government transparency

(Airs 04/11/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the state budget is now on track to be two weeks late, and we’ll find out why. We’ll talk with the executive director of Reinvent Albany about transparency or the lack there of, in budget negotiations, and a trio of Hudson Valley lawmakers ask the state DOT to detail its plan to assess the risk for ship strikes at two Hudson River bridges considered vulnerable.

(Airs 04/10/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaehny, Executive Director and a founding board member of Reinvent Albany, about transparency in state government, current budget negotiations, the impact of federal cuts on New York, and much more.

(Airs 03/27/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Republican Assemblyman Ed Ra about the continuing budget negotiations over a possible cell phone ban in schools, criminal justice issues, and much more.

(Airs 03/20/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about increasing transparency in state government, NYPIRG’s campaign for universal health care, a coming rally next week for the passage of the New York Heat Act, and much more.

(Airs 01/02/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about legislation he supports that passed in 2024, his new position, the challenges facing NYPIRG in 2025, and much more.

(Airs 07/11/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, about the failed Congestion Pricing Plan, transparency in government, and much more.

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Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, who represents parts of Albany, Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer Counties, made the controversial remarks while answering a…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has come under increasing scrutiny for practices that appear to contrast his campaign pledge of historic transparency.Last…