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As New York state continues to deal with an influx of tens of thousands of migrants, Albany city and county officials gathered Wednesday to discuss strategies for integrating asylum seekers.

(Airs 03/07/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, a Democratic Socialist, about the need for more affordable housing, the problem with education funding, climate change, migrants, and much more.

(Airs 02/22/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Pollster Steve Greenberg from the Siena College Research Institute about their latest poll out this week.

(Airs 02/16/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Minority Republicans are proposing legislation meant to curb what they call an unsustainable influx of migrants in the country illegally, Blair Horne of NYPIRG shares his thoughts on why New York has failed when it comes to cancer, and we’ll look at the race for the 109th Assembly District seat.

(Airs 02/09/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll take a look at how the migrant crisis is playing out in state budget negotiations, the issue of whether to legalize wine sales in grocery stores is back again this year, and A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers joins a federal lawsuit to block the MTA’s congestion pricing plan.

(Airs 02/01/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes about the governor approving temporary employment for migrants, education and hold harmless, cannabis, climate change, and much more.

(Airs 01/25/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay about his recent trip to China, the governor’s budget proposal, use of the rainy-day fund for migrants, education, climate change, public safety, and much more.

Three Republican New York state senators are urging Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to take action to protect the northern border.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey was in Pittsfield Tuesday for the city’s inauguration ceremony.

The sheriff of New York’s northeastern-most county was in Washington this week to testify on how the surge of migrants crossing U.S. borders is impacting law enforcement and first responders.