State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins

(Airs 05/17/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says her house is still considering a bill that would fill the so-called, Harvey Weinstein loophole, we’ll speak with Nancy Hagans, President of the NYS Nurses Association, about the need to enforce safe staff levels for nurses, and we’ll take a look at how public education officials we’ll meet zero emissions goals for school buses.

The leader of the New York state Senate says she does not think there will be new broad based taxes on the wealthy to close the state’s multibillion…

The leader of the New York state senate, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, says the pressures of forging agreements on major pieces of legislation might be getting…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ken Lovett, Senior Vice President for Communications and Albany Director for Metropolitan Public Strategies, about New…

The Senate and Assembly are approving measures to expand the window in which New Yorkers can vote in elections, from one day to 11 days. The action comes…

New York lawmakers are in line to earn the top state legislative salary in the country after a state compensation panel voted to raise their pay for the…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of The Times Union, about the New York state Senate. The pair also discuss the state's…

History was made at the New York State Capitol Monday as the Senate elected its first woman, and African American woman, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, as its…

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on New York state Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. Dr. Chartock also discusses a new federal…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief of The New York Daily News, about state Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. The…