Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan is running for re-election, saying the challenges of 2020 have led her to seek a third term.

2020 has been a remarkable year, but 2021 promises to be a consequential year for Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis, too. Ellis spoke with WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas about racism, policing, the pandemic and politics.

As the tally of shootings continues to climb in Albany, elected officials area calling for action.

Nurses at Albany Medical Center have authorized a potential strike over their ongoing contract dispute with the hospital. 

We've all been tested by the coronavirus pandemic in one way or another. Many of us have endured the technical difficulties associated with working remotely. That extended to the Albany Common Council meeting Monday, as frustrations boiled over.

The Albany Common Council is moving ahead with police reform proposals.

Weeks before the city became the site of sometimes violent protests between demonstrators and police, the Center For Law And Justice in Albany released a report calling attention to systemic racism. Now it plans a community/government symposium this fall.

As Albany city hall was sending out a news release about the mayor and police chief hosting weekly conversations with residents, protesters swarmed a Common Council press conference this afternoon just steps from the mayor’s office.

An Albany civil rights leader says the peaceful protest of Saturday afternoon and the violence of Saturday night come from fears among African Americans that a loved one could be killed by law enforcement.

Capital Region municipalities are laying off workers and cutting services with revenues sharply down during the pandemic.

Municipal governments in New York have some “difficult decisions” to make with revenues falling short during the pandemic.

For more than two years, a Florida-based company has been trying to establish a blood plasma collection center in Albany at the Hannaford Plaza on Central and Colvin Avenues. The mayor and common council remain at odds over the proposal.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent local governments scrambling to conduct business online, and the Albany Common Council is no exception.

Earlier this month, the Center for Law and Justice in Albany published a report on structural racism and public safety in the city. Among other things, the report calls upon four city leaders to acknowledge the existence of structural racism in the police department.

A resolution goes before the Albany Common Council tonight expressing solidarity with the city's South Asian community.

A national Child Opportunity Score ranks Albany in its "Top Ten." But it also finds access to opportunities for children of color in Albany rank second from last on a list of 100 metro areas in the U.S.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has proposed her budget plan for 2020.

Although a picket was averted, unionized nurses at Albany Medical Center continue to voice their concerns about staffing and patient care. 

Some new faces have been changing city politics in Albany, once famous for machine rule. One example is Common Councilor Dorcey Applyrs, who was a political newcomer when she ran for the council in 2013. She recently sat down with WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas.

An effort to address systemic racism in the city is getting a boost from Albany Common Councilors and the mayor.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan took the wraps off her proposed 2019 budget Monday morning. Now, the Common Council and city residents are taking a closer look.

A new year brings new leadership in many area communities. Here's a roundup of the swearing-ins in the Capital Region and beyond...