December 27, 2019: Reporter Yancey Roy
On this last Friday of 2019, we’re kicking things off with a look back at the news of the week that was with Newsday’s Albany Bureau Chief, Yancey Roy.
View ArticleDecember 27, 2019: Top Stories 2019: Public Financing
We’re continuing through our list of the biggest news stories of 2019. Alex Camarda, Senior Policy Advisor at Reinvent Albany, joined the show to explain how the public campaign financing commission...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2019: Toll changes in New York
New York highway drivers will see an increase in tolls when using the new Mario Cuomo Bridge and pay-by-mail. Jon Campbell, Statehouse reporter for the USA Today Network New York, stopped by to discuss...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2019: Mental health funding
A coalition of advocates and mental health providers are calling on the Governor to halt any cuts to mental health services for adolescents. Andrea Smyth, Executive Director of the New York State...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2019: Cuomo’s reshaping of the Court of Appeals
In his nine years in the Governor’s Office, Andrew Cuomo has reshaped the state’s highest court. Vin Bonventre, Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School and Editor...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2019: Asm. Sandy Galef on marriage reform
The Governor vetoed a bill that would allow more federal judges to marry individuals in New York State because some of those judges were nominated by President Trump. Asm. Sandy Galef (D-Ossining)...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2019: Rx costs in New York
Beth Finkel, AARP New York State Director, updated us on the issues that she is watching as the year winds down.
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2020: Ending the pink tax
Asm. Nily Rozic (D-Queens) has set your eyes on ending the practice of charging more for a product marketed towards woman compared to a similar product for men, which is also known as the “pink tax”....
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2020: NY’s shrinking congressional delegation
New census reapportionment estimates spell out bad news for New York’s congressional representation. Jeff Wice, Senior Fellow for the New York Census and Redistricting Institute at New York Law School,...
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2020: Bail reforms in New York
Much of the conversation surrounding bail in Albany has been over the reforms passed in 2019. However, one major reform to the state’s bail reform, charitable bail, did not make it over the goal line....
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2020: The Cost of Climate Change
Marie French, energy and environment reporter for Politico NY, updated us on the latest stories she is following
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2020: Anti-semitic attacks in New York
Late last week, five people were stabbed in Monsey, NY as they gathered to celebrate on the seventh night of Hanukkah. Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) weighed in on the tragic events and what the state...
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2020: Calls for Assembly GOP Ldr’s resignation
Asm. Kieran Lalor (R-Fishkill) was the first Assembly Republican to call for the resignation of the Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, after the Minority Leader was arrested for driving while...
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2020: Reporters Anna Gronewold and Shannon Young
On this first Friday of 2020, we were joined by Politico NY’s Anna Gronewold and Shannon Young to take a look back at the news of the week that was.
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2020: Tipped wage standards in NYS
Most but not all New Yorkers working at the minimum wage will see an increase in their pay. Greg Biryla, New York State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, explained why all...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2019: Forecasting climate trends
What will the state need to do to reach the goals laid out in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act? We talked with Chris Thorncroft, Interim Director of the SUNY Albany Atmospheric...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2020: Counting all New Yorkers in the Census
The new decade is upon us which means a new census count is right around the corner. We heard from Blanca Lopez, Advisor to the Westchester County Executive on Fair and Affordable Housing, on how...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2020: Covering NY’s Medicaid gap
Late last year, the Governor vetoed legislation that would implement new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers. We discussed the legislation with the chair of the Senate Health Committee, Sen....
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2020: Road salt contamination
Road salt has become a staple of winter weather response in New York. However, the salt that keeps our roads from getting slick has major impacts on water quality. Eric Siy, Executive Director of The...
View ArticleJanuary 7, 2020: Medication Assisted Treatment
The Governor vetoed legislation that would expand access to medication assisted treatment services. We heard from two advocates on how this will impact the New Yorkers who need it the most.
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