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(Airs 05/26/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul is caught in the middle as the migrant crisis intensifies, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stops in Albany to call for an adjustment in the Medicare Wage Index, and the EPA provides an update on the cleanup of toxic PCBs from the Hudson River.

In 1958, with Hamilton Holmes, she de-segregated the University of Georgia and went on to a distinguished career in journalism. Her early inspiration? Brenda Starr. “I read about her in the comic strips in my grandmother’s newspaper; she read three newspapers a day.” A star, a Starr, a low pun in the vicinity.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, May 27th, 2023

(Airs 05/25/23 @ 3 p.m. & 05/27/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA).

(Airs 05/28/23 @ 6 p.m. & 05/29/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with 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, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara discuss a bogus story and how it made its way into the press, how to write the obituary of a public official, and much more.

(Airs 06/01/23 @ 3 p.m. & 06/03/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with lifestyle writer and holistic health expert Angela D. Coleman about the importance of prioritizing yourself and relieving tension. In her book, "The Art of Chilling Out for Women," Coleman gathers wisdom from around the world to help women go from burned out to chilled out.

(Airs 06/15/23 @ 3 p.m. & 06/17/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.

(Airs 06/16/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll take a look at how the issues of housing and criminal justice fared this legislative session, we speak with the Republican minority leader of the state assembly about his take on the session so far, and what comes next, and New York’s Independent System operator says rapid electrification is causing a surge in power demand.

Esteemed musician Wynton Marsalis tells great stories, but are they strictly true? Marsalis tells us about Danny Barker, Lu & Charlie’s and an inscribed stone.