City and state lawmakers gathered in Albany on Thursday to announce the launch of Cap City Collective, an advisory board aimed at getting young people involved in local politics.

Early wrote, directed and stars in the film, which tells the story of an aspiring food influencer with an eating disorder. "Maddie's Secret" will screen in Catskill this weekend, with Early on hand for a Q&A.

The bill, proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, follows the recent drowning death of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi after he was reported missing in an Albany suburb.

The Albany County Public Defender's Office staff wants to unionize, but the county has refused to recognize the effort — and now the matter is in litigation.

The Air Quality Index will reach unhealthy levels today from New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley through Central and Western New York. WAMC’s Elias Guerra has more on how people are handling the Canadian wildfire smoke.

(Airs 07/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction from supporters and opponents of the first-in-the-nation data center moratorium in NY, we’ll provide an update on the new Medical Aid in Dying Law set to take effect in august, and we’ll travel to the North Country to talk about the bobsled.

(Airs 07/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction from supporters and opponents of the first-in-the-nation data center moratorium in NY, we’ll provide an update on the new Medical Aid in Dying Law set to take effect in august, and we’ll travel to the North Country to talk about the bobsled.

The Schenectady County facility was opened alongside GE Vernova's announcement of 75 new jobs and was supported by nearly $10 million in state tax credits.

Nearly a year into panhandling signage being installed in the city of Troy, there's renewed conversation about their effectiveness.

A Saratoga man who pleaded guilty in April to killing a man last year while fleeing a Walmart has received the maximum prison sentence.