You can find the region's most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. On each program, the award-winning WAMC News Team combines forces to bring you a wrap-up of the week's political news, the goings on in and around the legislature, and the stories that will keep you well-informed and in the know.
Episodes
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Kathy Hochul announces plans significant investments in child care across the state
Jan 10, 2026
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York state sees a record-breaking number of flu cases
Jan 03, 2026
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul signs an A-I safeguard bill into law
Dec 27, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul announces her support for medical aid in dying legislation
Dec 20, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Advocates call on Governor Hochul to sign an omnibus prison reform package
Dec 13, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - how is New York filling the gap for those in need after federal cuts?
Dec 06, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul approves amendments to the Adirondack State Land Master Plan
Nov 29, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York Governor Kathy Hochul and local lawmakers call on President Trump to release federal heat assistance funding
Nov 22, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Reaction from both sides of the political aisle to Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik entering the race for Governor of New York
Nov 15, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announces a run for New York Governor
Nov 08, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Local lawmakers urge Governor Hochul to sign legislation streamlining the program for Minority and Women owned Businesses
Nov 01, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Environmental advocacy groups urge New York voters to approve a state constitutional amendment
Oct 25, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Towns and counties in New York will soon hold their elections in even-numbered years
Oct 17, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - President Trump's Justice Department has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud
Oct 11, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll report on what the loss of federal health care subsidies would mean for New Yorkers
Oct 04, 2025
Duration: 00:28:31
The Legislative Gazette - The state rolls out a new program that relies on manufactured homes to tackle housing affordability
Sep 27, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - On this week’s Gazette: Democratic Congressman Tim Kennedy defends his bill to hire thousands more Customs and Border Protection agents
Sep 20, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The ICE raid on a food-processing plant in Central New York quickly becomes a flashpoint in the immigration debate
Sep 12, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - With children back in school this week, districts across New York state are implementing cellphone bans
Sep 05, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announces a bill to reverse Medicaid cuts
Aug 29, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - As Texas legislators push their initiative to redraw Congressional districts, New York's Democratic leaders discuss redistricting in the Empire State
Aug 23, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul says state Democratic leaders are exploring their redistricting options to counteract the GOP’s efforts in Texas
Aug 08, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The New York State Energy Planning Board releases its 2025 Draft State Energy Plan
Aug 01, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York schools that were counting on federal money now find themselves in a tough spot
Jul 23, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The top Democrat in the State Senate denounces funding cuts from Congress
Jul 18, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The federal tax and spending bill signed last week by President Trump will blow a $3 billion hole in the state budget
Jul 11, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Some Democrats say they’re disappointed that Albany lawmakers to no action to protect immigrants
Jul 02, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - A major upset in the New York City primary
Jun 27, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Capitol Connection - Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
Jun 26, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York residents will now have to pay for natural gas hookups even if their house is close to a gas line
Jun 20, 2025
Duration: 00:27:30
The Legislative Gazette - Republicans in Congress say New York Governor Kathy Hochul isn’t doing enough to enforce immigration laws
Jun 13, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - A federal court temporarily blocks the Trump Administration’s efforts to pause operations at Job Corps Centers nationwide
Jun 06, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats continue to criticize the so-called “big, beautiful bill”
May 30, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - SUNY Chancellor John King delivers his annual address
May 23, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls on Americans to protect the federal food program SNAP
May 15, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - On this week’s Gazette: New York lawmakers approved a $254 billion dollar state budget deal
May 09, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul and New York state lawmakers strike a tentative budget deal
May 02, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll take a look at the current trade war with China and its impact on New York
Apr 25, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The Trump administration blocks an offshore wind project
Apr 18, 2025
Duration: 00:27:30
The Legislative Gazette - the state budget is now on track to be two weeks late
Apr 11, 2025
Duration: 00:27:30
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll take a deeper look at New York’s prison system which has been under intense scrutiny in recent months
Apr 04, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - state Republicans say they’re feeling bullish about their chances of winning statewide office next year
Mar 21, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, attacks state Democrats’ immigration policies during a stop in Albany
Mar 14, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Media Project - Rex, Barbara, Miles, David
Mar 07, 2025
Duration: 00:27:30
The Legislative Gazette - State lawmakers are setting their priorities ahead of the April 1st budget deadline
Mar 07, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll take a deeper look at the renewed push for the New York Heat Act
Feb 28, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says fellow Democrat and Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal is vulnerable
Feb 22, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Top officials travel the state to promote Governor Hochul’s budget priorities
Feb 14, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Interests on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border remain wary despite a month-long pause in threatened tariffs
