(Airs 05/01/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Governor and New York state lawmakers closing in on a deal to speed up housing construction, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman gets facetime with North Country voters, and an environmental group sues New York City over an upstate watershed.

(Airs 05/01/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Governor and New York state lawmakers closing in on a deal to speed up housing construction, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman gets facetime with North Country voters, and an environmental group sues New York City over an upstate watershed.

Mayor Dorcey Applyrs said the 2025 deficit is actually $19.6 million, and that poor budget management oversight by former Mayor Kathy Sheehan's administration and unbudgeted expenses contributed to the deficit.

Officials in Schenectady are advocating for a bump in state funds in pursuit of what they’re calling “regional fairness.”

Patrick Nelson is one of two Democrats vying for the 44th New York State Senate seat currently held by Republican Jim Tedisco. Nelson has served on the Village of Stillwater’s Board of Trustees for six years and previously served two terms on the state Democratic Committee.

For National Foster Care Month, which begins today, Moynihan spoke with WAMC’s Andrew Waite about how her history informs her work — and how her job has changed her perspective.

(Airs 04/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with NY 1 Investigative Journalist Courtney Gross about her series Behind the Walls: Investigating New York’s Prison System.

(Airs 04/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with NY 1 Investigative Journalist Courtney Gross about her series Behind the Walls: Investigating New York’s Prison System.

A resident was killed and six other people were injured in a Troy structure fire Wednesday.

Construction is set to begin in August on a permanent location for Saratoga County’s Code Blue shelter, but some advocates are worried local officials aren’t doing enough to support unhoused residents.