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(Airs 12/01/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: advocates want Governor Hochul to sign a bill that would shift the date of local elections from odd numbered years to even ones, we take a look at the rise in hunger across the state, a new report from Attorney General Letitia James finds significant racial disparities in home ownership across the state, and there’s new legislation aimed at growing and improving statewide trail access.
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After an expanded credit took effect, child poverty hit a historic low of 5.2% a year ago. New Census data shows it has since rocketed to 12.4%. Doctors are seeing this play out in real time. Natasha Pernicka is the Executive Director at The Alliance for a Hunger Free NY and The Food Pantries for the Capital District. She joins us to discuss Child Poverty Rates.