New York Congressman Paul Tonko

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A New York Congressman calls for ICE to be abolished, advocates are hoping that recent policy changes will make a difference in the state’s child poverty rate, and we’ll talk with the state Inspector General about the agency’s 40th birthday.

Congressman Paul Tonko wants ICE abolished. It comes as a negative sentiment toward the federal immigration crackdown is growing.

Reporters gathered at an area Congressman's downtown Albany office Thursday for a discussion of the federal government shutdown.

A Tuesday afternoon groundbreaking at Hoffman Park heralded the coming of the New Albany South Recreation Center – a project that’s been envisioned for years.

Concerns that President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will adversely impact community health centers have put advocates, activists and elected officials on guard.

New York Congressman Paul Tonko says the country's museums, lands, and cultural heritage are threatened by political interference and erasure.

A member of British Parliament is visiting upstate New York as a guest of an area Congressman.

On Friday morning, roundtable panelists in Albany called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate a $20 million Community Change grant that was terminated in May.

A town hall was held Sunday in Plattsburgh with Congressional Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC, of New York’s 14th district, and Paul Tonko of the 20th District.

The first National Semiconductor Technology Center has opened its doors to innovation in Albany.