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Albany convention center plans shaky

By Jessica Bloustein

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Albany, NY – Albany, New York, mayor Jerry Jennings says the convention center is off the table, if New York State lawmakers scale back funding for the city of Albany by $322 million. Left only with $6 million per year in payment-in-lieu-of-taxes aid, the city's future may involve more than just the demise of the $200 million convention center proposal.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.