WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with Carson Clonan, a meteorologist at the State Weather Risk Communication Center at the University at Albany.

(Airs 01/23/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Kathy Hochul unveils her budget proposal for next fiscal year, we’ll speak with the head of the NY Immigration Coalition about their 2026 legislative agenda, and we’ll follow the migration of Bald Eagles to Upstate New York.

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a $260 billion spending plan this week. Plus, New York could be headed into a new battle over redistricting.

Families of elementary students in Bethlehem will be rezoned to different schools next year.

(Airs 01/22/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of The New York Immigration Coalition, about their 2026 legislative agenda including passage of the New York For All Act which would ban the state from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

WAMC’s Samantha Simmons speaking with Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli ahead of his State of the City address on Thursday.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about discussions in a public forum about a Lithium-Ion battery facility plan in Saugerties.

After years of preparations, recently discovered remains of more than 40 Continental Army soldiers are set to be buried on the shore of Lake George.

The City of Saratoga Springs is one step closer to revising its charter for the after two decades without major amendments.

At a library inside the New York State Museum in Albany, shelves are filled with an array of reading materials. But the resources inside this library are more than what meets the eye.