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(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 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.

(Airs 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.

(Airs 12/18/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, about why she does not support the Medical Aid in Dying Act which the Governor agreed to sign this week, how to deal with mental health problems in young people, the need to boost medical cannabis, and much more.

(Airs 12/11/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York Senator James Skoufis, a Democrat, about his new retail to retail bill, the situation with the Orange County IDA and an Amazon warehouse proposal, whether his relationship with Governor Hochul is strained, and much more.

(Airs 09/26/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The state rolls out a new program that relies on manufactured homes to tackle housing affordability, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says federal cuts will hurt New Yorkers, and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers propose the state’s first animal boarding legislation.

(Airs 08/22/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: As Texas legislators push their initiative to redraw Congressional districts, New York's Democratic political leaders are discussing the possibility of redistricting in the Empire State, we’ll tell you more about a massive road salt shortage, and the city of Newburgh is considering a program to some residents a guaranteed basic income.

(Airs 08/21/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Adviser for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about Governor Hochul’s fight over redistricting with Texas Republicans, what the state legislature will do, if anything, to deal with federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, and much more.

(Airs 08/07/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaehney, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Reinvent Albany, about Governor Hochul’s fight over redistricting with Texas Republicans, whether the state legislature will convene in special session to deal with federal cuts, and much more.