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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.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families wants more mental health supports for Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with its Co-Executive Director, Anita Gundanna, about the importance and the barriers to mental health care for AAPI youth in New York.

New York state lawmakers have announced legislation targeting the New York State Office of Court Administration’s power over municipal budgets.

At a library inside the New York State Museum in Albany, shelves are filled with an array of reading materials. But the resources inside this library are more than what meets the eye.

WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha spoke to Yousaf Sherzad, a lead translator at Advanced Translations Services in Albany, about the new law and how existing translation services can be improved.

On the anniversary of Robert Brooks' death, advocates in Albany called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign an Omnibus Prison Reform package.

The Freedom to Read Act is a bill that would ensure librarians across New York state can cultivate inclusive, diverse book collections as a way to fight censorship within schools. Education advocates hosted a read-in at the State Capitol urging New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the bill as the end of the year approaches.

Families across the Capital Region, like those nationwide, are dealing with a variety of stressors from the back-and-forth of food stamp cuts to complications surrounding federal assistance for heating to this month’s expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. With federal resources in limbo, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services hopes to fill in that gap by redirecting people to state-funded resources that are still available. WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha spoke with the Office’s Commissioner, Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden, about what benefits are available for New Yorkers.

Disability advocates from all over New York rallied at the state Capitol in mid-November, asking Governor Kathy Hochul to address their demands around providing better resources for direct support professionals in the upcoming state budget.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about what's on the ballot for voters in the Capital Region.