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Albany Promise report card - TWC News

25-02-2015 23:21

Albany Promise report card
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Albany Promise formed in 2012 with the goal of improving student achievement. The group is a partnership that includes UAlbany, the city school district, and the mayor's office. Two years later it released its 2014 Albany Promise Report Card. Madeleine ...

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Albany Medical Center Announces Opening of Biomedical Center - TWC News

25-02-2015 21:46

Albany Business Review
Albany Medical Center Announces Opening of Biomedical Center
TWC News
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Albany Medical Center has announced the upcoming opening of a biomedical center, the first ever of its kind in the region. The goal is to improve patient experiences while also providing an economic boost to the capital region. The ...
Hospital to detail commercialization center plans TuesdayAlbany Business Review

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De Blasio Asks for Billions in Albany Amid Friction With Cuomo - Bloomberg

25-02-2015 21:15

Bloomberg
De Blasio Asks for Billions in Albany Amid Friction With Cuomo
Bloomberg
By proposing a five-year plan for pre-k and another $720 million over the same period from funds generated by casinos for extended after-school programs, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is making it difficult for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's tax ...
Mayors coming to Albany to press for aidRochester Democrat and Chronicle
In Albany, De Blasio Critiques Cuomo's Budget, Defines City's NeedsGo

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Council Continues Debate of Proposed Red Light Camera Reforms - TWC News

25-02-2015 20:59

Council Continues Debate of Proposed Red Light Camera Reforms
TWC News
Members of Albany's Common Council debated a controversial proposal that's soon to become a reality-red light cameras will be set up, at busy intersections in the city. While the city is still finding vendors, Katie Eastman explains how there's still ...

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Albany Set to Recieve $5M Grant -- With a Catch - TWC News

25-02-2015 19:31

Albany Set to Recieve $5M Grant -- With a Catch
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Albany is set to receive $5 million in grants from New York's Financial Restructuring Board. But, the catch is that it's a one-time proposition. Geoff Redick explains. ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mayor Kathy Sheehan wants the state to pay Albany $12-million per ...

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De Blasio Asks Albany for $300 Million More for NYCHA - New York Observer

25-02-2015 17:30

New York Observer
De Blasio Asks Albany for $300 Million More for NYCHA
New York Observer
ALBANY—Mayor Bill de Blasio asked the State Legislature today to find $300 million more for the city's chronically-underfunded public housing authority, one prong of his agenda to protect the city's affordable housing stock. In his testimony on the ...
De Blasio Asks for Billions in Albany Amid Friction With CuomoBloomberg
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Woman hospitalized after early morning shooting in New Albany - Newsandtribune

25-02-2015 16:30

WHAS 11.com (subscription)
Woman hospitalized after early morning shooting in New Albany
Newsandtribune
NEW ALBANY — A woman was hospitalized for life-threatening injuries after a shooting in New Albany early this morning. No arrest has been made, and the investigation is ongoing for the New Albany Police Department. The agency reported that officers ...
New Albany woman injured in early morning shootingWHAS 11.com (subscription)

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De Blasio Pushes Back Against Some Cuomo Education Reforms in Albany ... - New York Observer

25-02-2015 16:26

New York Observer
De Blasio Pushes Back Against Some Cuomo Education Reforms in Albany ...
New York Observer
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits a pre-K classroom. (Photo by Susan Watts-Pool/Getty Images). ALBANY—Mayor Bill de Blasio today told the State Legislature that Albany doesn't need to seize control of struggling schools—because that's his job. Testifying ...
New York Today: Mr. de Blasio Goes to AlbanyNew York Times (blog)
Mayor Expected to Address City's Minimum Wage Today in

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Albany City Commission OKs child care facility ordinance - The Albany Herald

25-02-2015 16:03

Albany City Commission OKs child care facility ordinance
The Albany Herald
#ALBANY — The Albany City Commission opened the door for group child care facilities in residential neighborhoods Tuesday by passing an ordinance that clearly defines such facilities and establishes zoning districts where they will be allowed by right ...

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Albany Med to open accelerator this spring - Albany Business Review

25-02-2015 13:57

Albany Business Review
Albany Med to open accelerator this spring
Albany Business Review
Albany Medical Center has four biomedical startup companies in the queue to join the center's incubator when it opens this spring. The 8,000 square-foot biomedical acceleration and commercialization center will open in May or June, says Kevin Leyden, ...
Albany Med announces opening of biomed incubator this springAlbany Times Union

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CUNY union to Albany: don't fail future scientists, artists - Capital New York

25-02-2015 12:55

CUNY union to Albany: don't fail future scientists, artists
Capital New York
The Professional Staff Congress will air a radio advertisement urging Albany to grant the university system concessions in the forthcoming state budget. "CUNY is facing a crisis. Students were promised that tuition increases would be used to make a ...

