Once again, Albany Common Council delays a vote on tear gas
Following months of public demands and repeated delays, the Albany Common Council voted 9-6 to further table legislation to ban the use of tear gas in the city. It means the counci
APD officer who assaulted man will escape criminal charges
A two-year court battle to formally remove a suspended Albany police officer from his job has been resolved, with a plan in place for criminal charges to be avoided. Luke Deer, the
Albany’s community police training allegedly includes racist rhetoric
The city’s Community Police Academy is teaching “racist myths.” That’s the accusation made by Community Police Review Board Chair Nairobi Vives, who wrote a letter on behal
Albany ‘May Day’ events intersect local labor and civil rights movements
Nurses from Albany Medical Center rallied this weekend amid a contentious three-year long contract fight with hospital management. The event coincided with the celebration of