The ''Legislative Gazette'' is a weekly newspaper covering New York state government and politics located in Albany, New York. Published on Mondays from September through June, the publication bills itself as "The weekly newspaper of the New York state government". The ''Gazette'' prints original articles as well as wire stories from the Associated Press. The paper also includes a column by Publisher

Alan S. Chartock Alan Seth Chartock (born July 25, 1941) is the president and chief executive officer of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, a National Public Radio affiliate, a position he has held since 1981. He was professor of political science at SUNY New Paltz a ...

, carries letters to the editor, and reprints

editorial An editorial, or leading article (UK) or leader (UK) is an article written by the senior editorial people or publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or any other written document, often unsigned. Australian and major United States newspapers, suc ...

s from other New York newspapers. Staff writers for the newspaper are college students in an internship program. Headquartered in the

Empire State Plaza The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza, and also as the South Mall) is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York. The complex was built between 1965 a ...

Concourse, the ''Gazette'' is printed by Denton Publications, Inc. of Elizabethtown, New York. Although the ''Legislative Gazette'' can be picked up free of charge at newsstands, yearly mailed subscriptions cost $99.00. Revenue comes from advertisements and special pullout advertising supplements. The newspaper is a project of the

State University of New York The State University of New York (SUNY, , ) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by c ...

's Research Foundation, and it is sponsored by

SUNY New Paltz The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an ac ...

. Founded in 1978, the ''Gazette'' is edited by James Gormley, who succeeded John Bechtel. Bechtel succeeded the paper's first editor, Glenn C. Doty. The ''Gazette''s website has daily news updates, an AP news feed, a downloadable version of the current print edition, and archived versions of previous editions. The ''Gazette'' had a blog called ''Empire State Update'', which gives daily updates of government and political news related to New York State. ''The Legislative Gazette'' is also the name of a weekly radio program covering New York government on

WAMC Northeast Public Radio WAMC is a public radio network headquartered in Albany, New York. The network has 12 broadcast radio stations (transmitters) and 16 broadcast relay stations (translators, repeaters). The two flagship stations in the WAMC network are WAMC-FM 90. ...

, where Chartock is president and CEO. The program is hosted by

David Guistina David Guistina is the host of the Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV quiz show '' Masterminds'', aired on Time Warner Cable across New York State, and a producer and host at WAMC/Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. ...

and includes commentary by Chartock. The original host was David Galletly. The ''Gazette'' has had several distinguished alumni, including

Alex Storozynski Alex Storozynski (born 1961) is an American author and was the President and Executive Director of The Kosciuszko Foundation. He shared a Pulitzer Prize for ''Editorial Writing'' in 1999 as a member of the editorial board of ''New York Daily News ...

, a

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–winning editor.

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