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The Saratoga Springs city school board voted 7 to 1 to reaffirm its inclusion policy Thursday night. WRGB reports the resolution came two months after the U.S. Department of Education took action to eliminate DEI initiatives. Schools were told their federal funding was at risk if their DEI initiatives were not eliminated.

Saratoga Spa State Park is getting an electric infrastructure upgrade. WNYT reports New York State Parks is giving more than $6 million to the park. The money will be used to replace outdated transformers, cables, and switches and modernize the power grid. It will also triple the electrical capacity of the park.

A Fort Edward man will be placed on probation after admitting to stealing over $40,000 from the Albany Rural Cemetery. WNYT reports 58 year old David Eslinger pleaded guilty on Thursday to grand larceny and identity theft. Authorities say he was the cemetery’s former general manager and issued extra paychecks to himself and used the ... Read more

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was pulling Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnaround for his Cabinet pick after her confirmation had been stalled for months over concerns about Republicans’ tight margins in the House.