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You can find the region’s most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. Hosted by David Guistina, the program features regular commentary by syndicated columnist and political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock. 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.

#2248: New York’s Adult Survivors Act takes effect | The Legislative Gazette

#2247: New York approves first round of retail cannabis licenses | The Legislative Gazette

#2246: Environmentalists push Hochul to ‘pause’ bitcoin crypto mining in NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2244: Hochul-Zeldin race is drawing attention, but who are their running mates? | The Legislative Gazette

#2243: Biden visits Syracuse and Hochul, Zeldin debate | The Legislative Gazette

#2242: Sen. Schumer targets China during latest visit to Albany | The Legislative Gazette

#2241: Labor leaders hope Amazon union vote in Schodack will have ripple effect | The Legislative Gazette

#2240: Micron to bring microchip plant, $100b investment, to CNY | The Legislative Gazette

#2239: NY nursing home worker union objects to new rules on minimum care standards | The Legislative Gazette

#2238: NY AG sues Trump and 3 of his children for alleged fraud | The Legislative Gazette

#2237: Capital Region state lawmakers urge Gov. Hochul to sign bill banning pet store animal sales | The Legislative Gazette

#2236: NYS Education Commissioner visits Schenectady schools | The Legislative Gazette

#2235: NY teachers say more needs to be done to stop acts of violence in schools | The Legislative Gazette

#2234: NY primary results | The Legislative Gazette

#2233: 2022 Atlantic hurricane season quiet so far, but busy period awaits | The Legislative Gazette

#2232: Republicans, NY farm owners, push back against proposed 40-hour week for farm workers | The Legislative Gazette

#2231: NYS health commissioner discusses monkeypox | The Legislative Gazette

#2230: Bail reform laws attract attention in NY governor’s race | The Legislative Gazette

#2229: NY Gov. Hochul releases fall COVID-19 plan | The Legislative Gazette

#2228: New poll: Americans view Supreme Court unfavorably | The Legislative Gazette

#2227: Families of crime victims call for legislation to ensure they are heard before parole decisions | The Legislative Gazette

#2226: Gillibrand: Abortion decision will drive November elections | The Legislative Gazette

#2225: New York, Northeast leaders react to Supreme Court gun ruling | The Legislative Gazette

#2224: Gov. Hochul signs bills to protect abortion rights in NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2223: Three weeks after Buffalo mass shooting, Gov. Hochul signs gun bills into law | The Legislative Gazette

#2222: NYS gun laws and redistricting | The Legislative Gazette

#2221: NY Gov. Hochul signs Adult Survivors Act | The Legislative Gazette

#2220: Buffalo shooting sparks action | The Legislative Gazette

#2219: Hochul directs $35M to aid abortion providers | The Legislative Gazette

#2218: Gov. Hochul taps Rep. Delgado as new lieutenant governor | The Legislative Gazette

#2217: What’s next for NY’s primaries after court rejects redistricting maps | The Legislative Gazette

#2216: Hochul begins first TV campaign ads amid questions about her former LG | The Legislative Gazette

#2215: NY LG Brian Benjamin arrested in fundraising scheme, Gov. Hochul accepts his resignation | The Legislative Gazette

#2214: Gov. Hochul, NY lawmakers reach deal on budget | The Legislative Gazette

#2213: NYS budget will be late | The Legislative Gazette

#2212: Criminal justice reform in NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2211: Gov. Hochul signs anti-sexual harassment measures into law | The Legislative Gazette

#2210: NY Gov. Hochul celebrates Plug Power groundbreaking in Slingerlands | The Legislative Gazette

#2209: NYS GOP backs Rep. Zeldin for governor | The Legislative Gazette

#2208: New York Sen. Schumer: cap costs of insulin | The Legislative Gazette

#2207: Hochul receives Democratic nomination for NY governor | The Legislative Gazette

#2206: NY health board hears pleas for metrics behind school mask mandate | The Legislative Gazette

#2205: NY Republicans challenge new district maps approved by Democrats | The Legislative Gazette

#2204: NY lawmakers push to make Albany NanoTech the site of first-ever national semiconductor hub | The Legislative Gazette

#2203: NY Gov. Hochul announces $216 billion budget | The Legislative Gazette

#2202: NY’s eviction moratorium ends | The Legislative Gazette

#2201: During her first State of the State, Hochul vows to bring NY out of pandemic darkness | The Legislative Gazette

