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Hochul lays out proposals to combat affordability crisis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (420+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul made her rounds in New York State Wednesday, starting in Cheektowaga, to urge support for budget proposals as the U. S. contends with what many call an affordability crisis. Among the governor's agenda items discussed Wednesday were housing affordability,…...
Albany Medical Center announces emergency room expansion plan
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) Albany Medical Center officials on Tuesday announced a $25 million emergency room expansion plan. With 85, 000 emergency department visits tallied over the last year, Albany Medical Center says it will increase the size of its adult emergency room by nearly 25 percent. Dr....
New York's Office of General Services to consolidate four Capital Region warehouses
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (170+ words) New York state's Office of General Services is consolidating four warehouses. OGS' Menands, Guilderland, and two Albany warehouses will come together on one 200, 000-square-foot site in Green Island. New York's Office of General Services to consolidate four Capital Region warehouses…...
Albany Public Library and Albany City School District prepare for upcoming budget votes
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (354+ words) Albany residents will go to the polls next week to vote on the city school district budget and a spending plan for local libraries. " The Albany City School District approved a $342. 4 million budget proposal last month. Speaking at a recent…...
Albany County advances efforts to buy buildings on former Saint Rose campus
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (796+ words) The Albany County executive's office is advancing plans to purchase five buildings on the former College of Saint Rose campus, despite public opposition. That's a sign the county may be moving ahead with plans to more permanently occupy the campus,…...
Mc Coy says county won't pay back Saint Rose bonds by self-imposed deadline
3+ mon, 1+ hour ago (660+ words) Albany County Executive Dan Mc Coy previously said the $35 million in bonds used to purchase the former Saint Rose campus would be paid off in February. That date has changed. Albany County is backing the $40 million in bonds the Pine…...
Pine Hills Land Authority approves sale of five Saint Rose buildings to county
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (443+ words) Josh Landes: And now an update to our ongoing coverage of the Pine Hills Land Authority taking charge of the former campus of the College of Saint Rose here in Albany. We are joined now by Cailin Brown from the…...
Applyrs calls to amend inclusionary zoning
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) Albany's inclusionary zoning laws have been a recent point of contention among city officials. The city's current law, passed in 2023, requires developers make 13% of new housing units affordable to individuals earning no more than 60% of the area median household income....
St. Clare's pensioners will get their day in court
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (319+ words) More than 1, 100 health care professionals employed at St. Clare's Hospital lost some or all of their retirement savings when the hospital's pension fund dried up. Now, they'll get their day in court. New York state Attorney General Letitia James sued…...
How does it feel in the audience? Because it feels really good on stage:" Rob Derhak of moe. offers a State of the Band address at end of 35th anniversary tour
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1226+ words) WAMC: So, Rob, my first question for you is, to some people, a 35th anniversary is maybe not so intuitively a big date to hang a hat on, but you guys have made a meal of it this year, and I…...