March 1, 2019: IVF Reform
Advocates are pushing the state to require insurance plans to cover the costs of in-vitro fertilization and fertility preservation techniques. We hear from Barbara Collura, President and CEO of...
View ArticleMarch 3, 2019: Capitol Pressroom
Guests David Klepper, Statehouse reporter for the Associated Press Dan Clark, reporter for the New York Law Journal Sean Garren, Senior Director for Vote Solar and the organization’s Action Fund Robert...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2019: Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Budget negotiations got off to a rocky start when legislative leaders and the Governor couldn’t agree on the state’s revenue outlook. We got an update on the latest from Senate Majority Leader Andrea...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2019: Animal protections
We heard from Libby Post, President of the New York State Animal Protection Federation, which is fighting a provision in the Governor’s 30 day amendments that would making is more difficult for Peace...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2019: The Future of I-81
The conversation around the future of the I-81 corridor remains heated, the area’s chamber of commerce, CenterState CEO, has proposed a new alternative to hopefully find a compromise between the...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2019: Blair Horner
Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG joined us to discuss the linkage between a legislative pay raise and an on-time budget
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: Farm budget priorities
What are the priorities of New York’s farmers? We asked David Fischer, President of the New York Farm Bureau, and Jeff Williams, New York Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy, when they stopped by.
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: Farmland for new farmers
Finding land to start a farm is one of the struggles that new farmers face. Sen. Jen Metzger (D-Middletown), chair of the Senate Agriculture committee, and Samantha Levy, New York Policy Manager for...
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul
The state is kicking off its celebration of Women’s History Month. We discussed the festivities and the latest from the Empire State with Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul (D).
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: Student loan debt
The student loan debt crisis impacts more than just the new higher education graduates. We heard from David Jones, President of the Community Service Society, and Sen. James Saunders (D-Queens), chair...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2019: Combating Climate Change
Last year, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the effects of climate change and an abridged timeline to respond to them. We heard from two...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2019: State of the Judiciary
Last week, Chief Justice Janet DiFiore gave her State of the Judiciary and made some interesting comments. We broke it down with Vin Bonventre, Albany Law School Professor, New York Court Watcher...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2019: Prison closures
In his 30-day amendments, Governor Cuomo has proposed closing up to three prisons in the state. We got an update on the issue from Robert Harding, politics reporter for the Auburn Citizen.
View ArticleMarch 6, 2019: Melissa DeRosa
A new exhibit in the State Capitol’s War Room, takes a look at the women that shaped New York throughout its history but didn’t receive their full recognition. We discussed the exhibit with its...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2019: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
After the Governor and the Legislature could not agree on the state’s revenue forecast, the Comptroller was given the duty to determine the figure. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) joined Susan to discuss...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2019: Environmental priorities
Advocates are hoping that a slew of environmental priorities make their way through the democratically controlled Legislature. We heard from Kate Kurera, Deputy Director of Environmental Advocates of...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2019: School funding
Dave Friedfel, Director of State Studies at the Citizens Budget Commission, broke down the latest with school aid funding.
View ArticleMarch 7, 2019: Larry Levy
Larry Levy, Executive Dean at the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra, shared his analysis of the latest from Albany.
View ArticleMarch 8, 2019: W&L and Reporters
Who are the week’s biggest winners and losers? Zack Williams, reporter at City and State, shared the list with us. Then, we broke down the news of the week that was with Times Union reporter David...
View ArticleMarch 8, 2019: 50a reform
The state’s civil rights law protects the personnel records of law enforcement officials under a provision known as 50A. We heard from Sgt. Ed Mullins, President of the New York Police Department’s...
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