U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

(Airs 02/20/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A Long Island lawmaker and environmental advocates are vowing to fight a major environmental policy change by the EPA, Assemblyman Patrick Carroll, a Democrat, shares his thoughts on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the lower Hudson Valley, and we’ll look at how lawmakers are marking Black History Month.

Berkshire County activists say Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is more talk than action when it comes to protecting state residents from the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. As WAMC reports, the activists made their feelings known during the governor’s most recent trip to the region.

(Airs 02/19/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assemblyman Patrick Carroll, a Democrat, about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, congestion pricing, medical aid in dying, and much more.

The Burlington City Council has passed a resolution to address potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city

Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak signed an executive order titled: “Affirming Our Commitment to Preparedness, Due Process, and Community Trust: City of Burlington Response to Federal Immigration Enforcement Activity.”

The South Burlington City Council has officially condemned the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/01/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the future of CBS news, tips for journalists covering ICE action and protests in Minnesota, a new newspaper in California called The California Post, and much more.

(Airs 01/16/26 @ 3 p.m. & 01/18/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the FBI raiding a Washington Post journalist’s home, when interviewing the President doesn’t reveal much news, and much more.

A federal building in Williston, Vermont, was vandalized over the weekend

Activists and residents from across western Massachusetts filled Downtown Springfield on Labor Day - rallying on behalf of a man described as a father and local farm worker, whom advocates say was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.