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City Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi Announces Candidacy for State Senate Seat Held by Tedisco

  • January 11, 2024

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Minita Sanghvi has announced her candidacy for the 44th State Senate District in New York’s Capital Region.  Sanghvi, a Democrat, plans to challenge the seat currently held by Republican Jim Tedisco. The 44th Senate District includes Saratoga County, Niskayuna, and the city of Schenectady.  “I’m running for State Senate because we deserve

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Albany man admits nearly $1M in federal funds theft

  • January 7, 2024

JamesBrey, Contributor / Getty Images In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act authorized the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency to assist certain distressed borrowers who had fallen behind on repaying their federally guaranteed farm loans. Asjid Parvez, 37, was one such borrower, having defaulted on a loan that he had used to purchase a Maryland chicken

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