#2153: A year in New York state politics and news | The Legislative Gazette

#2152: NY Health Commissioner tests positive as state sets new record for COVID-19 cases | The Legislative Gazette

#2151: Gov. Hochul defends NYS mask mandate, says it will be temporary | The Legislative Gazette

#2150: Malatras resigns as SUNY Chancellor | The Legislative Gazette

#2149: Planned Parenthood President on SCOTUS hearing: “It’s a really sad day” | The Legislative Gazette

#2148: Probe finds ‘overwhelming evidence’ of misconduct by Cuomo | The Legislative Gazette

#2147: JCOPE revokes approval for Cuomo’s book deal | The Legislative Gazette

#2146: The U.S. border and New York’s tourism industry | The Legislative Gazette

#2145: 2021 election recap | The Legislative Gazette

#2144: NY ballot propositions that would expand voting access face GOP backlash | The Legislative Gazette

#2143: Gov. Hochul condemns Democratic Party chair for comments about Buffalo mayoral candidate | The Legislative Gazette

#2142: Poll finds Hochul is “frontrunner” in governor’s race | The Legislative Gazette

#2141: NYS Democratic Chair endorses Hochul for governor as 2022 field takes shape | The Legislative Gazette

#2140: Hochul Taps Bassett To Replace Zucker At NYSDOH | The Legislative Gazette

#2139: NY Unemployment Insurance Fund Running A Deficit | The Legislative Gazette

#2138: Gov. Hochul Promotes New York’s Reproductive Rights | The Legislative Gazette

#2137: Gov. Hochul Requires Workplace COVID Safety Plans | The Legislative Gazette

#2136: Schools, COVID And Congressional Races | The Legislative Gazette

#2135: Hochul Takes Office | The Legislative Gazette

#2134: Hochul Says As Governor She’ll “Fight Like Hell” For NYers | The Legislative Gazette

#2133: Cuomo To Resign | The Legislative Gazette

#2132: AG Finds Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women | The Legislative Gazette

#2131: Coalition To Promote NY Clean Air And Water Amendment | The Legislative Gazette

#2130: Voting Reforms And GlobalFoundries To Build Second Fab | The Legislative Gazette

#2129: Cuomo, Adams Hold Unity Event & Mixed Reaction To Cuomo’s Gun Emergency Declaration | The Legislative Gazette

#2128: Cuomo Targets Guns & Schumer Calls For Unilateral Opening Of Northern Border | The Legislative Gazette

#2127: Fiscal Watchdog FOILs NYS Health Dept. For COVID-19 Data | The Legislative Gazette

#2126: November Ballot Question To Determine Right To Clean Air, Water In NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2125: Cuomo Celebrates COVID Milestone By Lifting More Mandates | The Legislative Gazette

#2124: Indications Increase For Potential Border Re-Opening | The Legislative Gazette

#2123: NY GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Criminal Justice Reforms | The Legislative Gazette

#2122: NY Ethics Panel Votes Against Issuing Subpoena In Scandal Involving Former Cuomo Aide | The Legislative Gazette

#2121: Cuomo Earning $5.1M From COVID-19 Memoir The Legislative Gazette

#2120: NY Bill Would Give Adult Sexual Abuse Survivors Their Day In Court | The Legislative Gazette

#2119: NY Lawmakers Mandate Minimum Staffing For Nursing Homes, Hospitals | The Legislative Gazette

#2118: Embattled Gov. Cuomo Pursues Survival Strategy | The Legislative Gazette

#2117: Poll Offers Good And Bad News For Cuomo | The Legislative Gazette

#2115: NYS Budget Agreement Reached, Nearly One Week Late | The Legislative Gazette

#2114: NY Legalizes Recreational Marijuana | The Legislative Gazette

#2113: Cuomo Impeachment Inquiry Begins & NYS Budget Deadline Looms | The Legislative Gazette

#2112: A New Siena Poll Finds Support For Cuomo Despite Pressure To Resign | The Legislative Gazette

#2011: Calls For Cuomo’s Impeachment Grow & NY Lawmaker Drafts Bill To Assist Landlords | The Legislative Gazette

