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(Airs: 5/05 & 5/06/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss coverage of NBA player Jason Collins coming out, naming suicide victims, when it's irresponsible to print police movements, and much more.

(Airs: 5/03/13 & 5/04/13) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette:A key piece of the Governor’s 2013 agenda appears to be in jeopardy, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on early voting in new York, and we’ll take you to the Empire State Pride Agenda’s annual lobby day in Albany.

Host Alan Chartock interviews New York State GOP Chair Ed Cox.

WAMC's Alan Chartock sits down with Deborah Amos, award-winning foreign correspondent for NPR, and the 2013 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Host Alan Chartock interviews New York State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli.

(Airs: 4/28 & 4/29/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss Harry Shearer being dropped by his home station, the AP hacking story, and what the Koch Brothers are doing with newspapers.

Alan Chartock speaks with Author, Columnist and Etiquette Specialist Peggy Post.

(Airs: 4/21 & 4/22/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss coverage of the Boston Marathon, a comparison of the Daily News and the New York Post, and much more.

(Airs: 4/19/13 & 4/20/13) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: Lawmakers return to the capital with reform on their minds, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the reform package, and the new federal common core state standards face criticism from parents and school boards.

(Airs: 3/12/13 & 3/13/13) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: in the wake of recent scandals, Governor Cuomo and the state DA's push to make it easier to prosecute bribery and public corruption, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on whether New York will ever have public financing of campaigns, and we'll take you to the Southern Tier where one county has received foreign trade status.