All Over Albany

Gillibrand breaks with party on debt ceiling vote, cash crunch at Brighter Choice, traffic stop nabs driver with 40 license suspensions, 11-year-old competing for world championship - in Pokemon

Kirsten Gillibrand was one of only six Democratic US Senators to vote against the debt-ceiling bill. In Saratoga, a crowd including both supporters and opponents of Chris Gibson's "yes" vote on the deal had "a discussion" (the kind with signs and chanting). Earlier: What local Congressional reps said about the debt ceiling deal. [NYT] [Post-Star]

There's apparently some concern among state employees that the no-layoff deals struck by CSEA and PEF could be circumvented by "reorganizing" state agencies. [TU]

The family of the woman who died recently at the Albany County jail while awaiting deportation alleges she was not given the proper medication to manage a heart condition. [TU]

The latest Troy Record/Gramercy poll for the Troy mayor's race has Republican Carmella Mantello up on new Democratic candidate Lou Rosamilia 53-47. [Troy Record]

Andrew Cuomo signed a bill yesterday that will allow the State Museum to be open on Sundays (in exchange for closing on another day of the week). A law dating back to the 19th century had required the museum to be open during normal business hours every weekday. [Cuomo admin] [Daily Gazette]

The family of the the 13-year-old who drowned in backyard pool in Colonie this past weekend says the girl had been playing a game to see who could hold their breath the longest underwater. [TU]

National Grid's electricity rates for residential customers could drop as much as 8 percent next year because of the expiration of a fee. [TU]

The Brighter Choice charter schools are short on money -- though the reason for the crunch is in dispute. [TU]

The judge who heard the case about whether the Schenectady school district should release the Steven Raucci emails to the Times Union and Daily Gazette had officiated at Raucci's wedding -- and didn't disclose that fact. [Daily Gazette]

Joseph McInerney --the brother of the former Troy city clerk William McInerney, who resigned amid allegations of being involved with the Troy ballot fraud case -- recently pleaded guilty to stealing thousand of dollars from the Schodack Democratic Party. [Troy Record]

Guilderland police have arrested a woman they allege had sexually abused an 11-year-old. The woman claims to be some sort of reverend, but police say they can't confirm that. [Fox23] [TU]

A Schenectady County corrections officer has been placed on leave because of allegations he groped women on the jail's medical staff. [TU]

Waterford police say a driver pulled over on Monday had 40 suspensions on his license -- and had been stopped 49 times since 1989. [TU] [WNYT]

The Albany County sheriff's office says a man arrested for allegedly dealing coke in the parking lot at Latham Farms had hidden drugs in a Pepsi bottle made to look like it was full of soda (check out the photo). [TU]

A mile of newly-paved road will be torn up to fix the situation that included an oily-substance leaking into Lake Desolation. [TU]

Watervliet is developing plans to build an "anaerobic digester" to break down organic waste in order to produce energy. [TU]

Clifton Park's town board voted to buy 41 acres that include access to the Mohawk. The land will eventually be opened for public access. [TU] [Daily Gazette]

Saratoga Springs has yet to settle on a site for the 9/11 memorial sculpture that was intended for the spot in front of the City Center, but ended up being too big. [Saratogian]

East Greenbush 11-year-old Aaron Clarke will be competing at the Pokemon Trading Card Game World Championships later this month. [Troy Record]