#2110: Cuomo Offers Apology, Says He’s Not Resigning | The Legislative Gazette

#2108: Cuomo Breaks Silence On Nursing Home COVID Deaths & Sen. Schumer Presses For Aid For Restaurants | The Legislative Gazette

#2107: NY Partners With Feds To Open Vaccine Sites & Chancellor Tours SUNY Plattsburgh COVID Test Site | The Legislative Gazette

#2106: Cuomo Deflects Blame From AG Nursing Home Report & Initiating Border Talks Amid COVID | The Legislative Gazette

#2105: Gillibrand Assesses New Balance Of Power In Washington & Lawmakers: NYS Should Provide WiFi To People With Developmental Disabilities | The Legislative Gazette

#2104: Cuomo Threatens To Sue Feds Over Aid Request & Plattsburgh MLK Celebration Goes Virtual | The Legislative Gazette

#2103: Cuomo Says “We Are At War” With COVID & Security At State Capitols Stepped Up | The Legislative Gazette

#2102: Discovery Of U.K. COVID Variant & NY Vaccination Plans | The Legislative Gazette

#2101: NY Passes New Eviction Protections & NYS Lawmaker Wants Elected Officials To Wait Their Turn For The COVID Vaccine | The Legislative Gazette

#2052: Cuomo Floats Tax Increase & HV County Leaders Decry Latest Federal COVID Relief Package | The Legislative Gazette

#2051: HV County Execs Detail COVID Vaccine Rollout & NYPA’s Strategic Plan Moving Forward | The Legislative Gazette

#2050: Cuomo-Latest Federal Relief Plan “A Down Payment” & Enviros Criticize Cuomo’s Veto Of A Bill To Further Protect Streams | The Legislative Gazette

#2049: NYS Thruway Tolls Will Rise For Non-E-ZPass Users & NY Assemblyman Calls For More Food Assistance Support | The Legislative Gazette

#2048: NYS Senate Democrats Gain Supermajority & Retail Council Of NYS Has New Leader | The Legislative Gazette

#2047: Pressure On State Legislators & The COVID-19 Vaccine Feud | The Legislative Gazette

#2046: After Election Day, NY Eyes Resolution To Budget Deficit & COVID On The Rise | The Legislative Gazette

#2045: Election Results And Hudson Valley Races | The Legislative Gazette

#2044: Possible Democrat Supermajority & NY’s Early Voting Turnout | The Legislative Gazette

#2043: Cuomo Releases Preliminary COVID Vaccination Plan & NY Correctional Facilities Restrict Visitors | The Legislative Gazette

#2042: Absentee Ballot Complications & The Supreme Court’s Census Decision | The Legislative Gazette

Color Coded Coronavirus Hotspots & The Death Of former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno | The Legislative Gazette #2041

#2040: NY Childcare System & Schoharie Limo Crash | The Legislative Gazette

#2019: Potential Voters; City Of Anarchy & A Pilot Program | The Legislative Gazette

#2038: Hard Financial Decisions & Racial Unrest | The Legislative Gazette

#2037: Schumer Says The Show Must Go On & Back-To-School Concerns | The Legislative Gazette

#2036: Coronavirus Guidelines; New York’s Third Parties | The Legislative Gazette

#2035: Cuomo Condemns New CDC Guidelines | The Legislative Gazette

#2034: 2020 Elections & Support For The Postal Service | The Legislative Gazette

#2033: June Primary Election Issues; COVID-19 Financial Disaster & Struggling Female Veterans | The Legislative Gazette

#2033: June Primary Election Issues; COVID-19 Financial Disaster & Struggling Female Veterans | The Legislative Gazette

#2032: Hearings On COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths | The Legislative Gazette

#2032: Hearings On COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths | The Legislative Gazette

#2031: NY Trusted Traveler Program; COVID-19 & Schools | The Legislative Gazette

#2031: NY Trusted Traveler Program; COVID-19 & Schools | The Legislative Gazette

#2030: Trump Lawsuit; Assembly Speaker Sentencing; & Closure Of The U.S. Discussion | The Legislative Gazette

#2030: Trump Lawsuit; Assembly Speaker Sentencing; & Closure Of The U.S. Discussion | The Legislative Gazette

#2029: Advocates Want Rent Payments Canceled & A Virtual Town Hall On Citizen Interaction With Police | The Legislative Gazette

