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(Airs 03/07/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, lambasted state Democrats’ immigration policies during a stop in Albany this week, we’ll look at a lawsuit against the EPA for freezing climate change funding that includes New York, and we’ll talk with three federal employees impacted by the Doge cuts.
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A burn ban through May 14th in New York starts Sunday.
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Amid concerns it could close for good, the General Services Administration says the Poughkeepsie Social Security office will fully reopen in six months. But employees aren’t letting their guard down.
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(Airs 03/13/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dale Bryk, a lawyer based at the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School. Dale was previously the Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment for the State of New York. We’ll talk with Dale about the impact of the EPA freezing climate funds from Climate United, the subsequent lawsuit, and the impact on environmental funding flowing into New York.
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After a shooting outside city hall last month, calls to relocate the Saratoga Springs Police Department’s headquarters have been renewed.
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A new comprehensive study on the City of Troy’s fire response services finds staffing remains a problem.
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about Kingston at odds with Stony Run tenants and advocates over rent rules.
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Opposition to Blackhead Mountain Lodge expansion continues as board grants negative SEQR declarationThe proposed expansion of a lodge in Cairo, New York, is causing friction between neighbors and the town Planning Board. As WAMC Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Jesse King reports, the board recently voted to remove a potential hurdle for the project.
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Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino outlined programs for seniors, youth, and emergency personnel during her State of the County Tuesday.
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Democratic candidates in Saratoga Springs are lining up ahead of November’s election.
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The Saratoga Arts Clay Center’s new exhibition explores the relationship between maker, material, nature and place.
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The Department of Government Efficiency has taken a sledgehammer to the federal government’s operations in an effort to cut spending under the orders of billionaire Elon Musk. That effort has led to the firing of thousands of federal employees with little or no warning, including nearly 6,000 employees of the United States Department of Agriculture.