food insecurity

(Airs 8/06/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll talk about a new lawsuit challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law, the largest utility-scale solar facility in the Catskills and Hudson Valley could be coming to Sullivan County, and food insecurity is leaving many North Country families in a pinch.

(Airs 8/06/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll talk about a new lawsuit challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law, the largest utility-scale solar facility in the Catskills and Hudson Valley could be coming to Sullivan County, and food insecurity is leaving many North Country families in a pinch.

Amid federal funding cuts and rising costs, Capital Region advocates warn of a growing gap between available food and those at risk of going hungry.

Free meal programs in Western Massachusetts are keeping hundreds of young people fed over the summer. As WAMC reports, it’s a vital resource for families reliant on the public school system for nutrition.

As the U.S.-Iran war has contributed to the rising energy and food costs Americans face, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Trump administration to end the conflict.

Senator Peter Welch was on the road in Vermont this week visiting a food shelf and farmers to find out how they are navigating the current economy.

(Airs 02/26/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Therese Daly, President and CEO of United Way and 211 New York, about their push to increase funding as numbers rise among people utilizing food, housing, mental health and other assistance from 211 New York.

(Airs 12/05/25 @ 10 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 the Commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services about the impact of federal cuts and how the state is filling the gap for those in need, the Executive Director of the New York Council on Problem Gambling will tell us about how expanded gambling has impacted gambling addiction, and we’ll introduce you to the Republican candidate for state attorney general.

This year’s historic government shutdown put a spotlight on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP - the means by which millions of Americans facing food insecurity put food on the table. A new report from researchers at UMass Amherst explores misconceptions about the program, and how new restrictions from the Trump administration could have massive consequences for both working people and the national economy.

Officials from the Regional Food Bank were in Plattsburgh today to announce a Thanksgiving food distribution initiative in the North Country.