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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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(Airs 06/26/26 @ 3 p.m. & 06/28/26 @ 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 Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about if and when the press should withhold information, the White House effort to subpoena reporters, and much more.
New York Public Media
The ICE agent - who had already been identified in national media - is the same officer accused of killing Minneapolis protester Renee Good.
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Two pieces of proposed legislation before the New York State Legislature aimed at expanding and protecting access to gender-affirming care did not receive a vote this legislative session. As WAMC's Sajina Shrestha reports, some who access that care are worried about the inaction amid federal restrictions.
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He prevailed over two Democratic challengers, Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw. They’re the first challengers he faced in a primary in his 19 years in office.
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Entrepreneur Anthony Constantino, who first made national headlines with a "VOTE FOR TRUMP" sign atop his Amsterdam, New York, factory during the 2024 presidential election, eventually earned Trump's endorsement in this year's Republican primary against State Assemblyman Robert Smullen.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised: "We have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective."
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Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child.
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Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, and Russia attacked various regions of Ukraine, as their war grinds on.
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The cause of the damage could not be independently verified, and authorities did not immediately issue a statement on the incident.