(Airs 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the city’s deficit for the 2025 fiscal year had increased from $15 million to $19.6 million.

With primary season underway and the midterm elections upcoming, Democrats are looking to gain ground. Manik Elahi, president of the Albany County Young Democrats, says the party needs to address the affordability crisis to engage young voters.

The free weekly concerts on Thursdays between June 4 and July 16 will be held at multiple sites around the city this year.

This year, a lot of the uncertainty boils down to the question of whether districts will receive a 1% or 2% increase in what's known as foundation aid, which covers general-purpose operating costs.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, on who's to blame for the city of Albany's budget deficit.

Established in 1979, the Islamic Center of the Capital District is one of the oldest mosques in the area. Dr. Mussarat Chaudhry, one of the Pakistani immigrant women who helped make the mosque the community center it is today, says the community has grown far beyond what she imagined.

As accessing affordable, fresh, local produce remains difficult in many urban communities across the Northeast, one organic farm in Amsterdam, New York, is getting to the root of the problem.

(Airs 05/08/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: While Governor Hochul said a budget agreement was reached this week, Assembly Speaker Heastie says not so fast, we’ll take a look at how the federal Farm Bill addresses small farmers needs in the Hudson Valley, and there were a record number of visits to the venues operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority last year.

At the New York Speed Puzzling Championship on May 9, hosted in Syracuse and on Long Island, teams completed puzzles in a matter of minutes. Before the meeting, a Capital Region team explained why speed puzzling just seems to click for some people.