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(Airs 01/28/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul says she will push the legislature to further revise the state’s bail laws, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay about the governor’s controversial move, and we’ll head to the Southern Tier where counties there are deciding how to spend opioid settlement money.

(Airs 01/27/23 @ 6 p.m. & 01/29/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, And Barbara Lombardo is the former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about the journalism coalition trying to save local news, a decision by some cable companies to remove Newsmax, Facebook allowing former President Trump back on the platform, and much more.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with gender expert Kate Mangino about her new book "Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home," on how couples can better balance household work and promote gender equality in their personal lives.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, September 17th, 2022:

(Airs 02/17/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: In a full floor vote, the New York State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s choice for chief judge, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul about her $227 billion dollar budget proposal, and we’ll take you to a panel discussion on addiction and services in Northern New York.

(Airs 02/19/23 @ 6 p.m. & 02/20/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Judy talk about how digital platforms have upended the news, the value of sports coverage, and much more.

Comet ZTF has gotten a lot of media headlines, talking about the great green comet. But the word in astronomy circles is very different. So if you haven’t seen it, and I’m willing to bet that you haven’t, don’t feel bad. In truth, the comet only looks green in long exposure astrophotography. If you managed to find it in the night sky through binoculars, which is pretty hard even for backyard astronomers, it looks like a faint, gray, fuzzy ball with no tail. And a comet with no tail is hardly spectacular as a visual object.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Clarence Lusane about his latest book "Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy," on the lifelong activism of Harriet Tubman and the future of the $20 bill.

(Airs 02/23/23 @ 3 p.m. & 02/25/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Albany County District Attorney David Soares.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, February 18th, 2023.