budget cuts

(Airs 05/30/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats continue to criticize the so-called “big, beautiful bill,” the Trump administration appears to be using its influence to push development of two previously-abandoned natural-gas supply pipelines in New York, and we’ll talk about the seventh annual Population Health Innovation Summit.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council’s Board of Finance on Wednesday night heard budget presentations from several key departments, including the police and mayor’s office.

(Airs 05/29/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Senator Liz Krueger about the new $254 billion state budget, the issues of involuntary commitment and discovery, and the potential impact of threatened cuts from Washington D.C. on the state.

The University of Vermont Health Network has announced a series of cuts it says are being done to comply with enforcement actions required by the state’s health care regulator. But critics dispute the reasons and question the volume of cuts.

The Albany City School District Board of Education held a hybrid meeting Tuesday night to plan for the most challenging school year to date.Anxiety about…

A 20 percent reduction in aid to school districts tied to the pandemic is having a significant impact on New York districts that rely heavily on state…

Leaders of Capital Region municipalities are preparing for the worst as the coronavirus shutdown devastates their budgets.Town Supervisor Paula Mahan says…

Sen. Charles Schumer is criticizing a Trump administration proposal to cut the budget of the Office of National Drug Control policy by 95 percent.The New…

During Congress’ two-week Easter recess, Vermont’s lone House representative plans to travel across the state to hear what residents believe the impact of…

Vermont U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy met with community advocates and the leader of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity on Monday to discuss…