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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.

The race for New York’s 20th Congressional District briefly took the spotlight at Democrat Paul Tonko’s town hall Wednesday.

After an Albany pediatric nursing facility reached a settlement with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, one father says his daughter experienced neglect while staying at the facility.

An Albany resident says he received mail on Saturday. But before then, he hadn’t gotten a delivery in about a week. The resident is one of a number of locals reporting delivery issues.

Some Mohawk Hudson Humane Society pups are about to fetch national attention. But, as WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha reports, the Puppy Bowl appearance is way more than just a game.

Congressman Paul Tonko wants ICE abolished. It comes as a negative sentiment toward the federal immigration crackdown is growing.

Brendan Perperian prides himself in being the host of "Wave Your Flag," a podcast he dubs the "official podcast for the LGBT twinks, icons, and divas of New York State." WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with Perperian about the importance of highlighting LGBTQ+ voices in the Capital Region, especially in the current political climate.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about a study that found drastic cuts in federal funding to Capital Region institutions.

Dorcey Applyrs will become the City of Albany’s first black woman mayor in history.