
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 02/14/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Top officials travel the state to promote Governor Hochul’s budget priorities, the father of a man who was killed in a Utica area prison comes to Albany to call for prison reform, and a new bill introduced in the New York State Legislature this week would make it easier for municipalities to opt into rent control.
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(Airs 02/07/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Interests on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border remain wary despite a month-long pause in threatened tariffs, former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed as the new administrator of the EPA, and environmental groups in New York are bracing for impact, and A program to help New Yorkers file their taxes for free is back.
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(Airs 01/31/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: In the wake of the death of Robert Brooks, lawmakers and advocates are calling for prison reforms, we’ll talk with Avery Stempel, Co-founder of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives, about four bills that would make psilocybin-containing mushrooms legal, and New York failed the American Lung Association’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report.
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(Airs 01/24/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a $252 billion budget, we’ll have reaction from state lawmakers and more on what’s in the proposal, and we’ll take you to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik appeared this week in her confirmation hearing to be UN Ambassador.
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(Airs 01/10/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Kathy Hochul lays out her priorities for the year in her State of the State address, we’ll have reaction from lawmakers around the state, including Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay, and will bring you a new report that finds funding shortfalls and rising inflation are making New York's transportation infrastructure costlier for motorists.
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(Airs 01/10/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers come back to Albany for this year’s legislative session, New York becomes the first state in the country to mandate paid prenatal leave for pregnant workers, and after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, North Country officials involved in border issues are watching closely.
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(Airs 01/03/25 @ 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 the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, New York state already ranks last in the nation for delivery of early intervention services for babies and toddlers with developmental delays, and officials say it’s getting worse, and we’ll take a look at the mental health dangers facing farmers.
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(Airs 12/20/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Advocates urge Governor Hochul and the legislature to reform the criminal justice system, we’ll speak with state comptroller Tom DiNapoli , and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steps in to save a historic lighthouse.
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(Airs 12/13/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Millions of New Yorkers could get checks for $300 to $500 dollars next year, we’ll talk to Siena Pollster Steve Greenberg about how New Yorkers feel about Governor Hochul, and state officials are eyeing nuclear as a way to create power without contributing to climate change.
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(Airs 12/06/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Kathy Hochul answers questions directly from her constituents, we’ll hear from Democratic State Senator James Skoufis about his candidacy to become the next Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is raising the alarm over a so-called Telehealth Cliff.