The United States Department of Agriculture withdrew two programs totaling $1 billion that allowed food pantries and schools to purchase locally-sourced food, prompting some in The Enterprise coverage area to wonder if local institutions had lost any funding. 

In 2024, New York state had just 15 cases of measles, Hochul said. “But nationwide, we’re seeing very concerning trends — 350 measles cases around the country,” she went on. “Eighty-one percent right now are part of an outbreak in West Texas and of those … three-quarters are unvaccinated.”

On March 10, the county legislature approved $6 million for the Pine Hills Land Authority to maintain campus security and infrastructure as revitalization plans unfold.

“Two-thirds of studied species showed declines of more than 10 percent,” wrote Science editor Bianca Lopez in a summary of the study. “Many insects have the potential for rapid population growth and recovery, but habitat restoration, species-specific interventions, and reducing pesticide use are all likely needed to curb population declines.”

Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the legislature and represents part of Bethlehem, introduced the bill after the town of Bethlehem was not immediately informed about contaminants in New Scotland wells on property close to Bethlehem’s Vly Creek Reservoir.

The state has established an email address for businesses, including farms, to report the effects of the Trump administration tariffs. While the new policy begins to take effect, information provided to TariffImpact@esd.ny.gov “will help provide a real time understanding of the impact of the tariffs on the New York agricultural industry and other sectors across the state,” the governor’s office says.

Most neighborhoods in the largely-Democratic Enterprise coverage area moved towards President Donald Trump during the 2024 election, so The Enterprise spoke with the chairmen of the Albany County Democratic and Republican committees about what that might mean for upcoming local elections.

More than 200,000 New Yorkers have enrolled for New York Mobile ID, a voluntary, secure digital version of a state-issued driver license, learner’s permit, or ID.

The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles first announced the Mobile ID in June 2024.