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By Joe Donahuehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-868049.mp3Albany, NY – Joe speaks with Elizabeth Hess, Laura-Ann…

Republicans in Massachusetts are questioning a decision by state officials to send voter registration letters to a half-a-million welfare recipients.…

With Massachusetts Senator John Kerry expected to become Secretary of State next year, Massachusetts will see a second special Senate election in three…

The Lake George Land Conservancy, based in Bolton Landing, is one of several groups dedicated to protecting Lake George. Recently the organization…

After the plane crash that killed Ron Brown, a couple of usiness executives originally scheduled to fly with the Commerce Secretary held press conference and expressed their feelings about their twist of fate. N-P-R enior News Analyst Daniel Schorr has his own story to tell about a near miss ith destiny.

Frank Browning reports on the debate among health professionals at San Francisco General Hospital over how that institution should respond to the competition from HMOs. Public hospitals used to be able to devote a lot of time and public money to taking care of the poor. But with for-profit HMOs now offering to care for the poor at a lower cost, public hospitals are being forced to reorganize.

The US Supreme Court’s historic decision on the national healthcare law has injected what could prove to be a pivotal issue into the US Senate race in…

Frank Browning reports on an effort to reduce the number of heroin overdoses in San Francisco. The city has the dubious distinction of the highest rate of heroin overdoses in the country. A group called UFO -- You Find Out -- is trying to teach drug users how to shoot up more safely, and medical techniques like CPR to save lives.

A jury today awarded punitive damages in the amount of 25 million dollars to the Brown and Goldman families in the O.J. Simpson wrongful death civil trial. NPR's Ina Jaffe talks with Robert about the effect this award will have on the financial status of Mr. Simpson, what Simpson's options are regarding an appeal, and what the families' reactions appear to be to the judgment.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the continuation of OJ Simpson's testimony under questioning by his defense lawyers in his civil trial. The trial is part of the "wrongful death" suit filed by the families of murder victims Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. An attorney for the plaintiffs will also get a chance to question Simpson today.