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Advocates across the state are unhappy with proposed cuts to the state’s EmPower+ program, which supports energy costs for low-and-moderate income households.

Governor Kathy Hochul is adding money to an already hefty state road repaving project. She announced Wednesday that $800 million will be added to the state’s five-year, $34 billion Capital Plan.

Blue Jays fans and even Canadians in general are getting excited as the team readies for its first World Series in 32 years. BTPM NPR's Canada correspondent Dan Karpenchuk has more from Toronto.

Millions across the nation turned out for the second nationwide protest referred to as “No Kings,” meant to push back on moves by President Donald Trump and his administration. In Albany, people from all backgrounds showed up to make their voices heard and protest what many called an authoritarian takeover.

Every player who started for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday night previously played at least one game for the Buffalo Bisons. It is the latest of highs in a special relationship between two baseball clubs dating back 12 years.

A traveling campaign rolled into Buffalo urging New York State leaders to honor the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. It came on the day verdicts were announced in the prison death of Robert Brooks.

The Canadian Medical Association is calling for action to fix the country’s ailing health care system. Among their concerns are access to drugs, streamlining the process for internationally trained doctors and nurses to get their licensing in Canada, and the expansion of mental health and addiction services.

The former corrections officer faces at least 15 years in prison for the beating captured on body-worn cameras.

Correspondence from supporters and opponents of the Medical Aid In Dying Act highlight the choice Hochul must consider.

The move signals Republicans in New York — in contrast to some national figures like Vice President JD Vance — want to distance themselves from the offensive rhetoric.