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The New York state legislature approved a budget over the weekend, about three weeks after the start of the new fiscal year. Legislators in the North Country have mixed opinions on the fiscal plan.
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New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that includes plans to spur housing construction, combat unlicensed marijuana stores and address the migrant crisis.
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(Airs 04/19/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers start passing parts of the state budget more than two weeks after it was due, we’ll get the President of the Citizens Budget Commission to critique the budget process, and two congressmen seek additional remediation of PCBs from the Hudson River.
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Following Wednesday’s sentencing of a Saratoga County man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, New York lawmakers are hopeful legislation will increase safety in state parks.
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(Airs 04/18/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission about the Governor’s $237 billion dollar budget proposal, healthcare, school aid, and much more.
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Minority Republicans in the New York State legislature are asserting their opposition to proposed tenant protections as lawmakers continue to negotiate a state budget in overtime.
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New York state lawmakers are scheduled to work through the weekend to try to reach a budget deal with Governor Kathy Hochul.
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(Airs 04/05/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the late state budget will be even later, we’ll take a look at the some of the sticking points, we’ll have full coverage of the coming total eclipse impacting the North Country, and April is Autism awareness month, and we’ll introduce you to 16-year-old with Autism and his family.
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(Airs 04/04/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the budget negotiations, the lack of affordable housing, mental illness on the rise, village audits, and much more.
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The New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul will not agree on a state budget by Monday’s deadline.