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“The current restrictions undermine the civil rights of wheelchair users,” said Erica Molina, noting low-income and rural residents are disproportionately affected. She said just two vendors are approved under Medicaid statewide, calling it a “vendor monopoly.” She said, “Vendors profit at the expense of our clients’ health and safety.”

Of local note was McCoy’s announcement that Albany County was in “the final stages of acquiring Switzkill Farm in Berne .…”

The grant is part of the FAST NY program, which intends to make the state more attractive to manufacturers and other large employers, in this case by helping to bring critical infrastructure to the Port of Albany.