ICYMI: Lawmakers say the NY legislature must act after "timeout boxes" found at an upstate school. They say state education regulations revised three years ago do not go far enough www.timesunion.com/news/article...

License plate camera data from Connecticut towns searched to track woman who Texas officials say had an abortion. And Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement. www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...

If you've been following the battle over the reappointment of Schoharie County's 92-year-old elections commissioner, we have an update: the county rejected another candidate. Some county board members are still holding out hope to get Clifford Hay back www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Buffalo Bills fire head coach McDermott after 9 seasons www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...

NY is one of 12 states that votes on legislation without knowing how much it will cost. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

NEWS: After the discovery of multiple wooden "timeout boxes" at a school district in northern New York, police are examining a new device allegedly used to block or confine students there. More in @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/news/article...

SCOOP: Police are investigating the use of a new device at a New York school that allegedly confined students in 'timeout boxes.' It's a structure made of PVC pipes and mesh for dividing students from staff during behavior incidents. More in @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Thank you to Bridgeport CT for finally providing me a copy of their vehicle pursuit policy that I FOIA requested nearly SEVEN YEARS ago. This should come in handy for that story I was working on two jobs ago...

John Sarcone's tenure as the top federal prosecutor in New York's Northern District becomes more tenuous by the day. Brendan Lyons reports.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

Members of an Afghan family detained by ICE in Albany last year have been released. About 200 people rallied in the city to support them this weekend www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s withdrawal from the New York governor race reflects an increasingly obvious reality: Republicans are not in a position to flip the state next year. The race shifts from Likely D to Solid D.

School leaders put on leave, state and local authorities investigating, and parents furious after discovering wooden “timeout” boxes in elementary schools in a NY district. Shocking story that you don’t want to miss www.timesunion.com/news/article...

NEWS: This week, parents discovered an NY public school district had 3 wooden, "timeout" boxes for confining students. Only after photos surfaced did some parents learn their kids may have been held inside. Investigations and outrage ensued. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Fascinating (and alarming) data analysis by Julie Zhu about how much household income is required to be "comfortable" in different regions of New York.

“There didn’t appear to be a single Black juror in the room.”

Here's what we know about the ongoing Attorney General investigation into the campaign of state Senate candidate Caleb Slater, who is accused of paying people for political donations and then collecting thousands from a state program that matched those donations www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running for governor of New York. He'll challenge Elise Stefanik in the GOP primary www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

NEWS: At least 12 Afghans have been arrested by ICE in the Albany area in the past week as scrutiny of these immigrants mounts after the DC shooting of National Guard members. Others are being called in for questioning including a family of 4 yesterday www.timesunion.com/news/article...

The upstate New York's largest immigration raid since President Trump returned to office was on Sept. 4. That was just the beginning. Lawsuits and long fights for freedom are underway. www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

U.S. work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-w...

NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Yousaf Sherzad, acting president of the Afghan American Community Center in Albany, said it was sad that a whole community of Afghans are being punished for the actions of the DC shooter: “The community is really scared." @emiliemunson.bsky.social reports.

NEWS: The federal crackdown on Afghans after last week’s DC shooting has resulted in the arrests of at least 10 Afghan immigrants in Albany NY who have pending asylum claims. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

NEWS: At least 10 Afghans have been arrested by ICE in the Albany NY area this week amid President Trump's crackdown on immigrants from that country after a shooting in DC last week www.timesunion.com/news/article...

News: ICE is on track to arrest twice as many people in New York in 2025 than in 2024. But the pace of arrests fell slightly in recent months compared to summer highs. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Less than two weeks after saying it would resume naturalization ceremonies in upstate NY, USCIS is once again cancelling them — this time claiming a lack of candidates. As with our previous reporting, the agency isn't answering questions. Maria Silva reports.

Shopping today? Here is what inflation data shows about your holiday shopping list www.timesunion.com/projects/202...

From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.

High-ranking members allegedly abused law enforcement credentials to obtain special access.

BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A federal judge also dismissed the criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The move comes days after the Times Union revealed abrupt cancellations in at least seven counties, sparking bipartisan criticism and demands for answers.

Surprisingly emotional about saying goodbye to the penny? Will I have to explain the meaning of "penny for your thoughts" to my grandkids some day? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...

BREAKING: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story:

Antonio Brown, the controversial former NFL star and former owner of the now-defunct Albany Empire arena football team, has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting following a celebrity boxing event in Miami.

Federal judge in Rhode Island is ordering the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November, saying the USDA lost the discretion to pay partial benefits when it failed to get those funds to recipients fast enough. "USDA arbitrarily and capriciously created this problem." Story TK

"Since the start of the year, at least 134 unhoused people have died. Only two lived long enough to reach the state’s average life expectancy — a sobering reminder of how fragile life can be without stable housing." www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...

NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports. He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q

I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.

SCOOP: NY schools physically restrained students and put them in "timeout", often in small padded rooms, at least 20,000 last school year according to new data the state collected for the first time. We got the data by school district so you can search yours www.timesunion.com/news/article...

See the return on investment for a college education at New York colleges and universities compared to schools across the U.S. with this cool searchable database by @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/projects/202...

Reuters: NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES WILL ASK COURT TO DISMISS INDICTMENT AGAINST HER ON GROUNDS THAT U.S. ATTORNEY HALLIGAN WAS UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED-COURT FILING

Of course, a song praising Stewart's has to have one the most upstate NY origin stories: www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

@newyorkstateag.bsky.social is encouraging people to submit photos and videos of ICE in New York to her office, after the raid on Canal Street yesterday. "We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," AG Letitia James said. ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

"News deserts are widening. Newspaper closures continue unabated. Independent publishers are calling it quits at an alarming rate. Yet local digital-only news sites are multiplying. Many are even thriving." localnewsinitiative.northwest...

A man pardoned by President Trump after taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City.

News: in NY, a judge annulled the appointment of the 92-year-old Schoharie County Democratic elections commissioner, who was appointed over the objections of his own party. The county is now appealing the decision to try to keep him on the job. www.timesunion.com/news/article...