Jesse Taylor

After being diagnosed with a rare condition, Andrew Reynolds vowed to make a difference. At the Brain Injury Association of New York State’s advocacy day in Albany on Saint Patrick’s Day, Reynolds’ family will give that mission voice.

Albany’s Community Police Review Board has had myriad issues since coming under city control last year. Most recently, the board sent a letter to the Common Council detailing concerns surrounding one board member’s professional conduct. Soon after WAMC reported on the letter, The Center of Law and Justice’s Executive Director Ta-Sean Murdock called on the Common Council and Community Police Review Board to do better. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor met with Murdock at the center to discuss his concerns.

This winter has been anything but mild and it has left some propane gas customers shivering.

The Albany Center for Law and Justice is calling on the city’s Common Council and Community Police Review Board to regain the public's trust.

Albany’s Community Police Review Board has called on the Common Council to evaluate if one member’s professional conduct is justification for removal.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is seeking development partners for a new project to turn the former McDonald’s on South Pearl Street into a bus terminal. WAMC’s Capital Bureau Chief was there for Friday's announcement.

Carl Williams is the new president of the Schenectady City Council — a legislative body that was paralyzed for the entire month of January when members couldn’t come to consensus on a new leader. Williams, who was chosen by his fellow members to take the seat earlier this month, sat down with WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor to discuss his vision for the embattled council’s future.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is scheduled to deliver his 15th State of the County address today. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor will be there for the live speech at 1:00 p.m.

Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs is bringing attention to new Common Council legislation that would amend the city’s heavily debated inclusionary zoning laws.

In Albany, Black History Month this year comes as the city now has its first ever Black mayor. With that as a backdrop, WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor sat down with a few members of the Albany NAACP to talk about the policies they want to see from local lawmakers.