#2029: Advocates Want Rent Payments Canceled & A Virtual Town Hall On Citizen Interaction With Police | The Legislative Gazette

#2028: Governor Cuomo’s Expanded Powers & Cash-Strapped Local Governments| The Legislative Gazette

#2028: Governor Cuomo’s Expanded Powers & Cash-Strapped Local Governments| The Legislative Gazette

#2027: Withholding State Aid & Cuomo On Trump | The Legislative Gazette

#2027: Withholding State Aid & Cuomo On Trump | The Legislative Gazette

#2026: City Budgets; Primary Elections; Utility Shutoffs | The Legislative Gazette

#2026: City Budgets; Primary Elections; Utility Shutoffs | The Legislative Gazette

#2025: NY Bill For Privacy; Flanagan Steps Down & Policing In NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2025: NY Bill For Privacy; Flanagan Steps Down & Policing In NY | The Legislative Gazette

#2024: Police Reform | The Legislative Gazette

#2024: Police Reform | The Legislative Gazette

#2023: Upcoming Primary; Criticism Of Mayor Bill De Blasio; Protest In Albany | The Legislative Gazette

#2023: Upcoming Primary; Criticism Of Mayor Bill De Blasio; Protest In Albany | The Legislative Gazette

#2022: COVID-19 Updates In New York | The Legislative Gazette

#2022: COVID-19 Updates In New York | The Legislative Gazette

#2021: NY’s $14 Billion Dollar Budget Deficit; Presidential Primary Cancellation Attempt | The Legislative Gazette

#2021: NY’s $14 Billion Dollar Budget Deficit; Presidential Primary Cancellation Attempt | The Legislative Gazette

#2020: Money For States Affected By COVID-19; Raising Taxes | The Legislative Gazette

#2020: Money For States Affected By COVID-19; Raising Taxes | The Legislative Gazette

#2019: A Limited Reopening And Keeping The Lights On | The Legislative Gazette

#2019: A Limited Reopening And Keeping The Lights On | The Legislative Gazette

#2018: Governor Cuomo’s High Approval Rating And Will Saratoga’s Race Course Open? | The Legislative Gazette

#2018: Governor Cuomo’s High Approval Rating And Will Saratoga’s Race Course Open? | The Legislative Gazette

#2017: Contact Tracing For COVID-19 & Cuomo Meets With Trump | The Legislative Gazette

#2017: Contact Tracing For COVID-19 & Cuomo Meets With Trump | The Legislative Gazette

#2016: New Yorker’s Must Wear Face Masks; A $10 Billion Budget Deficit & A Nurse On The Front Lines | The Legislative Gazette

#2016: New Yorker’s Must Wear Face Masks; A $10 Billion Budget Deficit & A Nurse On The Front Lines | The Legislative Gazette

#2015: Cuomo Is America’s Governor; COVID-19 And Mental Health | The Legislative Gazette

#2015: Cuomo Is America’s Governor; COVID-19 And Mental Health | The Legislative Gazette

#2014: New York City’s COVID-19 Rate; State Budget’s Economic Pain; UAlbany 3D Printing Face Shields | The Legislative Gazette

#2013: Cuomo’s COVID-19 Leadership And How Businesses Are Staying Active | The Legislative Gazette

#2014: New York City’s COVID-19 Rate; State Budget’s Economic Pain; UAlbany 3D Printing Face Shields | The Legislative Gazette

#2013: Cuomo’s COVID-19 Leadership And How Businesses Are Staying Active | The Legislative Gazette

#2012: State Budget & Leadership Amid A Crisis | The Legislative Gazette

#2012: State Budget & Leadership Amid A Crisis | The Legislative Gazette

#2011: Governor Cuomo & The Coronavirus; Vermonters Privacy Rights | The Legislative Gazette

#2010: Politics & COVID-19; Legislation On PFAS | The Legislative Gazette

#2011: Governor Cuomo & The Coronavirus; Vermonters Privacy Rights | The Legislative Gazette

#2010: Politics & COVID-19; Legislation On PFAS | The Legislative Gazette

#2009: Evacuation In Albany & Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes | The Legislative Gazette

#2009: Evacuation In Albany & Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes | The Legislative Gazette

#2008: Plastic Bag Ban; A Healthcare Bill; Addiction Legislation | The Legislative Gazette

#2008: Plastic Bag Ban; A Healthcare Bill; Addiction Legislation | The Legislative Gazette

