Politics

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (427+ words) New York’s COVID-era corruption fallout is still raining down, years after the last mask mandate expired. Former Deputy State Budget Director Sandra Beattie just got dinged a measly $5,000 fine by the pathetic state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (978+ words) PETER R. BARBER Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy speaks at the ribbon cutting of the new M&T Center Thursday, August 14, 2025. This article was paid for by donations to The Community Journalism Fund. SCHENECTADY — Schenectady will face a major budget shortfall in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (697+ words) A rendering of the future New Utrecht Avenue station that will be a part of the Interborough Express. Rendering courtesy of MTA The state is continuing to move ahead with its plan to build a 14-mile light rail connecting Queens…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (358+ words) I have argued that efficiency is not a discretionary program but core infrastructure for a modern, competitive and resilient energy system. The response told me the frame is landing. People in this industry already know we cannot build our way…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (830+ words) Published 4:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Jeffrey Kennett Homer News Writer Teresa Mullican is running for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 – Kalifornsky seat in the Nov. 3 election. Theo Noomah is running for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 8 – Homer seat…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (115+ words) WKZO Attorney General joins coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining a coalition of attorneys general urging a federal appeals court to uphold an order from a lower…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (280+ words) The Sternberg House looked like this just before 6 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2026. The sign advertised Wednesday’s public hearing. The Albany City Council Wednesday unanimously denied a conditional use permit that would have allowed an outpatient substance-abuse treatment center to operate out of…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago   (71+ words) [Image 1 of 3] DVIDS Brigadier General Wilkem Mollfulleda conducts Future Soldier swear-in ceremony [Image 3 of 6] LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES U.S. Army 6th Recruiting Brigade /search/unit/6thRecBde /rss/unit/8696 Brig. Gen. Wilkem Mollfulleda, deputy commanding general – support, U.S. Army Recruiting Division, conducts Future…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (499+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m. ET A new television ad cycles through images of kids doing kid things — finger painting and messily eating spaghetti — before a young girl delivers a final request: “Please vote for Governor Hochul.” The ad touts a series…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (702+ words) The state budget package passed Sept. 1 includes $400,000 in funding for the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) to complete stock pond restoration projects across its grazed grasslands. To reduce the risk of wildfires across more than 87,000 acres, the park district…...