Daily Digest: Mantello vetoes ‘Good Cause Eviction’ legislation; council expected to override veto

Also: City of Cohoes begins improvements to local Music Hall • No. 1 overall seed Duke survives 16-seed Siena, rallies for 71-65 win in 1st round of March Madness

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Happy Friday! Welcome to Spring! Hope everyone is having a great week and has a great weekend ahead. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Mantello vetoes ‘Good Cause Eviction’ legislation; council expected to override veto Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello officially vetoed “Good Cause Eviction” legislation Wednesday night; however, City Council President Sue Steele said it will be overridden by the all-Democratic council supermajority at the council’s reg… Read more → City of Cohoes begins improvements to local Music Hall Construction has officially begun at Cohoes's Music Hall, with planned improvements to the building's roof and windows, among other structural renovations slated to be completed in the coming months. Read more → No. 1 overall seed Duke survives 16-seed Siena, rallies for 71-65 win in 1st round of March Madness By AARON BEARD GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke barely avoided a shocking upset to open the NCAA Tournament, with the No. 1 overall seed having to rally from 13 points down and going ahead for good in the final 5 minutes to beat… Read more → NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL: No. 16 Siena vs. No. 1 Duke (PHOTOS) GREENVILLE, S.C. — No. 1 Duke staved off No. 16 Siena, 71-65, in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Greenville, S.C. Read more → Democrats say they don't oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict Democrats say they have bigger concerns about what the Republican bill would do. Read more → 2 ex-FBI agents say in a lawsuit they were fired for their roles in Trump election investigation The lawsuit seeks reinstatement and a court declaration that the terminations were unlawful. Read more → Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing at Newark The incident happened Tuesday night at the busy airport. Read more → Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion Alexia Moore has been jailed in Camden County since March 4. Read more → A teen Mexican migrant dies in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees Royer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week. Read more → Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth The meteoroid broke apart over Valley City on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom. Read more → White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress A bipartisan group of senators met behind closed doors with border czar Tom Homan. Read more → US Mint can begin producing Trump commemorative gold coin after arts commission approves design The design is for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image. Read more → Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled Eventually, the Treasury Department is to take responsibility for all student loans. Read more →

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