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In 2016, New York became the first state in the country to mandate lead testing for drinking water in schools, and has since been working to remove lead from schools' water supplies. But a report published by three nonprofit research groups suggests those efforts have not been as effective as they can. WAMC Capital Region Bureau Chief Grant Ashley joined Ray Graf on Midday Magazine to break down the report's findings.
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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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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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Shape-shifting aliens attack a South Korean border town in Hope, a big-budget thriller that blends third-rate CGI with exhilarating action scenes.
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The world made it to another Friday without an AI apocalypse, so here's the quiz! See you next week … maybe. -
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why. -
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.
