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Assemblymember Josh Jensen on the recent State of the State address

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
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Josh Jensen with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, January 23, 2026
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We continue our discussions with lawmakers about Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State address. This hour, Assemblymember Josh Jensen joins us in the studio.

He explains his legislative priorities, as well as his take on the governor's proposals related to child care funding, affordability, local economic development investments, and more.

In studio:

Connections
Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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