Rensselaer County Legislature

The Rensselaer County Legislature will now stream its monthly public comment period online after legislators approved the change this week.

Rensselaer County's legislators debated whether to ban kratom outright or just synthetic derivatives.

About 95 people attended the Rensselaer County Legislature's public forum last week. Many called on Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault to end his 287(g) agreement with ICE.

Rensselaer County Legislators are pushing back against a move by County Executive Steve McLaughlin regarding department head attendance.

A candidate for Rensselaer County Legislature was in court Thursday on grand larceny charges.

Advocates are making their voices heard about the potential harms of the new drug dealer registry in Rensselaer County. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons reports.

To deal with crimes rooted in the opioid epidemic, Rensselaer County officials have created a "Drug Dealer Registry."

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin is proposing a nearly $380 million budget for 2023.

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin gave his fifth State of the County address Tuesday night, but his future is unclear.

The proposed Rensselaer County budget comes with a large tax decrease.