Jesse Taylor
Albany News Bureau Chief-
The Albany County Legislature is set to introduce a measure that would prohibit all of its agencies from using public funds to travel on, promote or partner with any “deportation airlines.” -
The Albany County Legislature is set introduce a resolution next week directing all county agencies to not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol. Local Republicans have been vocal in their opposition. -
Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul detailed what Phase 1 of the New York State Museum transformation would look like. The project is backed by $150 million in state funding. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor had the chance to tour the Albany facility and ask the museum’s director how the money will be spent. -
New York's comptroller has responded to a Capital Region state assemblyman’s calls for an investigation into utility rates. -
For more than a month, the Schenectady City Council has been stymied as a result of not being able to elect a president. A recent court decision could help the council break the stalemate. -
Persia Nelson, who was convicted in October of several charges relating to the death of her 11-month-old daughter, received a maximum sentence in court Monday. -
A Schenectady judge says he will reach a decision as soon as Monday morning on whether he will lift a temporary restraining order barring a City Council appointee from serving on the board.
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Congressman Paul Tonko wants ICE abolished. It comes as a negative sentiment toward the federal immigration crackdown is growing. -
Capital Region lawmakers are among the more than 500 state legislators across the country to release a joint statement decrying the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents. The statement in response to the Minnesota killings comes as the magnitude of the Immigration Customs and Enforcement operations in the Capital Region is unknown. -
The Albany County Legislature is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday on bolstering the availability of affordable housing.
