With the midterms right around the corner, we examine the barriers that unhoused people face while voting. David told us, "It's like getting cold and, you know, it's like I'm outside." In New York your registration address can be a bench where you sleep. The National Low Income Housing Coalition wrote in 2024 that only about one in 10 homeless people cast a ballot, which is five times less than the general population. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

Sometimes having a baby is not something families can schedule in advance. Having highly skilled staff available day and night is expensive. So why are birth centers closing? According to hospital health systems, it's really all about money. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

What if we could put solar panels on top of stores instead of farmland? Plug-in and community solar banks could keep costs down for residents. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

Google searches for "how to turn off AI" or similar phrases were up almost 500% from August 2024 to February 2026. Kiran Keshav, director of Empire AI says, "I think you would have to go to pretty great lengths to completely exclude yourself from AI in general."Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute.You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

Proposed tax hikes from Albany to Schenectady have residents reaching for their calculators. In Albany, Mayor Dorsey Applyrs released a budget calling for a 15% increase on the property tax levy. In Schenectady? 43%. Prices are going up for a lot of things, and that affects cities and towns too.Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute.You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

Artificial intelligence has become part of everyday lives. We ask it for advice, use it to plan our days, and use it to craft our emails. But when we talk about education, there’s worry about students using it to cheat on assignments or avoid doing meaningful work. So, some educators are actually turning away from AI and requiring students to show their understanding of subject material in other ways. On today’s show, we’ll learn how teachers and students are using – or not using – artificial intelligence. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

In New York, the Department of Environmental Conservation, or the D-E-C, is facing staffing shortages. The DEC's law enforcement division, which includes forest rangers and conservation officers, is being stretched thin. Listen to Northeast Notebook podcast episodes, published every weekday by 5 p.m. wherever you listen to podcasts! You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

It's been eight years since the deadly limousine crash that killed 20 people in rural Schoharie, New York. As litigation related to the tragedy winds down, WAMC's Lucas Willard and the Albany Times Union's Larry Rulison look back on the crash and its impacts.Listen to Northeast Notebook podcast episodes, published every weekday by 5 p.m., wherever you listen to podcasts! Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Flock cameras are becoming synonymous with the idea of government surveillance. Activists have started swarming city council meetings, protesting the cameras and how their data is shared.Listen to Northeast Notebook podcast episodes, published every weekday by 5 p.m., wherever you listen to podcasts! Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

The FDA's approval of Rasonque has been a breakthrough for patients fighting metastatic pancreatic cancer. WAMC talked to a local researcher about how the drug works and a family who fought to get access to the game-changing medication. Listen to Northeast Notebook podcast episodes, published every weekday by 5 p.m. wherever you listen to podcasts! Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.