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The Dutchess County city of Beacon is the first Hudson Valley municipality to ban fossil fuels.

Polls are closing in Virginia, Indiana, Georgia, Vermont, Kentucky and South Carolina. Georgia is a reliably Republican state that could be close this year.

Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have presented separate plans meant to change the course of the war in Iraq. Both proposals set timetables for withdrawing U.S. forces.

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) is apparently President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be Interior secretary, a position usually reserved for Westerners. But Salazar is getting mixed reviews at best from environmentalists and public lands advocates, while agricultural and mining interests are relieved.

The fate of an Albany substance abuse clinic remains in limbo.

The Shadow President looks like a book, but belongs firmly in the world of partisan TV. There is plenty to uncover about the "real" Mike Pence, but readers won't find it here.

Governor Phil Scott explained that new Vermont Strong license plates will soon be available and proceeds will go toward flood recovery.

Legislatures in Albany and Rensselaer counties have adopted budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's stance on the GOP heath care bill could have long-term consequences for her state. The Trump administration may now pull back support for Alaska energy exploration.