The Legislative Gazette
Fridays, 10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Saturdays 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.; July-August Sundays, 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
You can find the region's most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. On each program, the award-winning WAMC News team combines forces to bring you a wrap-up of the week's political news, the latest from the legislature, and the stories that will keep you well-informed.
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(Airs 04/26/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll focus on the New York Heat Act, a proposal that did not make it into the state budget, state lawmakers did agree on so-called Good Cause Eviction legislation, and we’ll take you to Soul Fire Farm where they’re fighting injustice in the food system.
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(Airs 04/19/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers start passing parts of the state budget more than two weeks after it was due, we’ll get the President of the Citizens Budget Commission to critique the budget process, and two congressmen seek additional remediation of PCBs from the Hudson River.
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(Airs 04/12/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Another week goes by without a state budget agreement as lawmakers negotiate affordable housing and tenant protections, we’ll get an update on the immigrant situation from Lauren DesRosiers, incoming Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Senator Gillibrand calls on her peers to reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission to promote economic development.
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(Airs 04/05/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the late state budget will be even later, we’ll take a look at the some of the sticking points, we’ll have full coverage of the coming total eclipse impacting the North Country, and April is Autism awareness month, and we’ll introduce you to 16-year-old with Autism and his family.
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(Airs 03/29/24 @ 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 legislative leaders concede there will not be an on- time budget, we’ll talk with Hunger Solutions New York about funding for children who need free meals in school, and the State University of New York is expanding a free program aimed at growing the state’s workforce.
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(Airs 03/22/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul signs a measure that will allow all pharmacies in New York to dispense birth control medications, voters in villages across New York state went to the polls this week and we’ll speak with the Assembly Republican minority leader about the plight of small farmers in the state.
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(Airs 03/15/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Democrats in the New York state Legislature release counter proposals to the governor’s budget, we’ll talk about the Medical Aid in Dying Act with the Senior Campaign Director for Compassion & Choices, and north country representative meet for an update on activities and expectations at the state capitol.
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(Airs 03/08/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the state senate and assembly will restore school aid reductions in their one house budget plans expected next week, we’ll speak with Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha about the problem with education funding, and Senator Gillibrand appears in Dutchess County to call for a bill to crack down on illegal fentanyl dealers.
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(Airs 03/01/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: After a long, drawn-out fight, Governor Hochul approves a new congressional map, we’ll take you to the food justice summit in the Adirondacks, and friends, gay marriage advocates, and the former mayor of New Paltz gather together to remember their act of civil disobedience.
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(Airs 02/23/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Senator Gillibrand wants the EPA to readdress the cleanup of PCBS from the Hudson River, we’ll talk with Steve Greenberg from the Siena Poll about what issues New Yorkers are concerned about, and top state and federal officials gather in Malta to celebrate $1.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip manufacturer Global Foundries.