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Tuesday

Apr

19

6:00 am

New chancellor creates research workgroup

Apr 19, 2016 6:00 am • Staff

Keshia Clukey is reporting at Politico New York new Regents chancellor Betty Rosa announced Mon., Apr. 18, the creation of a research workgroup. It will examine a number of issues before the Board of...

Tuesday

Apr

19

12:04 am

Election Day Roundup

Apr 19, 2016 12:04 am • Staff

Tuesday, April 19 is the presidential primary election, locally from noon to 9 p.m. Here is a roundup of recent election news: • Democrat Bernie Sanders sent a fundraising email for three Congression...

Tuesday

Apr

19

12:03 am

NY AG Office to operate hotline for primary day poll problems

Apr 19, 2016 12:03 am • Staff

The Daily Freeman is reporting New York primary voters will be able to report problems at the polls through a special hotline. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a hotline staffed by a...

Tuesday

Apr

19

12:02 am

Squadron pushes Senate colleagues on loophole bill

Apr 19, 2016 12:02 am • Staff

Chris Bragg is reporting at Capitol Confidential Democratic state Sen. Daniel Squadron is renewing efforts to push through legislation closing the so-called LLC loophole in state election law, which a...

Tuesday

Apr

19

12:01 am

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 local almanac

Apr 19, 2016 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds from noon until 6 p.m., Tue., Apr. 19. The combination of dry fue...

Monday

Apr

18

11:06 pm

Radio News: Congressperson's phone hacked for report, to show known flaw

Apr 18, 2016 11:06 pm • Tom Roe

Click here to download or play an audio version of this report. Last week a "60 Minutes" report had a security expert hack a Congressperson's cell phone by just using his public ten-digit phone numbe...

Monday

Apr

18

6:15 am

WGXC Local News Audio Link

Apr 18, 2016 6:15 am • Staff

DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local headlines and weather for Mon., Apr. 18 (6:00). (Produced by Philip Grant.)

Monday

Apr

18

5:00 am

Weekend in review

Apr 18, 2016 5:00 am • Staff

Some of the stories that made the news Fri., Apr. 15 through Sun., Apr. 17: Jeanette Wolfberg reported in the Columbia Paper the Hudson City Board of Education voted last week to reduce board terms...

Monday

Apr

18

12:01 am

Monday, April 18, 2016 local almanac

Apr 18, 2016 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today: Sunny. High near 76. Monday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 48. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS TUESDAY: A slight chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mo...

Saturday

Apr

16

2:20 pm

Gibson votes against FCC regulation

Apr 16, 2016 2:20 pm • Tom Roe

Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica reports that Rep. Chris Gibson voted with the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives April 15 to gut the Federal Communications Commission's authority to regulate In...

Saturday

Apr

16

11:04 am

Greenville schools consider larger budget

Apr 16, 2016 11:04 am • Staff

Harley Goodnough reports in The Greenville Pioneer that voters will consider a $29.4 million budget in Greenville next month, with a hearing first May 3. That's a 2.3 percent spending increase, due la...

Saturday

Apr

16

10:55 am

Hunter special meeting considers changing six local laws

Apr 16, 2016 10:55 am • Staff

Jim Planck in The Daily Mail reports that the Hunter Town Board is considering repealing or changing two of six recent laws that proved controversial at a standing-room-only special meeting April 12....

Saturday

Apr

16

10:39 am

Cuomo releases tax return

Apr 16, 2016 10:39 am • Staff

Rick Karlin reports in Capitol Confidential that Governor Andrew Cuomo made $222,035 in 2015, according to his state tax return released April 15. Cuomo paid state taxes of $12,563 and $36,595 in fede...

Saturday

Apr

16

10:35 am

Trump, Kasich return to area

Apr 16, 2016 10:35 am • Staff

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Republican candidate Donald Trump leads a rally at 3 p.m. Sun., April 17 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie. Tickets are available here. Chelsea Clint...

Saturday

Apr

16

12:25 am

New music on WGXC this week

Apr 16, 2016 12:25 am • Staff

The Felice Brothers, "Aerosol Ball" from "Life In The Dark" Performance by Bard Percussion on November 20, 2015 at the Bard College Conservatory of Music of "Aurél Holló: José / beFORe JOHN 5"...

Saturday

Apr

16

12:06 am

WGXC Local News Audio Link

Apr 16, 2016 12:06 am • Staff

DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local headlines and weather for Sat., Apr. 16 (2:24). (Produced by Tom Roe.)

Saturday

Apr

16

12:03 am

Greenville students create alternative 'news'

Apr 16, 2016 12:03 am • Staff

Harley Goodnough reports in The Greenville Pioneer that several Greenville High students are publishing their own semi-anonymous news blog called "The Macaroni Report." The name is a play off the offi...

Saturday

Apr

16

12:02 am

Flickers of light still attracting viewers in cars

Apr 16, 2016 12:02 am • Tom Roe

Coxsackie's Hi-Way Drive (with audio on several FM frequencies) has been open for weeks, and when the Greenville Drive-In (with audio at 88.7-FM) re-opens May 6, it will be with a new beer garden. Sou...

Saturday

Apr

16

12:01 am

Saturday, April 16, 2016 local almanac

Apr 16, 2016 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today: Sunny, with a high near 59, and a low around 36. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SUNDAY: Sunny, with a high near 67, and a low around 46. MONDAY: Sunny, with a high near...

Friday

Apr

15

9:05 pm

Bill Clinton in Colonie, Trump in Poughkeepsie

Apr 15, 2016 9:05 pm • Staff

WNYT reports that former President Bill Clinton speaks at The Desmond Hotel in Colonie at 9:45 a.m April 16. Tickets are available here, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...

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