The EP will be released on November 5th on some streaming platforms. On November 6th, an extravaganza will take place at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill.

(Airs 10/31/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Local lawmakers urge Governor Hochul to sign legislation streamlining the program for Minority and Women owned Businesses in the construction industry, we’ll speak with the coalition director for the Patients’ Rights Action Fund, who are opposed to Medical Aid in Dying legislation, and we’ll take you to a small town in the eastern Adirondacks – an unexpected home to military exercises.

Congressman Mike Lawler says the newly renovated Social Security office in West Nyack will start hearing benefit cases, to make up for the closure of a White Plains hearing office earlier this year.

The Albany County executive’s office is advancing plans to purchase five buildings on the former Saint Rose Campus, despite public opposition.

Cornell University researchers recently released a mapping tool that looks at how reduced federal funding is impacting jobs and budgets across New York. WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha sat down with Russell Weaver, the director of research at Cornell’s Buffalo Co-lab, to talk about how this tool maps the impact of federal decisions on New York State.

Local New York lawmakers are urging Kathy Hochul to sign legislation streamlining the recertification process for a program centering minority- and women-owned businesses in the construction industry.

Troy’s Downtown Business Improvement District will cease operations come the new year if it can’t find financial support

(Airs 10/30/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Erica Smitka, Executive Director of The League of Women Voters of New York State, about their motion to intervene in a DOJ lawsuit against 8 states, including New York, seeking unredacted statewide voter registration lists, the weaponization of redistricting, ethics reform, early voting, and more.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about a local lawmaker in New Paltz urging the release of a community member detained by ICE.

Albany’s Russell Sage College held a workshop Wednesday, giving high schoolers a chance to learn how to make a difference in their community.