#2007: Gestational Surrogacy; Cuomo & Trump; Lake Placid After The 1980 Games | The Legislative Gazette

#2007: Gestational Surrogacy; Cuomo & Trump; Lake Placid After The 1980 Games | The Legislative Gazette

#2006: Bail Reform; The Green Light Law And Governor Cuomo; NY Farm Bureau | The Legislative Gazette

#2006: Bail Reform; The Green Light Law And Governor Cuomo; NY Farm Bureau | The Legislative Gazette

#2005: $6 Billion Budget Gap; Governor Cuomo; SUNY’ University Address | The Legislative Gazette

#2004: The Governor’s Plan & Sentencing Of Chris Collins | The Legislative Gazette

#2005: $6 Billion Budget Gap; Governor Cuomo; SUNY’ University Address | The Legislative Gazette

#2004: The Governor’s Plan & Sentencing Of Chris Collins | The Legislative Gazette

#2003: Bail Reforms And Limousine Safety Regulation | The Legislative Gazette

#2003: Bail Reforms And Limousine Safety Regulation | The Legislative Gazette

#2002: Cuomo’s State Of The State Address & Consumer Sentiment | The Legislative Gazette

#2002: Cuomo’s State Of The State Address & Consumer Sentiment | The Legislative Gazette

#2001: A Rise In Anti-Semitism & The Governor’s Call For A Domestic Terrorism Law | The Legislative Gazette

#2001: A Rise In Anti-Semitism & The Governor’s Call For A Domestic Terrorism Law | The Legislative Gazette

#1952: Legalizing Cannabis, Criminal Justice Reform Preparation & More | The Legislative Gazette

#1952: Legalizing Cannabis, Criminal Justice Reform Preparation & More | The Legislative Gazette

#1951: Plastic Bag Ban; Green Light Law; U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement

#1950: Taxing The Rich; Higher Education; And An AI Supercomputer

#1951: Plastic Bag Ban; Green Light Law; U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement

#1950: Taxing The Rich; Higher Education; And An AI Supercomputer

#1949: Public Financing Commission Recommendations And Military Sexual Trauma

#1949: Public Financing Commission Recommendations And Military Sexual Trauma

#1948: Commission Post Fusion Voting And Senator Schumer

#1948: Commission Post Fusion Voting And Senator Schumer

#1947: Republican Elise Stefanick, Tedra Cobb And Nita Lowey’s Congressional Seat

#1947: Republican Elise Stefanick, Tedra Cobb And Nita Lowey’s Congressional Seat

#1946: NY GOP Congressman Peter King’s Retirement And Congressman Delgado’s Bipartisan Bill

#1946: NY GOP Congressman Peter King’s Retirement And Congressman Delgado’s Bipartisan Bill

#1945: Early Voting And Vaping Related Illness

#1945: Early Voting And Vaping Related Illness

1944: NY Public Financing System, A New Form Of Medical Marijuana, And Is There A Secret Plan On Fusion Voting?

1944: NY Public Financing System, A New Form Of Medical Marijuana, And Is There A Secret Plan On Fusion Voting?

#1943: Senator Gillibrand in Plattsburgh, Alan Chartock on Public Financing Commission and Nita Lowey’s Seat

#1943: Senator Gillibrand in Plattsburgh, Alan Chartock on Public Financing Commission and Nita Lowey’s Seat

#1942: Trump Impeachment, Viral Cuomo Interview And Clean Air Act Regulations

#1942: Trump Impeachment, Viral Cuomo Interview And Clean Air Act Regulations

#1941: President Trump’s Tax Returns, Federal Lawmakers Announce New Package of Bills

#1941: President Trump’s Tax Returns, Federal Lawmakers Announce New Package of Bills

#1940: Newly Proposed PFOA Limits In Water, Governor Cuomo, And Fiscal Stress

#1940: Newly Proposed PFOA Limits In Water, Governor Cuomo, And Fiscal Stress

#1938: E-Cigarette Ban, Legislative Session Early End, Smart Tech Report

#1938: E-Cigarette Ban, Legislative Session Early End, Smart Tech Report

#1937: Lawsuit Over Opioids, Fusion Voting, Old License Plate Fee

#1937: Lawsuit Over Opioids, Fusion Voting, Old License Plate Fee

#1936: Cuomo On Marijuana Law, Suing Of The New York State Prison And A New State Strategy For Abuse Victims

