(Airs 10/17/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Towns and counties in New York will soon hold their elections in even-numbered years, we’ll talk with the leader of the effort to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act, and we’ll take you to a rural community experiencing a surge of bi-partisanship.

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is an official school holiday in the 2025-2026 Guilderland School District calendar, making Guilderland one of the first districts in the greater Capital Region to officially mark the holiday.

As Schenectady city officials engage in ongoing budget negotiations, New York state is set to pull funding that could amount to more than $13 million due to what it says are inadequate court facilities.

A restaurant in Cohoes is reopening after an explosion destroyed the property last year.

Yum, that's me crunching on a food substance that arrived in my mouth by way of industrial engineering. Food scientists manufactured it to hit bliss points - a perfect balance of salt, sugar and, for a flawless mouth feel, just the right amount of fat.

Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Friday, October 17, 2025.

(Airs 10/17/25 @ 3 p.m. & 10/19/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Mike talk about which news organizations refused to sign the Pentagon pledge, the value of local news, the threats to student journalism, and much more.

According to our guests, cookbooks are not just tools for the kitchen, but also cultural objects people want to buy, gift, and gather around. We're joined by best selling cookbook author Alexandra Stafford and Haley Whalen from Arthur's Market. Ray Graf hosts.

More than a year after an herbicide was first used in Lake George to combat an invasive plant species, scientists and activists say a study shows the chemical lingers or more than a year.

A state-supported project is now underway in Glens Falls, creating new units of affordable housing.

Indie rockers Modest Mouse brings its blend of jagged post-punk, melodic indie-pop, and experimental rock to UPAC in Kingston, N.Y., tonight at 8pm.

Rick Dalton reflects on more than three decades leading Brilliant Pathways