December 9, 2018: Capitol Pressroom
Guests Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning) Sandra Steingraber, member at No Fracked Gas Cayuga, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Ithaca...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2018: John Yagielski on education budget request
John Yagielski, chair of the New York State Educational Conference Board, stopped by to explain why the organization is requesting a budget increase of two billion dollars to maintain current services...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2018: Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on Amazon and drones
With a burgeoning drone industry in his region, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente (R), has proposed working with Amazon’s new complex in New York City to bolster the industry. We discussed the...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2018: Legislative pay raises
Last week, a commission tasked with looking into legislative pay raises delivered their recommendations for an increase to legislators and the state’s highest elected offices. We broke down the...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2018: Blair Horner on legislative pay raises
New York’s good government groups are concerned that the commission did not do enough to stop the corruption issues that have plagued Albany. We heard from Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG,...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2018: Former Comptroller H. Carl McCall
Last week, the pay raise commission recommended a raise for the legislature and the state’s highest elected officials. We heard from one of the commission’s members, H. Carl McCall, Chair of the SUNY...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2018: Sen. Brad Hoylman
With a salary increase on the horizon, Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) discussed his bill that would regulate the outside income of legislators.
View ArticleDecember 11, 2018: Rep. John Faso
One of the incumbent members of Congress that fell during the “blue wave” was Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook). The Congressman reflected on his term representing the 19th congressional district and the...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2018: Billy Easton on education funding
Billy Easton, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Quality Education, shared his reaction to the Board of Regents’ education funding request.
View ArticleDecember 12, 2018: Rep. Lee Zeldin
A group of New York’s Republican congressional representatives are calling for a federal investigation into the state’s Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. We heard from one...
View ArticleDecember 12, 2018: Asm-elect Mark Walczyk
Even though the State Senate flipped to Democratic control on Election Day, Republicans in the State Assembly were able to pick up a number of seats. We met one of the newest members of the Assembly,...
View ArticleDecember 12, 2018: Investigative Post’s Jim Heaney
We broke down the latest stories from the Investigative Post with the organization’s Editor and Executive Director, Jim Heaney.
View ArticleDecember 12, 2018: Capitol Pressroom commentator Larry Levy
Larry Levy, Executive Dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra, shared his insights on the latest from the Albany political sphere.
View ArticleDecember 13, 2018: Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia
We broke down the budget request and the latest from the State Education Department with Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.
View ArticleDecember 13, 2018: State Senator Michael Gianaris
Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) has become one of the leading critics of the deal to bring Amazon to New York City. We heard from the incoming Deputy Senate Majority Leader on the deal he has called...
View ArticleDecember 13, 2018: Looking back at the Campaign for Fiscal Equity
It’s been 25 years since the Campaign for Fiscal Equity was launched to promote a sound basic education for New York’s schoolchildren. We looked back at the history of the campaign and the next steps...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2018: Governor Andrew Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) joined the show to discuss the latest on the L train and legislative pay raises.
View ArticleDecember 14, 2018: Green Party legislative priorities
Peter LaVenia, co-chair of the New York State Green Party, and Mark Dunlea, 2018 Green Comptroller nominee and Chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund of New York State, laid out the Green’s 2019...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2018: Asm. John McDonald
With less than a month until the start of the legislative session, Asm. John McDonald (D-Cohoes) stopped by to discuss his legislative priorities.
View ArticleDecember 16, 2018: Capitol Pressroom
Guests: Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) Peter LaVenia, co-chair of the New York State Green Party Mark Dunlea, 2018 Green Comptroller nominee and Chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund of New York...
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