volunteer firefighters

(Airs 12/26/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul signs an A-I safeguard bill into law, we’ll speak with Paul Wolf, President Emeritus of the New York Coalition for Open Government, about why Governor Hochul ending up on this year’s naughty list, and Gold Star families are now able to apply for license plates in honor of the soldiers who died while serving.

In November, voters in the City of Mechanicville will decide whether the city terminates the Length of Service Award Program for volunteer firefighters.

With local volunteer fire departments struggling to maintain their ranks, the town of Colonie is proposing a tax cut to boost numbers.

The Vermont Senate has approved legislation to strengthen worker compensation and expand cancer compensation for all firefighters in the state.

Senator Bernie Sanders recently hosted a virtual town hall with Vermont firefighters and EMS personnel to discuss funding and staffing challenges facing rural departments in Vermont and across the country.

Fire departments across New York will open their doors this weekend for a statewide recruiting effort. The eighth annual RecruitNY weekend is a…