A new database developed by the news outlet Documented examines the chronic issue of wage theft in immigrant communities. In a conversation with co-host Maryam Ahmad, one of Documented's reporters explains how the project grew out of conversations with the communities she reports on.
Also this hour...
- A new Times Union report reveals structural issues with mobile homes built by a company that owns several communities around upstate New York. Residents are filing a lawsuit against the company, alleging a conspiracy to entrap them in shoddy units with exploitative financial terms.
- Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes on the simmering drama with Great Barrington's fire chief, who may be facing a criminal complaint of his own.
- As reading scores plummet across New York, teachers face uncharted waters as they look for solutions to what some are calling a literacy crisis.
- Commercial trucks on residential streets in Saratoga Springs have been a problem for years. A recent collision casts a spotlight on the urgency of finding a solution.
- Ahead of Veteran's Day, a personal recollection of the day's importance.
All that and more on this Nov. 11 edition of Northeast Notebook.