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Albany squabble means schools budget blindly - Oneonta Daily Star

25-02-2015 12:46

Oneonta Daily Star
Albany squabble means schools budget blindly
Oneonta Daily Star
Unlike other recent school budget cycles, districts around the state are developing a 2015-16 budget without the guidance of state aid projections. In his desire to seek educational reforms, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made $1.1 billion in aid to education ...

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Thelma Dooley, secretary to 3 Albany mayors, dies at 90 - Albany Times Union

25-02-2015 12:21

Albany Times Union
Thelma Dooley, secretary to 3 Albany mayors, dies at 90
Albany Times Union
Albany. Thelma Dooley, who was a secretary to three Albany mayors during a 40-year career marked by professionalism and discretion, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center Hospital following a series of hospitalizations for multiple ailments. She was 90.

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Letter: Step up, Albany, for walkers' sake - Albany Times Union

25-02-2015 12:21

Albany Times Union
Letter: Step up, Albany, for walkers' sake
Albany Times Union
I like to walk. I like to walk my dog. I like to walk my kids to school in the morning. I like to walk to local businesses, to the library, to get a sandwich. Walking is healthy. It's why I moved to Albany when I got a job upstate instead of to the ...

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Real estate lobby to press agenda in Albany today - Capital New York

25-02-2015 11:59

The Real Deal Magazine (blog)
Real estate lobby to press agenda in Albany today
Capital New York
The real estate lobby will press its agenda in Albany today, calling for the renewal of a major development subsidy program, warning lawmakers not to strengthen rent-control laws and arguing for the renewal of an initiative meant tot spur cleanup of ...
Real estate lobbyists to push agenda in AlbanyThe Real Deal Magazine (blog)

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Albany gas pipeline planning still progressing says WA Premier Colin Barnett - ABC Online

25-02-2015 06:17

Albany gas pipeline planning still progressing says WA Premier Colin Barnett
ABC Online
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the State Government remains committed to the Albany gas pipeline project, despite the lack of progress on it. The Liberal Party first promised to extend the Dampier to Bunbury pipeline to Albany before the ...

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South Salem clinches GVC with win against West Albany - Statesman Journal

25-02-2015 05:58

Statesman Journal
South Salem clinches GVC with win against West Albany
Statesman Journal
ALBANY – The celebration was subdued. After No. 2-ranked South Salem concluded its Greater Valley Conference championship-winning season Tuesday evening with a 53-43 road win at West Albany, there wasn't a lot of cheering or outward displays of ...
Prep girls basketball: South Salem beats West Albany to clinch GVC titleAlbany Democrat Herald

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Few strings on Albany's $5M - Albany Times Union

25-02-2015 04:20

Albany Times Union
Few strings on Albany's $5M
Albany Times Union
Albany. A $5 million state grant to close the city's 2015 budget gap and finance upgrades to the citywide IT systems will come with no significant strings attached. But the state Financial Restructuring Board, which voted to approve the money Tuesday, ...

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No Vote Tuesday on Proposed Amendments to Albany Red Light Cameras - TWC News

25-02-2015 03:14

No Vote Tuesday on Proposed Amendments to Albany Red Light Cameras
TWC News
Members of Albany's Common Council debated a controversial proposal that's soon to become a reality-red light cameras will be set up, at busy intersections in the city. While the city is still finding vendors, Katie Eastman explains how there's still ...

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Disclosure in Albany, Now - New York Observer

25-02-2015 02:23

New York Observer
Disclosure in Albany, Now
New York Observer
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo gives his fourth State of the State address on January 8, 2014 in Albany, New York. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images). Andrew Cuomo recently offered a sound explanation for the lack of transparency in the rules ...
Poll: 92 percent say Albany corruption is a serious problemCapital New York

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New Albany takes action related to two high-end developments - Evening News and Tribune

25-02-2015 00:16

Evening News and Tribune
New Albany takes action related to two high-end developments
Evening News and Tribune
NEW ALBANY — On the periphery for seven years, a multimillion dollar, mixed-used development in downtown New Albany still has the potential to come to fruition. The New Albany Redevelopment Commission agreed to extend the purchase option on a ...

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