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By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Vermont's Attorney General has filed suit against International Paper and the state of New York over I-P's plan to conduct a test burn of tire-derived fuel at its Ticonderoga paper mill. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2914--02/09/06: Warrantless and unwarranted searches

By Dan Bobkoff

SPRINGFIELD, MA – In recent years, Springfield has been perhaps known more for crime than anything else. Now the city is trying to turn things around with the appointment of the city's first police commissioner. But many in the police department oppose the selection of Edward Flynn.

As WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports, the new top cop has his work cut out for him.

By Jessica Bloustein

Troy, NY – Leading New York lawmakers agreed late Wednesday to heed a call by 17 of the state's leading research institutions to create a state stem cell research fund. While lawmakers decide how much money to dedicate to the research, scientists and researchers in the Capital Region are already making major progress in a field they say could have major medical and economic benefits.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Karen DeWitt

Albany, NY – A joint legislative conference committee on the civil confinement of sexual predators bogged down over the definition of who exactly would be subject to involuntary commitment to a mental health facility.

By Pat Bradley

Saranac Lake, NY – Retail giant Wal-Mart has announced its interest in building a 121-thousand square foot super-center in the village of Saranac Lake. Most in the community agree there's a need for a major retailer, but some are unnerved by the size of the store WalMart is proposing. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – The American Cancer Society says the number of cancer deaths in the United States is showing a history-making decline for the first time in 70 years. The organization predicts 565,000 cancer deaths in the country this year--a number anti-smoking and cancer prevention awareness campaigns are helping to lower. In New York's Capital Region those campaigns are going strong, with signs of getting stronger.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Carrie Saldo

Williamstown, MA – Representatives from over 40 visual and performing arts institutions worldwide are heading to western Massachusetts this weekend. More from

Albany, NY – New Hampshire's Charles Bass joins Alan in the Congressional Corner to discuss ethics reform, new leadership in the House, and the role of the Speaker of the House.