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Albany Mayor Urges Residents: Call D.C.

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Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan

With her city on the verge of cuts and layoffs during the pandemic, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has a message to residents: call President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

New York’s capital city is facing up to a $20 million revenue shortfall, according to Democratic Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

"We need to ensure that we are able to replace the revenue that we've lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic so that we can continue to provide essential city services and support the workers who have been on the front line from the very beginning."

Sheehan is asking residents to call on Senator McConnell and President Trump to provide direct federal aid to state and local governments. On Tuesday, Sheehan warned of cuts to city services.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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