ALBANY – Former city Common Council member and mayoral candidate Frank Commisso Jr. will be shifting from his post with county Comptroller Michael Conners to the county Nursing Home. Albany Cou...
ALBANY – Remarks made by Albany County Republican Elections Commissioner Rachel Bledi about the city’s South End continue to provide fodder for elected officials. Amid calls by some Democrats...
ALBANY – Adorned with surgical masks and signs declaring some have served food while sick, a few dozen people lined the walls of the Albany County Legislature’s chambers Monday in silent prot...
ALBANY – City fire Chief Joseph Gregory was unanimously confirmed to the appointed post on Monday by Common Council members. City elected voted 13-0, with council members Judy Doesschate and Ja...
I like charts, numbers…really, anything with data. There’s something satisfying about a color-coordinated, formula-driven Excel spreadsheet. So why don’t we take a look at what articles gra...
ALBANY – A lot of subjects were touched on during the roughly 30 minute sit-down with Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s pick for the capital city’s next police chief Monday. Not all of them made it int...
https://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/18455/outtakes-from-chat-with-albanys-next-police-chief/
ALBANY – Albany County is the second entity in the Capital Region to ban so-called conversion therapy on minors, a practice some purport can turn gay people straight. The county Legislature vo...
Are you an Albany County resident who has questions about local issues that impact you? County Executive Daniel McCoy is hosting another “Meet & Greet” tour in three different locations acros...
https://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/18448/albany-co-executive-to-host-meet-greet-tour/
ALBANY – The Albany County Land Bank has launched a pilot program that aims to create more opportunities or individuals and families to become homeowners in economically distressed neighborhood...
ALBANY – Seven Albany County lawmakers have had enough of the groundhog days of legislation – or they really dislike the idea of downsizing the 39-member body. While Legislators Doug Bullock,...