Rare GOP victories Tuesday include Guilderland's Mark Grimm taking District 29 and Knox's Travis Stevens holding the 31st.

_{Tom Ellis, Albany}

_{Becky Meier, Canaan (Columbia County)}

_{Paula Philo, president, Ann Brandon, Charter co-chair, Judith Wing, Charter co-chair Albany County League of Women Voters}

Republican incumbent county legislator Travis Stevens says his Democratic challenger owes his family an apology, but Nicolas Viscio says he didn't send the aggressive flyer and, besides, he thinks it's true.

The Crime Victims and Sexual Assault Center should be encoded in the county charter, a permanent part of our government.

McCoy did not sign the charter because it would allow for the legislators to decide on the size of the legislature rather than having an external committee do it.