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Assemblymember Andrea Bailey on the 2026-2027 NYS budget

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Julie Williams

Published July 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM EDT

Two people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman at left has long brown hair and is wearing a black short-sleeved sweater; a balding man at right is wearing eyeglasses, a red and blue plaid button-down shirt and blue jeans. — Andrea Bailey with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 16

We continue our series of conversations about the New York State budget with Assemblymember Andrea Bailey.

She joins us in the studio to discuss the size of the budget, the process that led to the latest budget in two decades, and more.

You can join the discussion and ask her your questions about state business.

Our guest:

Assemblymember Andrea Bailey, District 133

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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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