© 2026 WXXI News
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Connections
A smiling man with short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a grey blazer. He is holding a pair of eyeglasses. The word "Connections" appears on the left side of the photo in vertical letters.
Connections

Assemblymember Demond Meeks on State of the State address

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM EST
Two men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has extremely short black hair and is wearing glasses, a navy blazer and white button-down shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a grey plaid blazer over a blue button-down shirt.
Megan Mack
/
WXXI News
Demond Meeks with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, February 2, 2026
WXXI News

Local state leaders are weighing in on the recent State of the State address.

This hour, we sit down with Assemblymember Demond Meeks. One of Meeks' priorities is a bill that would make New York State’s income tax more progressive by increasing tax rates on higher-income earners.

We also talk to him about ICE activity in New York and how he thinks the state should respond.

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.
See stories by Evan Dawson
Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
See stories by Megan Mack
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.
See stories by Julie Williams