#1936: Cuomo On Marijuana Law, Suing Of The New York State Prison And A New State Strategy For Abuse Victims

#1935: Diminishing Ranks of State Senate Republicans, Fusion Voting, Medical Marijuana

#1935: Diminishing Ranks of State Senate Republicans, Fusion Voting, Medical Marijuana

#1934: The State Comptroller, Governor Cuomo On Fredo, Ulster County’s New Law

#1934: The State Comptroller, Governor Cuomo On Fredo, Ulster County’s New Law

#1933: Child Victims Act, CNN’s Chris Cuomo In Heated Debate, Food Bank Re-branding

#1933: Child Victims Act, CNN’s Chris Cuomo In Heated Debate, Food Bank Re-branding

#1932: Governor Cuomo On Gun Control, Anti-Doping Legislation In Horse Racing

#1932: Governor Cuomo On Gun Control, Anti-Doping Legislation In Horse Racing

#1931: Cuomo, Pay To Play Culture – Campaign Fund Raising, And Water Contaminant Levels

#1931: Cuomo, Pay To Play Culture – Campaign Fund Raising, And Water Contaminant Levels

#1930: Solitary Confinement, Internal Democrat Progressive Quarrel And More On Immigration

#1930: Solitary Confinement, Internal Democrat Progressive Quarrel And More On Immigration

#1929: New Green Light Law, Litigation Fallout, Immigrant Driver Licenses

#1929: New Green Light Law, Litigation Fallout, Immigrant Driver Licenses

#1928: Voter Registration, Governor Cuomo And New York’s Climate Change Law

#1928: Voter Registration, Governor Cuomo And New York’s Climate Change Law

#1927: Symcha Felder In The Democratic Fold, Lyme And Tick Borne Illness Funding

#1927: Symcha Felder In The Democratic Fold, Lyme And Tick Borne Illness Funding

#1926: Legal Marijuana Use, Governor Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Heastie

#1926: Legal Marijuana Use, Governor Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Heastie

#1925: Farm Worker Protection, Immigrant Driver Licenses And President Grant’s Final Days

#1925: Farm Worker Protection, Immigrant Driver Licenses And President Grant’s Final Days

#1924: Immigrant Driver’s License Approval, Rent Control Legislation and Bill Discussion on Personal Data Control

#1924: Immigrant Driver’s License Approval, Rent Control Legislation and Bill Discussion on Personal Data Control

#1923: Democrats Face Pressure, Rent Control And Congresswoman Elise Stefanik

#1923: Democrats Face Pressure, Rent Control And Congresswoman Elise Stefanik

#1922: Immigrant Driver Licenses, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Contaminants in New York’s Public Drinking Water

#1922: Immigrant Driver Licenses, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Contaminants in New York’s Public Drinking Water

#1921: Five Planned Parenthoods Will Merge to Become Planned Parenthood of Greater New York

#1920: Progressive groups hold rally at State Capitol

#1919: State Senate Passes Two Bills Related to President Trump’s Tax Returns

#1918: State Legislators Call For Vaccine Mandate

#1917: Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on his latest conversation with Governer Andrew Cuomo

#1916: Mugshot legislation passed in the state budget and more.

#1915: Aid in Dying legislation and the new plastic bag ban

#1914: Thoughts on the NYS budget and concern about Upstate New York prisons closing

#1913: NYS Budget On Time This Year?

#1912: Will New York Enact A Public Campaign Finance System?

#1911: Ed Cox on NY State Governer Andrew Cuomo and Unvaccinated Children in Rockland County

#1910: NYS Budget, School Funding And An African Burial Ground

#1909: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs Anti-Gun Violence Measure Into Law

#1908: Should New York Become Two Separate entities?

