January 23, 2019: Larry Levy
Larry Levy, Executive Dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra, shared his insights into the latest happenings in the Albany political world.
View ArticleJanuary 24, 2019: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
The Assembly has been active in their first two weeks back in Albany for the legislative session. We heard from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) on the chamber’s next steps when legislators...
View ArticleJanuary 24, 2019: Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried
Will single payer healthcare be on its way to New York State? We heard from the bill sponsor and chair of the Assembly Health Committee, Asm. Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) as the bill’s chances of...
View ArticleJanuary 24, 2019: Safe consumption sites
The opioid crisis has continued to impact communities across the state and country. Yesterday, activists made their way to the State Capitol to protest the Governor’s inaction on implementing pilots of...
View ArticleJanuary 24, 2019: Sen. Julia Salazar
The Legislature acted on a number of bills aimed at protecting the health and rights of women including the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act. Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), chair of the...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2019: W&L and David Lombardo
Zach Williams, reporter at City and State, shared who made this week’s Winners and Losers list. Then, David Lombardo, reporter at the Albany Times Union, broke down the news of the week that was.
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2019: Child Victims Act
After years of fighting for passage, the Legislature is expected to act on the Child Victims Act next week. We heard from Michael Polenberg, Vice President of Government Affairs for Safe Horizon, and...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2019: Sen. James Skoufis
Although he is a Democrat, Sen. James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) says he isn’t going to back away from investigating anyone including the Governor. The new chair of the Senate Investigations and Government...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2019: Government shutdown
The federal government has been shut down for over a month. Dr. David Van Slyke, Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, explained how the shutdown has...
View ArticleJanuary 27, 2019: Capitol Pressroom
GUESTS Peter Baynes, Executive Director of the New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials Gerry Geist, Executive Director of the New York Association of Towns Michael Polenberg, Vice...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2019: Asm. Deborah Glick
The first steps in passing a budget are underway as the legislature holds their budget hearings. We previewed today’s hearing on higher education with the chair of the Assembly Higher Education...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2019: CUNY PSC President Barbara Bowen
The state university system teaches over 420 thousand students. Ahead of today’s hearing, we discussed the needs of these students and schools with Barbara Bowen, Professor of English at Queens College...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2019: Fostering Youth College Success
The Fostering Youth College Success Initiative works to open higher education possibilities to foster children by covering some of the costs of college. We heard from Mariama Toe, a recipient of the...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2019: Medical Aid in Dying
Activists will be in Albany today to encourage the legislature to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act. Corrine Carey, Campaign Director at Compassion and Choices NY, and Dr. Jay Federman stopped by to...
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2019: Sen. Rachel May
One of the most glaring infrastructure needs in Upstate New York is the Syracuse-area’s I-81. We spoke with freshman Sen. Rachel May (D-Syracuse) on what she sees as the best future for the corridor.
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2019: Sen. Brian Kavanagh
Today, the Legislature will take their biggest actions on gun control since 2013’s SAFE Act. We broke down the legislative docket with Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan).
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2019: Extended incarceration lawsuit
A new class action lawsuit from the Legal Aid Society and Disability Rights New York aims to end the overincarceration of people with disabilities. Stefon Short, Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid...
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2019: Capitol View series
We previewed the next installment of the Capitol View interview series with Tom Nardacci, Founder and CEO of Gramercy Communications and founder of the Bull Moose Club.
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2019: Sen. Brad Hoylman
As we wrap up the first month of session, no Senator has chalked up as many legislative victories as Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senator discussed his...
View ArticleJanuary 30, 2019: Asm. Phil Palmesano
A new report from the Assembly Minority Conference outlines their transportation priorities for the session. Asm Phil Palmesano (R-Corning), co-chair of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Critical...
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