August 6, 2019: Siena Poll
Is New York State better off than it was nine years ago? New Siena Research Institute poll results show that a majority of New Yorkers believe it is. Steve Greenberg, Siena Research institute pollster,...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2019: Breaking down barriers for female candidates
Last week, Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law that would allow state and local political candidates to use campaign funds to pay for childcare. Brette McSweeney, Executive Director of Eleanor’s...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2019: Asm. John McDonald
After a very busy legislative session, legislators are back in their home districts until they return to Albany in January. We caught up with one the Albany area legislators, Asm. John McDonald...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2019: Sen. Kevin Thomas
The hack at Capital One which impacted 100 million people has been described as one of the largest data breaches ever. A new law known as the SHIELD Act was sponsored by Sen. Kevin Thomas (D-Garden...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2019: Combating gender pay discrimination
After noticing a pay gap between the female law professors at the University of Denver and their male colleagues, a group of female professors filed a challenge with the Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2019: Bruce Gyory
Will the President’s response to the tragedies in El Paso and Dayton define his presidency? Bruce Gyory, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at UAlbany and Senior Advisor at Manatt, Phelps and...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2019: CSEA’s Danny Donohue, Wind farm opposition
After serving for a quarter century as President of the Civil Service Employees Association, Danny Donohue announced he would not seek reelection to the post. Donohue stopped by for a look back at his...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2019: Increasing diversity in school leadership positions
There is a lack of diversity in New York’s teaching ranks which is lowering the number of school superintendents of color. An initiative from the New York State Council of School Superintendents is...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2019: Reporters Marie French and Michael Gormley
We took a look back at the news of the week that was with Michael Gormley, Albany reporter for Newsday, and Marie French, energy and environment reporter at Politico NY.
View ArticleAugust 9, 2019: New York Law Journal’s Dan Clark
Dan Clark, reporter at the New York Law Journal, joined Susan with an update on the legal issues in New York State.
View ArticleAugust 9, 2019: Activist Kat Sullivan
Kat Sullivan spent years advocating for passage of the Child Victims Act by telling the story of her assault when she was student at the Emma Willard School. Now, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2019: Common Cause NY’s Susan Lerner
Kat Sullivan spent years advocating for passage of the Child Victims Act by telling the story of her assault when she was student at the Emma Willard School. Now, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics...
View ArticleAugust 15, 2019: Sen. Neil Breslin
Even though the New York Legislature is out of session until January, legislators are still writing bills and pushing their causes throughout the state and their home districts. We caught up with the...
View ArticleAugust 15, 2019: American Wind Week
This week is the third annual American Wind Week. Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, stopped by to discuss how New York is fairing in the wind energy arena.
View ArticleAugust 15, 2019: Methane and Shale Gas Report
Robert Howarth, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, shared the findings of his latest report on...
View ArticleAugust 15, 2019: Apportionment issues
Jeff Wice, Senior Advisor at NY Counts 2020 and Fellow at University at Buffalo School of Law, updated us on the latest attempts by the Trump administration to count only citizens in reapportionment of...
View ArticleAugust 16, 2019: Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia
At last month’s Board of Regents meeting, Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia surprised attendees by announcing that she will be leaving the position at the end of August. Today, the Commissioner...
View ArticleAugust 16, 2019: Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration is making moves that could impact ecosystems across the country with changes to the Endangered Species Act. Rebecca Riley, Legal Director of the Natural Resources Defense...
View ArticleAugust 16, 2019: Winners and Losers
Who made this week’s Winners and Losers list? Zach Williams, reporter at City and State, shared who made the list.
View ArticleAugust 16, 2019: Times Union’s Dave Lombardo
We discussed the news of the week that was with Dave Lombardo, Statehouse reporter for the Times Union and host of the Capitol Confidential podcast.
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