Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis

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...