Feb 07, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The death of Robert Brooks has lawmakers and advocates calling for prison reforms
Jan 31, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a $252 billion budget
Jan 24, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State address
Jan 17, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - State lawmakers come back to Albany for this year’s legislative session
Jan 10, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul signs the Climate Change Superfund Act into law
Jan 03, 2025
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Advocates urge Governor Hochul and the legislature to reform the criminal justice system
Dec 20, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Millions of New Yorkers could get checks for $300 to $500 dollars next year
Dec 13, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Kathy Hochul answers questions directly from her constituents
Dec 06, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs Melanie’s Law
Nov 27, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Capitol Connection - WNYC Capital Bureau Chief Jon Campbell
Nov 27, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Officials in New York are not pleased about the federal reduction in hours at border crossings
Nov 22, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - President-elect Donald Trump nominates former Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA, and New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for UN Ambassador
Nov 15, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We'll bring you news about this week's election results in New York
Nov 08, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll preview the three-way race for New York’s 42nd state senate district
Nov 01, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York state celebrates a solar energy milestone
Oct 24, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - we’ll took a look at Proposition 1 on the state ballot this election day
Oct 11, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Republican state legislators call for the repeal of the state’s Green Light Law
Oct 04, 2024
Duration: 00:28:30
The Legislative Gazette - The State Department of Health declares eastern equine encephalitis an “imminent threat” in Ulster County
Sep 27, 2024
Duration: 00:28:31
The Legislative Gazette - The Port of Coeymans has become a major hub of activity connected with the wind power industry
Sep 20, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Officials gather to showcase the significant progress of construction work for New York’s largest offshore wind farm
Sep 13, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul clarifies her thoughts on a state ban on cell phones in schools
Sep 06, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Beacon, New York becomes the latest city in the Hudson Valley to embrace the state’s good cause eviction law
Aug 30, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul signs a new law allowing small distilleries, cideries and makers of mead to ship directly to consumers
Aug 23, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll take a look at the state’s Internet for All grant program
Aug 16, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - New York has a new online portal to help hundreds of thousands of families access child care subsidies
Aug 09, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Upstate New York has seen an unusual amount of tornados this summer, and Senator Schumer wants to know more about why
Aug 02, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll have reaction to President Biden dropping out of the Presidential race and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris
Jul 26, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul convenes a youth mental health roundtable
Jul 19, 2024
Duration: 00:27:30
The Legislative Gazette - Albany officially becomes the first municipality in New York state to opt-in to the Good Cause Eviction law
Jul 12, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Prominent upstate New York Democrats weigh in on President Biden's debate performance and whether he should step aside
Jul 03, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We'll have results from some of the major primary elections held this week
Jun 28, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette #2425 - State education officials unveil a proposal to transform the state’s graduation requirements
Jun 20, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - The state legislative session comes to an end with a number of issues left on the table
Jun 14, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul’s decision to halt congestion pricing dominates the end of session
Jun 07, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie threw cold water on a bill that would require major energy companies to pay for climate change remediation
May 31, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Most school district budgets were approved by New Yorkers this week
May 24, 2024
Duration: 00:28:31
The Legislative Gazette - the State Senate is still considering a bill that would close loopholes in New York’s sexual assault laws.
May 17, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - A state Supreme Court judge strikes down New York’s Equal Rights Amendment
May 10, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul highlights changes in New York’s reading curriculum
May 03, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - we’ll focus on the New York Heat Act, a proposal that did not make it into the state budget
Apr 26, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - two Hudson Valley congressmen seek additional remediation of PCBs from the Hudson River
Apr 19, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - lawmakers negotiate affordable housing and tenant protections
Apr 12, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - the late state budget will be even later, and we’ll take a look at the some of the sticking points
Apr 05, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - the governor and legislative leaders concede there will not be an on- time budget
Mar 29, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul signs a measure allowing all pharmacies in New York to dispense birth control
Mar 22, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Democrats in the New York state legislature release counter proposals to Governor Hochul’s budget
Mar 15, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - the state senate and assembly will restore school aid reductions in their one house budget plans next week
Mar 08, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - After a long, drawn-out fight, Governor Hochul approves a new congressional map
Mar 01, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Senator Gillibrand calls on the EPA to readdress the cleanup of PCBS from the Hudson River
Feb 22, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - Republicans propose legislation meant to curb migrants in the country illegally
Feb 16, 2024
Duration: 00:27:31
The Legislative Gazette - We’ll take a look at how the migrant crisis is playing out in state budget negotiations
