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Municipalities around the country are mulling surveillance concerns surrounding the use of automated license plate reader cameras, including those manufactured by Flock Safety. In the Capital Region, Troy officials and residents have been grappling with regulating the use of Flock cameras by city police.
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(Airs 09/18/26 @ 3 p.m. & 09/20/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and David Lombardo, host of the Capitol Pressroom on WCNY. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and David talk about the debut of the new 60 Minutes program on CBS, the one-minute fox news coverage on the Russian financing part of Donald Trump, Jr.’s wedding, bias in story choice, and more.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
With 51 measles cases reported as of Sept. 12, New York surpasses 2025 totals. New Cornell research reveals hidden outbreak risks in school vaccine data.
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The state expanded the program to more middle-income households and estimates 2.5 million more households are eligible. -
Confusion is common when navigating health care, but for Central New York’s vulnerable patients on public insurance, the issue is aggravated. -
Gillibrand was one of more than 1,000 attorneys suspended by a New York State appeals court judge for failing to file registration paperwork.
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Ms. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind.
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The band's new album, Scour Order, looks back on nearly two decades of making challenging metal and forges a new way forward. -
A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay. -
To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.
