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A controversial upstate New York restaurant has closed. Over the summer, Taste of Italy became the target of protests after the owner's wife made Islamaphobic social media posts in response to a local tragedy. Instead of trying to distance himself from the controversy, the owner decided to lean in.
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Midterm Election Coverage 2026
Sarojanie Ibrahim, the Republican candidate for Schenectady City Council, is suspending her campaign and endorsing Conservative Party candidate Rachael Ward.
Rotterdam Town Supervisor John Polimeni's request comes as the town prepares to tackle a $450,000 budget deficit this budget cycle, down for $1.4 million.
New York State Senator Jim Tedisco's calls to quickly ban non-compete clauses in healthcare come as a legal battle could upend cardiology care in Schenectady.
Many unhoused people in Schenectady go to the downtown library for shelter and resources, but the number of unhoused people at the library has become a city council election issue.
News12 hosted the first debate between New York 17th Congressional candidates, Democrat Cait Conley and Republican incumbent Mike Lawler on Monday.
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses several issues including the role of A-I in the congressional campaign
With roughly five weeks until Election Day, Vermont Public has released the results of a recent poll on key races and issues
A new poll released by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center indicates a tight race for Vermont’s governor
WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Kevin Moran, Executive Editor of The Berkshire Eagle about a case transfer within the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
Both candidates for New York's 18th Congressional district said the other's campaign attacks on their children and old social media accounts are "beyond the pale."
This November, Massachusetts residents will have a choice between incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey and her well-funded Republican opponent: Mike Minogue – a former medical device company CEO and longtime party donor.
This week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey threw her support behind a November ballot question that would override local zoning ordinances to allow homes to be built on small lots across the Commonwealth.
WAMC spoke with Sullivan County residents at Stewart's about how they're feeling about the cost of energy as the war in Iran continues.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to balance climate action and affordability amid criticism from environmentalists and her opponent, Republican Bruce Blakeman.
New York Assemblyman Michael Cashman discusses several issues, beginning with his efforts to rein in high utility costs.
Amid constant headlines covering inflation, energy costs and the cost of living these days, parts of the Northeast are often in the spotlight, with parts of New York and most of Massachusetts front-and-center.
Two weeks after his loss on primary night, Jeromie Whalen is back in the classroom, and as he and members of his campaign tell WAMC, while they fell short on primary day, they won enough to build a movement they want to see continue.
With the economy, inflation and prices top of mind for many midterm election voters, WAMC reporters spoke to people outside a Stewarts in Albany.
With inflation on the rise, many in the Northeast are feeling the crunch when they go to the grocery store. In part of our series of stories leading into November’s midterms we sent WAMC Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Aaron Shellow-Lavine out into the field to see how local food producers are taking the price shocks.
With the midterm elections looming, questions around the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence industry are on voters' minds.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced plans to form a committee dedicated to establishing the county’s first Italian American museum.
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Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.
