Feb. 4, 2020: Setting up for a bail law legal challenge
Brendan Lyons, Senior Editor at the Times Union, filled us in on a story he is following on the state’s new bail laws.
View ArticleFeb. 4, 2020: Sen. Anna Kaplan on lessons learned and priorities
Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck), chair of the Senate Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee, stopped by to talk about her priorities for the 2020 session and what she learned from...
View ArticleFeb. 4, 2020: Ending the “Walking While Trans” statues
Activists will be in Albany on Tuesday to call for enactment of their policy priorities including an end to the “walking while trans” penal statues. Mateo Guerrero, TGNCIQ Justice Organizer at Make the...
View ArticleFeb. 5, 2020: Social media backlash to bail changes
The changes to the state’s bail laws passed by the state legislature last year have become a hot button issue in Albany and across the state. Washington County Sheriff Jeff Murphy was in studio to...
View ArticleFeb. 5, 2020: Human Services and the Governor’s budget
Glenn Liebman, CEO of the Mental Health Association in New York State, weighed in on the Governor’s budget proposal and what additions he’d like to see in a final agreement.
View ArticleFeb. 5, 2020: New NYSBA report outlines support for recreational marijuana
A new report from the New York State Bar Association has come out in support of the legalization of recreational marijuana. Aleece Burgio, Co-Chair of the NYSBA Committee on Cannabis Law, and Hank...
View ArticleFeb. 5, 2020: Feeding New York’s hungry
What more can be done to help feed New York’s hungry? Dan Egan, Executive Director of Feeding New York, stopped by to explain.
View ArticlePODCAST EXTRA: Bruce Gyory on Iowa and Cuomo’s fundraising edge
Bruce Gyory, senior strategist at Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips and adjunct professor of political science at UAlbany, returned with his political analysis after the Iowa Caucuses and shared his...
View ArticleFeb. 6, 2020: Election priorities with Sen. Zellnor Myrie
Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), chair of the Senate Elections Committee, discussed the election issues that he is following this session as New York gears up for its primaries and November’s general...
View ArticleFeb. 6, 2020: Medical licensing and transparency
Governor Cuomo has proposed new oversight protections for New York’s medical professionals. We discussed the proposals with Dr. Arthur Fougner, President of the Medical Society of New York State, and...
View ArticleFeb. 6, 2020: Job skill training programs
Asm. Phil Steck (D-Colonie), chair of the Assembly Task Force on People with Disabilities, explained how a job training program called YouthBuild works and why he is working to get more state support...
View ArticleFeb. 6, 2020: Private colleges and the higher ed budget
How do New York’s private colleges feel about the Governor’s proposed higher education budget? Mary Beth Labate, President of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, stopped by to...
View ArticleFeb. 7, 2020: Reporters Chris Bragg and Nick Niedzwiadek
Happy Friday! We kicked today’s show off with a conversation with Times Union Political and Investigative reporter Chris Bragg about the stories he’s been tracking on JCOPE and other open government...
View ArticleFeb. 7, 2020: Marc Molinaro on bail and medicaid spending
Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive and 2018 GOP gubernatorial nominee, weighed in on the state’s new bail laws and latest from the Albany political sphere.
View ArticleFeb. 7, 2020: Gig economy reform
A growing number of New Yorkers are employed in the gig economy. In his State of the State, the Governor proposed reforms to how this sector works. Today, we spoke with two gig workers about why they...
View ArticleFeb. 10, 2020: The fight against marijuana legalization in NYS
Could this be the year that New York legalizes recreational marijuana? Dr. Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, explained why he believes the Empire State should pump the...
View ArticleFeb. 10, 2020: Legal challenges for daily fantasy sports
Daily fantasy sports were dealt a legal blow last week by a state appellate court. Robert Rosborough, Partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, broke down the decision.
View ArticleFeb. 10, 2020: Municipal aid concerns
Today, state legislators heard testimony from municipal leaders from across the state over the Governor’s proposed budget. Mayor Robert Kennedy (D-Freeport), President of the New York State Conference...
View ArticleFeb. 10, 2020: Responding to the coronavirus
We heard from health and emergent response professionals like Stephen Conard, Emergency Management Coordinator at UAlbany’s Office of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance, about how they work to...
View ArticleFeb. 11, 2020: Charter schools weigh in on budget and legislative priorities
How will the Governor’s budget impact charter schools? James Merriman, Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Charter School Center, weighed in on the budget and his priorities for the session.
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