bail reform

(Airs 08/29/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck has retained a high-profile attorney to represent him largely pro-bono in a Texas lawsuit over New York’s shield law, Sen. Schumer announces bill to reverse Medicaid cuts, and we’ll talk with investigative reporter Chris Gelardi about where New York fits in President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold money from states that offer cashless bail.

(Airs 08/28/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Chris Gelardi, Criminal Justice Investigative Reporter for New York Focus, about President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold funding from states that offer cashless bail, state gang databases and how they’re used by ICE to identify people for deportation, problems with the state prison system, and much more.

Albany County District Attorney David Soares says he is staying in the race this November after losing June's Democratic primary.

(Airs 09/08/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A new report suggests the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York started earlier and spiked six times higher, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes says no to Republicans’ call for a special session to deal with the influx of migrants, and there’s a new survey of school superintendents’ thoughts on educating migrant children.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says critiques from the left and right on her proposed bail reform changes means that she is in the right place with the plans.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to roll back portions of the state’s landmark bail reform laws was the subject of an angry rally at the state Capitol Monday, with some speakers comparing the plan to other civil rights setbacks, including the creation of Jim Crow laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing increasing pressure to revisit changes made to the state’s bail laws. In her own party, Hochul is caught between New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who wants changes, and the state’s legislative leaders, who say it’s too soon to judge whether the law is working, and fear it’s being used as a scapegoat for rising crime rates.

Members and supporters of The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police gathered Thursday outside the State Capitol in Albany to announce proposed legislation to amend state laws regarding bail reform, discovery reform, and raise the age.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's "disaster emergency" over gun violence is drawing mixed reaction from local and federal officials. On July 6th Cuomo, a Democrat,…

Law enforcement leaders and some Republicans in the New York state legislature are pushing back against recent criminal justice reforms approved by…