Asm. Michael Kearns (D – West Seneca) and Kate Lockhart, a paralegal for the Western New York Law Center, discussed efforts to hold banks accountable for blight, or zombie properties, in Western New York. Asm. Linda Rosenthal (D – Manhattan) and Jennifer Conrad, DVM, the founder and director of the Paw Project, are leading an effort to make declawing cats in New York illegal. Bill Hammond joined Susan to discuss his new role at the Empire Center for Public Policy. We spoke with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips’ Bruce Gyory about polling and issues that need to be discussed by end of session.
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