#1907: Amazon Cancels Plans For NYC Headquarters, Cuomo Meets With Trump and Municipal Leaders Deliver Message To State Lawmakers

#1906: NYS Debt, Amazon Coming to NYC and First Woman Police Chief at SUNY New Paltz

#1905: Gun Control Legislation, Cuomo and The Catholic Church, & Cromwell Joins Protestors

#1904: The Dream Act, The Reproductive Health Act, & A New Marijuana Policy

#1903: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run

#1902: The 2019 Legislative Session

#1901: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Third Term

#1852: Religious Groups Call For A ‘Moral’ State Budget In 2019

#1851: The Governor’s New Agenda

#1850: A Pay Raise For The State Legislature

#1849: Medical & Environmental Health

#1848: Supporting Infrastructure

#1847: The Governor, The GOP & The DEC

#1846: The Reproductive Health Act & Amazon’s HQ2

#1844: Molinaro Issues A ‘Civility Challenge’ In Race For Governor

#1843: Cuomo Debates Molinaro In Debate

# 1842: Violence At The GOP’s Metropolitan Club

#1841: The Aftermath Of The Schoharie Limousine Crash

#1840 Taxes, Polls And The Environment

#1839: Property Taxes & Outmigration

#1838: Higher Voter Turnout Means What Exactly?

#1837: Cuomo Defeats Nixon For Democratic Primary For Governor

#1836: Primary Day Thursday

#1835: The Cuomo/Nixon Debate

#1834: Renovations To A Hudson River Seawall

#1833: Limiting The Powers Of A Campaign Finance Investigator

#1832: Fighting The NRA, New York Style

#1831: Cuomo And NYS Labor Unions

#1830: A Flawed System?

#1829: “Unfinished Business” In The State Senate

#1828: Supreme Court Justice Debate

#1827: Trump’s Second SCOTUS Choice

#1826: Paying Union Dues Not Required

#1825: Increasing Pedestrian Safety In New York

#1824: Red Flag Bill, School Safety, And Solar Power

#1823: Will Imposed Tariffs Hurt New York?

#1822: Legalizing Marijuana In New York

#1821: Barbara Underwood Will Finish Ex-AG Eric Schneiderman’s Term

#1820: Cynthia Nixon Promises To Open A Moreland Act Commission

#1819: New York AG Resigns After Allegations Of Violence

#1818: Reunited At Last, Senate Democrats Hold First Press Conference

#1817: Control Over The State Senate Chamber

#1816: Working Families Party Splits Over Governor Race

#1815: Legalizing Marijuana In NY

#1814: IDC Democrats Re-Unite

#1813: Scrambling To Pass A Budget

#1812: Cynthia Nixon Launches Campaign For Governor

#1811: Jury Finds Joe Percoco Guilty Of Bribery And Conspiracy

#1810: The New York State Debate Over School Safety And Gun Control

#1809: Gun Control, SCOTUS Case, And Historic Tax Credits

#1808: What Are Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Re-Election Chances?

#1807: Early Voting And The National Priorities For The New York Farm Bureau

#1806: Controversial Tourism Signs On The Thruway

#1805: The Impact Of Casinos Upstate & A Third Republican Announces Run For Governor

#1804: The Trials Of Joe Percoco

#1803: A Budget, A Tax Proposal, And A Frontier Town

#1801: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 8th State Of The State Address

#1752: Early Voting Might Make Its Way To New York

#1751: Budget Woes In The Coming Year

#1750: Brian Kolb Announces Run For Governor Of New York

#1749: Is The GOP Tax Plan An Attack On Blue States?

#1748: Democrats Call For Party Unity In The NYS Senate

#1747: Several Corruption Trials Set For 2018

#1746: The Most Difficult Budget In Seven Years?

#1745: Democratic Voters Overwhelm Republican Incumbents

#1744: A Constitutional Convention

#1743: Joining Forces In Opposition To Federal Tax Plan

#1742: Vice President Mike Pence In Buffalo

#1741: To Hold Or Not To Hold… A Constitutional Convention

#1740: NY’s Safe Act In Light Of Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

#1739: Skelos’ Federal Corruption Conviction Overturned

#1738: Protecting Consumers From Massive Data Breaches

#1737: Marking The 16th Anniversary Of 9/11

#1736: Is New York State Doing Enough To Combat Tick-Borne Illness?

#1735: Should Charter School Teachers Be Allowed To Have Fewer Qualifications?

#1733: New Penalties For Making Bomb Threats Against Community Centers

#1732: Flanagan Praised For Publicly Admitting Substance Abuse Problem

#1731: NYS Speaker Heastie Tours The North Country

#1730: Expanding Voter Registration In New York

#1729: Will Gov. Cuomo Run For President In 2020?

