Data center moratorium

(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.

(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.

Plug Power's CEO said the $142 million deal to sell land at the STAMP industrial park will move forward with a final closing deadline in March.

The 1-year moratorium on data center construction passed the New York State Legislature during this year's session, but it is awaiting the signature of Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The East Fishkill Town Board unanimously voted to adopt a three-year freeze on data centers. A data center 10 times bigger than the largest existing data center in New York was proposed in the area by Treetop Development.