April 17, 2019: Connect: NY on The Capitol Pressroom
Before the budget passed, we gathered a group of stakeholders in Syracuse to discuss the various legislation being considered around the legalization of cannabis. On the pro-legalization side, we spoke...
View ArticleApril 18, 2019: Best of: Senate Health Chair Gustavo Rivera
Ahead of the budget negotiations, Senate Health Committee Chair Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) stopped by the studio to give us an update on the New York Health Act. (originally aired 2/4/19)
View ArticleApril 18, 2019: Best of: Prevailing Wage
We got a primer on the prevailing wage from the Vice President of the Business Council of New York State, Ken Pokalsky. (originally aired 3/27/19)
View ArticleApril 18, 2019: Best of: Senate reform
What if each of New York’s counties had their own State Senator? We discussed the proposal with Deputy Senate Minority Leader Joe Griffo (R-Utica) and Asm. Mark Walczyk (R-Watertown). (originally aired...
View ArticleApril 18, 2019: Best of: PTA concerns on marijuana
Kyle Belokopitsky, Executive Director of the New York State PTA, stopped by to share her concerns about the potential legalization of recreational marijuana. (originally aired 2/14)
View ArticleApril 23, 2019: I-81 proponents on “community grid” decision
Yesterday, the State Department of Transportation made the “community grid” option their preferred choice for the I-81 corridor in the Syracuse region. We heard from two grid proponents on the...
View ArticleApril 23, 2019: I-81 “Community grid” impacts on the community
Yesterday, the State Department of Transportation made the “community grid” option their preferred choice for the I-81 corridor in the Syracuse region. The New York Civil Liberties Union’s Lanessa...
View ArticleApril 23, 2019: ICE in New York State Courts
Last week, the New York State Office of Court Administration established rules that will bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting people in the state’s courthouses without a...
View ArticleApril 23, 2019: NYS population changes
With the decennial census just one year away, the Census Bureau has released their latest population estimate which shines a light on trends that could spell trouble for New York’s congressional...
View ArticleApril 24, 2019: Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on I-81
Not everyone is pleased with the state’s decision to name the “community grid” as their preferred plan for I-81 in Syracuse. County Executive Ryan McMahon (R-Onondaga County) filled us in on how the...
View ArticleApril 24, 2019: Save 81 on the “community grid” decision
Not everyone is pleased with the state’s decision to name the “community grid” as their preferred plan for I-81 in Syracuse. We heard from one of the leaders of the Save 81 movement, Greg Lancette,...
View ArticleApril 24, 2019: Uninsured Western and Central New Yorkers
A new report takes an in-depth look at the number of uninsured New Yorkers living in Western and Central New York. Peter Newell, author of the report and Director of the United Hospital Fund’s Health...
View ArticleApril 24, 2019: Bruce Gyory
Bruce Gyory, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at UAlbany and Senior Strategist at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, shared his insights on the party politics impacting the Albany political sphere.
View ArticleApril 30, 2019: Carcinogens in household products
Environmentalists are calling on the legislature to act on legislation that would remove a harmful material found in many household products. Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of the Citizens...
View ArticleApril 30, 2019: Building the arts based economy
The arts-based industries are growing to meet the economic needs of the Capitol Region. Maureen Sager, Executive Director of Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy, and Meredith Powell, Co-Founder...
View ArticleApril 30, 2019: Asm. Phil Palmesano on organ donation
April marks National Donate Life Month. Asm. Phil Palmesano (R-Corning) stopped by to share some surprising statistics about the need for organ donation and how you can help.
View ArticleApril 30, 2019: Judicial Reform
This month’s Anderson Breakfast series installment brought together legal experts for a conversation on how to reform New York’s judicial system. Hon. Fern Fisher, Special Assistant for Social Justice...
View ArticleMay 1, 2019: Sen. Liz Krueger
Lawmakers held hearings on whether the state should divest its public pension funds from fossil fuel companies. Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, shared her...
View ArticleMay 1, 2019: Divesting from fossil fuels
Lawmakers held hearings on whether the state should divest its public pension funds from fossil fuel companies. Ed Farrell, Executive Director of the Retired Public Employees Association, explained why...
View ArticleMay 1, 2019: Asm. Steve Engelbright
With the number of scheduled legislative days dwindling, activists are hoping that the legislature acts soon on the Climate and Community Protection Act. We discussed the bill with its lead Assembly...
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