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Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget address this week, New York state Senator Jake Ashby says he’s unsure where the funding is coming from for the $252 billion budget.
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State lawmakers are reacting to New York Governor Kathy Hochul's $252 billion dollar budget proposal.
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A longtime fixture of Capital Region politics was honored on Friday, December 27th. Pat Casale, a former seven-term New York State Assemblyman, died in 2022 at age 87. The Republican also served as Rensselaer County Clerk and as mayor and city councilor in Troy.
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Officials in the city of Albany and Rensselaer County were sworn in for new terms on Monday.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has renewed operating permits for a notorious construction landfill in Rensselaer.
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A New Jersey-based waste company has scuttled plans to build a sludge incinerator in the city of Rensselaer, which is now moving toward officially discouraging similar proposals.
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Democrats took a drubbing in Tuesday’s national elections, but the party is keeping control in the New York state legislature. As WAMC reports, some Capital Region Republicans also celebrated reelection wins.
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Locals entering the nursing profession stand to get a hefty financial boost — if they stay in the area.
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As New York's legislative session heads toward an end, lawmakers are scrambling to get their priorities passed.
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With the legislative session in its final week, two state lawmakers from the Capital Region are pushing for more support for nurses.