#1728: Silver’s Conviction Tossed

#1727: A Constitutional Convention

#1726: Special Session And Mayoral Control Of NYC Schools

#1723: Joining Pelosi, Cuomo Vows To Help Defeat NYS’ Eight Republican Representatives

#1722: Curtailing The Nation’s Food Stamp Program

#1721: The IDC Tries To Change The Subject

#1720: Lawmakers Are Getting Paid For Positions They Don’t Hold

#1719: How Will The State Fix Economic Development Contracts?

#1718: Does An All Democratic Legislature Work Well Together?

#1717: No Political Will To Enact Reform? Lawmakers Say Think Again

#1716: Does The Passage Of The Budget Mean The End Of The Session?

#1715: Good Government Groups Weigh In On NYS Budget

#1714: State Budget Negotiations Collapse

#1713: The State Budget Is Due

#1712: From Prosecutor To Professor, Preet Bharara’s New Job

#1711: Nor’easter Wreaks Havoc And Bharara’s Firing

#1710: An Alternative Plan For New York Amid Talk Of Repealing The ACA

#1709: Trump’s Impact On The New York Stock Exchange

#1708: Protests And Arrests Part Of This Year’s Session

#1707: Refugee Resettlement In NYS

#1706: Protesters At State Capitol Demand Higher Taxes On Millionaires

#1705: Cuomo Wants State Amendment To Protect Planned Parenthood

#1704: Cuomo’s New York State Budget

#1703: Cuomo Rolls Out $152 Billion Budget

#1702: The Six State Of The State Addresses

#1701: New Minimum Wage In New York

#1652: To Have A Special Session Or Not Have A Special Session

#1651: Could An ACA Repeal Cost New York Tax Payers?

#1649: Preet Bharara Keeps Seat As U.S. Attorney

#1647: Schumer Elected Senate Minority Leader

#1646: Statewide Election Results

#1645: The NYS Senate Could Be Dominated By Democrats After Election

#1644: Clinton’s Lead And Its Impact On NYS Senate Control

#1643: Pipeline Companies Losing Success In New York

#1642: NY Dems Push GOP To Abandon Trump

#1641: Cuomo Says SUNY Poly Bears Most Of The Responsibility In Corruption Scandal

#1640: Of Corruption, Pay Raises, And Pipelines

#1639: Bharara Brings Charges To Former Gov. Aides And SUNY Poly President

#1638: Can Republicans Keep Control Of The Senate?

#1637: NYS Health Commissioner Grilled Over PFOA Hearings

#1636: New York’s Senate Hearing On PFOA In Hoosick Falls

#1635: Assembly Hearing On Cuomo’s Economic Development Programs

#1634: Ethics Reform Measure Sits On Governor’s Desk

#1633: Cuomo V. DiNapoli

#1632: NYS Legislative Pay Raises And A Lack Of Trump In Plattsburgh

#1631: NY Governor Cuomo’s Address To The DNC

#1630: All Eyes On The RNC

#1629: Cuomo Administration Under Fire For Hoosick Falls Handling

#1628: Start-Up NY & Economic Development

#1627: Results From This Week’s Primaries

#1626: Reflections On End Of Session

#1625: The End Of The Legislative Session

#1624: Will There Be A Comptroller Review Of Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion?

#1623: What’s Cuomo’s Special Prosecutor Investigating?

#1622: Millions Of Dollars Approved For The Buffalo Billion Project

#1621: Cuomo Reacts To Widening Buffalo Billion Probe

#1620: Federal Probe Threatens Lawmaker’s Attention During Remaining Session

#1619: Questions Remain After Cuomo Explains Federal Probe

#1618: NY Takes Steps To Fight Opioid Crisis

#1617: New Efforts Propose NY And VT Ban Crude Oil Transport

#1616: Presidential Candidates Visit Capital Region Days Before Primary

#1615: NYPIRG’s Blair Horner Discusses State Budget Process

#1614: NY State Lawmakers Pass $156 Billion Budget

#1613: No Plans To Include Ethics Reform In Budget, Say NY Lawmakers

#1612: Lobbying Against $15 Min. Wage Intensifies At Capitol

#1611: Cuomo’s Efforts On Corruption Are Not Enough, Say Good Gov. Groups

#1610: Groups Call For Changes To The Constitutional Convention Process

#1609: NY Launches App To Help Vets Connect With Programs And Services