Good evening, Capital Region and Hudson Valley. We're wrapping up the day for you with some of the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Tonight will be mostly clear and chilly with lows in the 20s.
Early sunshine Wednesday will fade behind increasing afternoon clouds. Mixed rain and wet snow showers will push in right around sunset. Mixed precipitation Wednesday evening could make for some slippery travel across the North Country before temperatures rise overnight.
Thursday will be cloudy, but mild and mostly dry. Late-day showers and storms will be possible with highs in the 60s/70s.
Tomorrow's Forecast
Today's Big Stories
1. Plug Power to lay off 261 employees across the Capital Region
Plug Plower, which develops hydrogen fuel cell systems to replace conventional batteries in equipment and vehicles, is planning to lay off workers in the Capital Region. According to a WARN notice on the New York state Department of Labor's website, 261 employees will be impacted.
2. CDTA begins new fare structure in Warren County
The Capital District Transportation Authority begins its new fare structure in Warren County Tuesday. It will be aligning its fares with the rest of the transit network.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that Republicans are looking for what kind of future Rep. Elise Stefanik can bring to the House leadership now that she won’t be serving as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. Her most recent leadrship role has already been filled.
4. Ulster County executive signs order on protection of transgender people
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger signed an executive order on the protection of transgender people. Metzger said this is due to concerns about rhetoric and actions at the federal level targeting the transgender community.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 22 other states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration over abruptly cutting billions of dollars in state health funding. These cuts come as part of a plan announced last week by the Trump White House to pull back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other organizations across the country.
6. Chuck Schumer says he's taking the fight over federal spending to Trump country
The Senate’s top Democrat is no stranger to political maneuvering. But his latest act — a tightly choreographed blitz through Republican-held districts — signals a sharpened strategy: take the fight over federal spending directly into Trump country, and force Republicans to own the response.
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