State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins

(Airs 05/09/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York lawmakers approved a $254 billion dollar state budget deal, the state could see hundreds of millions of dollars cut for major programs if President Trump’s budget passes, and five regional airports across the North Country are at risk of losing Essential Air Service funding.

The New York State Senate has approved a package of bills to expand voter access, after voters in November rejected two ballot proposals to make it easier to vote.

The 2021 New York state legislative session concluded in the early hours of Friday morning, with a number of measures left unresolved. Senate Leader…

The leader of the New York State Senate gave an overview of the remaining weeks of the legislative session Tuesday. Democratic New York State Senate…

The leader of the New York State Senate briefed reporters Tuesday on the status of the budget and embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo. More than weeks ago,…

New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who made history in 2019 as the first woman to lead the chamber, is celebrating fellow…

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The backlash to New York’s new law that ends most forms of cash bail continues at the capitol, but the Senate Leader says she does not want to rush to…

A commission designing a public campaign finance system for New York’s political races is poised to limit fusion voting, or the ability for candidates to…

Corruption scandals have reached the top of New York state government in recent years, but there is one organization that wants to make sure the public…