms set to go into effect January 1st — Pat Bradley/WAMC

Poll: New York Voters Oppose New Bail Law

Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking in Saranac Lake — Pat Bradley/WAMC

Cuomo Proposes Medicaid Cuts In Budget Plan

1st Case Of New Coronavirus Detected In U.S.

Updated at 3 p.m. ET The first case of an infection with the new coronavirus has been discovered in the United States. A man from Washington state returned home after a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 15, sought medical attention on Jan. 19 and now is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash. State health officials say his condition is quite good and even referred to him as "healthy." But testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 20 confirm...

Photo of Vermont Statehouse in winter — Pat Bradley/WAMC

Vermont Governor Delivers Budget Address

Mixed Results In Sheldon Silver Appeal

Glenn Greenwald Accused By Brazilian Prosecutors In Hacking Probe

By Merrit Kennedy • 1 minute ago

Federal prosecutors in Brazil are accusing U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald of criminal association over his role in spreading hacked messages from Brazilian officials' phones that suggest collusion between a judge and prosecutors in the conviction and jailing of a former president.

Vermont Governor Delivers Budget Address

By Pat Bradley • 3 hours ago

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott delivered his budget address on Tuesday afternoon, emphasizing familiar themes of fiscal discipline and the need to address Vermont’s demographic changes.

Cuomo Proposes Medicaid Cuts In Budget Plan

By Karen DeWitt • 3 hours ago

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Governor Andrew Cuomo released a $178.6 billion budget proposal Tuesday. He detailed plans of how to deal with a $6 billion budget deficit largely caused by increased costs for Medicaid, as well as plans to legalize the adult recreational use of cannabis in New York.

Ousted Female Chief Files Discrimination Complaint Against The Grammys

By Anastasia Tsioulcas • 4 hours ago

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In the latest round of chaotic volleys around the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy's short-lived president and CEO, Deborah Dugan — the organization's first female chief executive — announced Tuesday afternoon that she has filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the Academy, the organization that gives out the Grammys.

Student Journalists At St. Rose Raise Questions About Press Freedom

By Dave Lucas • 5 hours ago

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More than two dozen College of St. Rose graduates are pledging to halt donations to the school over media restrictions, they're urging fellow alumni to join them.