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Published 23 hours agoNewburgh City Council votes to end Flock contract
After months of emotional back and forth, the Newburgh City Council has voted to end its contract with Flock Safety.
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Published September 28Newburgh to hold vote on future of Flock camera usage
The Newburgh City Council will consider a resolution Monday night that would end the city's use of Flock ALPRs. A search in 2025 shows Texas police included Newburgh’s Flock data in a search for a “female” who “had an abortion.”
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Published September 24NY-18 campaign attacks are 'beyond the pale' both candidates say
Both candidates for New York's 18th Congressional district said the other's campaign attacks on their children and old social media accounts are "beyond the pale."
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Published September 24Sampling Big E cuisine, Minogue talks affordability, auditing Beacon Hill in bid for governor
This November, Massachusetts residents will have a choice between incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey and her well-funded Republican opponent: Mike Minogue – a former medical device company CEO and longtime party donor.
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Published September 24Morning Headlines with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, an Oneida Dispatch
WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, and Oneida Dispatch, about Senator Michelle Hinchey's legislation aimed at regulating License Plate Readers.
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Published September 22With loaners already flying, fleet of F-35As to land in western Mass.
Bit by bit, a fleet of new, state-of-the-art fighter aircraft is coming to a Air National Guard base in Western Massachusetts.F-35As are already soaring fast and loud through the Pioneer Valley. As commanders tell WAMC, their arrival means better protection for the Northeast –…
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Published September 22Report examines mismanagement of Mass. unemployment assistance program
The Massachusetts state auditor's office says a new report examines mismanagement and violations of state law within the Department of Unemployment Assistance from 2022 to 2024.
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Published September 21Northern New York assemblyman discusses utility bills, Flock, prison proposals and more
New York Assemblyman Michael Cashman discusses several issues, beginning with his efforts to rein in high utility costs.
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Published September 20Volunteer firefighters, lawmakers ask Hochul to sign tax credit bill
The bill would quadruple the tax credit for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in New York State. It passed the New York State Legislature with bipartisan support.
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Published September 18Energy roundtable held in Plattsburgh
An energy roundtable in Plattsburgh, New York, Friday brought together labor, utility and conservationists to discuss energy needs in the North Country
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Published September 18Troy council limits mayor's power to declare public emergencies
Troy's all Democratic council voted Thursday night to limit the mayor's powers to declare a local emergency. The move — overriding a mayoral veto — is central to the city's debate over its controversial Flock cameras.
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Published September 17Justice Department effort to obtain Vermont voter rolls denied
A lawsuit by the federal Department of Justice demanding Vermont turn over its voter rolls has been dismissed.