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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order this week that includes a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers in New York State.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 07/17/26 @ 3 p.m. & 07/19/26 @ 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 Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and David talk about the positive and negative impacts of A-I on journalism, the New York Times filing a motion to quash subpoenas of its journalists, the push to turn print journalists into video talent, and much more.
New York Public Media
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
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More than 600 cyclists are riding 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany on the annual Erie Canal Bike Tour, braving wildfire smoke while retracing one of New York's most historic routes.
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While the governor has ordered a year-long pause on new data centers, two local state lawmakers say blaming high energy companies for power grid issues is a false narrative.
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Plug Power's CEO said the $142 million deal to sell land at the STAMP industrial park will move forward with a final closing deadline in March.
NPR News
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
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The decision comes two months after President Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping, potentially warming ties ahead of Xi's expected U.S. visit.
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President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
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Federal health officials have identified a single supplier of the produce from Mexico that was served in Taco Bell restaurants in five states.