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Advocates protesting Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to New York’s climate law were arrested at the New York State Capitol today/Wednesday. WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha was there.

As expected, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to delay New York’s greenhouse gas emissions requirements under the state’s 2019 climate law.

(Airs 03/19/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, Editor and Author, about the new book Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change, published by SUNY Press.

(Airs 03/19/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, Editor and Author, about the new book Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change, published by SUNY Press.

WAMC's Andrew Waite in conversation with Maha Ahmed, senior editor at New York Focus, about a new guide to the 2026 New York state budget fight.

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul detailed what Phase 1 of the New York State Museum transformation would look like. The project is backed by $150 million in state funding. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor had the chance to tour the Albany facility and ask the museum’s director how the money will be spent.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families wants more mental health supports for Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with its Co-Executive Director, Anita Gundanna, about the importance and the barriers to mental health care for AAPI youth in New York.

New York state lawmakers have announced legislation targeting the New York State Office of Court Administration’s power over municipal budgets.

At a library inside the New York State Museum in Albany, shelves are filled with an array of reading materials. But the resources inside this library are more than what meets the eye.

WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha spoke to Yousaf Sherzad, a lead translator at Advanced Translations Services in Albany, about the new law and how existing translation services can be improved.