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Arrested during counterprotest, activist warns of white supremacist violence and police bias
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Arrested during counterprotest, activist warns of white supremacist violence and police bias

Posted on January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 by David Howard King

His face pushed into the cold ground, two knees braced against his neck and seven state troopers piled on top of him, Lexis Figuereo, organizer…

Could officer’s firing change the conversation around police reform in Albany?
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Could officer’s firing change the conversation around police reform in Albany?

Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 by 518Independent

Photo by Robert Cooper City officials in Albany rushed to fire APD officer David Haupt after The Times Union reported on body-camera footage that captured…

Nonprofits that prevent evictions struggle as state contract payments are cut and delayed
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Nonprofits that prevent evictions struggle as state contract payments are cut and delayed

Posted on October 27, 2020 by David Howard King

“We’ve been treading water, but if the federal government doesn’t come to the rescue we’re going to be in trouble,” says Kirsten Keefe of the NYS…

Evicted from a shelter Troy family reflects on the year from hell
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Evicted from a shelter Troy family reflects on the year from hell

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by David Howard King

Daniel Griffin, his fiance Kayla and their two boys aged three and one were evicted today after spending nine months at Joseph’s House, a shelter…

Policing reforms proposed by Albany Council stuck in committee
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Policing reforms proposed by Albany Council stuck in committee

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by David Howard King

A series of police reform bills introduced by the Albany Common Council in June in the wake of the murder of George Floyd won’t be…

Layoffs, uncertainty continue despite Cuomo’s backtrack on education cuts
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Layoffs, uncertainty continue despite Cuomo’s backtrack on education cuts

Posted on September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 by Josh Shea

Only hours after the New York State United Teachers Union (NYSUT) filed a lawsuit in Albany on Wednesday against Governor Andrew Cuomo in response to…

Albany schools reopen facing hundreds of layoffs due to aid cuts
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Albany schools reopen facing hundreds of layoffs due to aid cuts

Posted on September 9, 2020September 12, 2020 by Josh Shea

In an almost 5 hour meeting on Tuesday night, the Albany School Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the district’s revised plans for reopening,…

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