Data center moratorium

Developers on the Kenwood data center project in southern Albany say the project won't use large amounts of water or raise utility rates, but some are still skeptical.

(Airs 08/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, author of the Times Union’s Capitol Confidential newsletter. We’ll talk about who gives the most money to state legislators’ campaigns, A-I and the data center moratorium enacted by Governor Hochul, and much more.

(Airs 08/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, author of the Times Union’s Capitol Confidential newsletter. We’ll talk about who gives the most money to state legislators’ campaigns, A-I and the data center moratorium enacted by Governor Hochul, and much more.

(Airs 07/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll speak with Governor Kathy Hochul about the one-year moratorium on data centers in New York and more, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks about the economic state of the state budget, and a state school district pauses plans to bring a humanoid robot into the classroom.

(Airs 07/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll speak with Governor Kathy Hochul about the one-year moratorium on data centers in New York and more, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks about the economic state of the state budget, and a state school district pauses plans to bring a humanoid robot into the classroom.

(Airs 07/29/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the state debt, taxpayer migration, Wall Street, and much more.

(Airs 07/29/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the state debt, taxpayer migration, Wall Street, and much more.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined WAMC's David Guistina to discuss her executive order instituting the nation's first statewide moratorium on large data centers, as well as an array of other topics from the state's clean energy goals to a potential bid to bring the Olympics back to New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order this week that includes a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers in New York State.

(Airs 07/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction from supporters and opponents of the first-in-the-nation data center moratorium in NY, we’ll provide an update on the new Medical Aid in Dying Law set to take effect in august, and we’ll travel to the North Country to talk about the bobsled.