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With Flannel Fest Now Behind Us, a List of Holiday Events in the Plaza to Come

A fun day to relax, walk around, and enjoy some nice warm chili while having a freshly grown out beard. Flannel fest, a place ...
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The LG Wire: Why Intern at The Legislative Gazette?

Will the Legislative Gazette return to print? In this episode of The LG Wire podcast, join staff reporter Nancy Mac Innes and ...
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New Staff for Fall 2025 Join The Legislative Gazette

Meet the Fall 2025 Legislative Gazette staff writers, comprised of SUNY New Paltz students: The Legislative Gazette is a student-staffed newspaper dedicated to covering the politics, policy, and ...
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Remembering Edward Griffith: ‘The Most Decent Man in the Legislature’

Photo courtesy of the New York State Assembly, circa 1980 From left, Assemblyman Edward Griffith, U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and John Halloran. The Honorable Edward Griffith of Brooklyn, ...
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Bill Would Fast-Track New Housing Built On Religious Properties

Sen. Andrew Gounardes, at podium, is joined by faith leaders on March 5, 2024 to promote one of his bills that would make it easier for churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious ...
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Supreme Court hears challenge to New York’s concealed carry laws

A 2013 rally outside the state Capitol in Albany, protesting passage of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, otherwise known as the SAFE Act. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral ...
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Experts rank best and worst presidents (guess where Trump lands)

For the sixth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Thomas ...
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Albany Elects First Black Mayor, Dorcey Applyrs

Albany Mayoral candidate Dorcey Applyrs delivers a victory speech after beating opponent Rocco Pezzulo on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo/Bogardus Photography) Democratic nominee Dorcey Applyrs was ...
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Under new law, local governments must post meeting minutes online within 14 days

Legislative Gazette file photo. Albany City Hall. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that mandates public bodies to post meeting minutes online within 14 days of a meeting. This legislation ...
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First Episode of the Legislative Gazette’s New Podcast is Now Available

The Legislative Gazette’s podcast is back! Join two of our student interns, Benjamin Nellis and Meyghan Figueroa, and our editor-in-chief, Darren Johnson, as they relaunch our podcast by discussing ...
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Coalition Is Urging Gov. Hochul To Sign LLC Transparency Legislation

Overshadowed by the towering buildings that make up “Billionaires’ Row,” a united force of lawmakers, union members, housing groups and other advocates held a rally in Manhattan on September 27, ...
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Legislature passes gun control and social media hate speech bills on final day of session

In one of its final acts of the legislative session, the state Senate and Assembly passed a package of 10 bills that further restricts gun ownership in New York, bans the sale of body armor to ...