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The 2024 NFL draft kicked off yesterday. In the first round, the Patriots took North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye third, LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers went sixth overall to the Giants, the Jets selected Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu, and the Eagles took Toledo centerback Quinyon Mitchell.
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Congressional representatives from the region are supporting a U.N. effort to reduce plastic pollution.
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Goodwin, City Editor for The Times Union, about the end of plans to build a wind farm on the Hudson River in Coeymans.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has a new leader on this Earth Day. Sean Mahar, who served as Executive Deputy Commissioner under former longtime Commissioner Basil Seggos, will lead the department as Interim Commissioner.
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The United Way of the Greater Capital Region is looking to raise more than $500,000 for local nonprofits in one day.
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Yancey Roy about the finalized New York state budget.
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As we heard last weekend on Midday Magazine, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello and other city officials are marking 100 days in office. City Council President Sue Steele is highlighting efforts by the council to ensure the city remains in good financial standings after it recently climbed out of historic debt.
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New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that includes plans to spur housing construction, combat unlicensed marijuana stores and address the migrant crisis.
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As state lawmakers pass final budget measures, the head of New York’s public university system is hoping for more tuition assistance for college students.
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(Airs 04/19/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers start passing parts of the state budget more than two weeks after it was due, we’ll get the President of the Citizens Budget Commission to critique the budget process, and two congressmen seek additional remediation of PCBs from the Hudson River.
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The Republican majority on the Troy city council flexed its muscle at Thursday night's finance meeting — with the Democratic council president accusing the GOP of playing politics over the minority’s resolutions.
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Montgomery County’s first county executive will leave his position at the end of the month. The Republican is being praised as a unifying voice in county government.