Voters approve of the job Kathy Hochul is doing as governor 56-36%, up from 49-44% last month, and the best it’s ever been. Her favorability rating is 48-42%, up a little from 45-43% last month, and the 48% tops her previous high favorability rating by a point.
At the January 17, 2023 city council meeting, renowned author and Abenaki elder Joseph Bruchac was formally welcomed as the city’s first-ever poet laureate. The resolution which was approved states that “the Poet Laureate will always strive to create community in the City of Saratoga Springs.” Click through to the post to see his remarks on video.
In a special meeting on December 27, the Saratoga Springs City Council unanimously approved a zoning map amendment for a parcel of land at the corner of Crescent Ave and Jefferson St (near the casino).
According to Mayor Ron Kim in announcing the appointment, which was approved unanimously at the December 20 City Council meeting, “Kristen Dart is a political and governmental professional who currently serves as vice chair for political affairs at Planned Parenthood Empire State Act… her extensive background in community organizing and public policy will inform her role…
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