Activists called on the New York State Assembly to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act at a rally outside the state Capitol Saturday.

Following other communities in the region, Albany is now using artificial intelligence on school buses to promote safety.

Chancellor John King, Jr. says the system’s 4-year institutions, especially university centers, drive most research across the system’s campuses, but every college is involved in research activities.

As the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York prepares to face additional federal cuts, leaders say they are working to diversify its sources of donations. COO Nick Pisani says the food bank will receive roughly 7 million less pounds of food this year than it did in 2024. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with him earlier this week about how federal cuts are impacting operations.

WAMC's Samantha Simmons spoke with Holmes and his protégé Ryan Lee Crosby about their efforts to keep blues alive ahead of their sets at the Meadowlark Festival this weekend.

(Airs 09/12/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The ICE raid on a food-processing plant in Central New York has quickly become a flashpoint in the immigration debate, will catch up with Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado in Syracuse where his Gubernatorial campaign is underway, and Plattsburgh secures a major bus manufacturing contract.

An interview with Riverkeeper's Dan Shapley about a large harmful algae bloom the organization is monitoring in the Hudson River estuary.

Four of the Democrats hoping to challenge New York Congressman Mike Lawler next year took part in a forum Wednesday.

Governor Kathy Hochul addressed political violence and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Rensselaer County Friday.

Scenic Hudson recently opened its new headquarters at the site of a once-abandoned factory in Poughkeepsie.