The NYS Legislature has adjourned for the year, just a week after finally passing the state budget which was due April 1. Blair Horner of NYPIRG provides an overview of the productivity of the state leigslature, including the far from transparent process the Governor used to weaken the state's climate law. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Friday, May 08, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the "NYS Asian American and Pacific Islander Summit AI For All" at Albany Empire State Plaza. The New York State AAPI Summit is an annual landmark legislative event uniting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) legislators, community organizations, advocates, and activists from across New York. In this labor segment, part two of two, Willie had a chance to interview one of the participants, Dr. Henry Zhu, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder of the private practice  Mind-Body Wellness and also practices as part of the clinician team at Behavioral Health of New York (BHNY).

On Friday, May 08, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the "NYS Asian American and Pacific Islander Summit AI For All" at Albany Empire State Plaza. The New York State AAPI Summit is an annual landmark legislative event uniting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) legislators, community organizations, advocates, and activists from across New York. In this labor segment, part one of two, Willie had a chance to interview one of the participants, Dr. Henry Zhu, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder of the private practice  Mind-Body Wellness and also practices as part of the clinician team at Behavioral Health of New York (BHNY).

Sources of Power review 2026 by Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today on Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we hear a report from the ICE Out of Albany protest on Tuesday.

Then, we cover the June 5th Naska protest by Palestinian Rights groups at the federal O’Brien Building.

Later, Rosemary Armao explores the controversy surrounding data centers.

After that, we hear about Peace at the Table, which shares true stories of how peace and understanding are nurtured by sharing food.

We finish with a segment from our archives with Shia Overby, a doula from Troy,

Hosts: Mark Dunlea; Benno Greene

Engineer: Joan Eason

Peace at the Table is a project founded by chef Jeff Marden where people can submit their own stories of their relationship to food in order to nurture connection with others and the healing that can come from a good meal. Sina Basila Hickey speaks with Marden about what inspired him to start this project, its goals, and its effects. https://peaceatthetable.world/

Greg Creft gets to sit down with the main organizer behind the Capital Regions Funniest Comic for his upcoming show "Comedy Tsunami". We also take a moment to talk about how being a parent has had an impact on his stand-up.

Ryan Shipley will be on the Comedy Tsunami show with Brad King, Shawn Barnes, Keith Prince, Will Johnson and Blake Whitbeck at the Albany Stadium Restaurant & Bar on June 12th, 8 pm.

Historian and feminist Ellie Burhans of Albany has recently taken on a new role, demonstrating against and decrying energy and water hogging data centers. One has been proposed for an old convent property in Albany, and it is one of nearly 30 such centers proposed in the state of New York despite growing concern over how many resources go into centers to support AI and crypto mining. New York may well soon become the first step to embargo new centers for a pause of a year, but Burhans and others say they will not just sit around and see what happens.

Student Association President at the University at Albany, Trevor Pettit, discusses the importance of fostering a strong sense of community within the campus and shares strategic ideas for connecting UAlbany students more meaningfully with the broader Albany County community.

On Tuesday June 9, Capital Region Border Watch and Capital Region Sanctuary Committee held a protest at Lark and Madison in Albany calling to get ICE out of Albany. They were protesting ICE’s brazen kidnapping of community residents, including a 4 year old recently seized on her way to school and deported to Venezuela. We hear from, among others, Karen Beetle of Border Watch, Fred Pfeiffer; Senator Pat Fahy; Assemblymember Gabriella Romero; Melanie Pores; and Victor Anderson. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.