Sept. 14, 2016: Mayor Miner, Bill Mahoney, Amy Hysick, Larry Levy
Susan hosted Mayor Stephanie Miner at the WCNY studios in Syracuse. We discussed the results of yesterday’s primaries with Politico New York’s Bill Mahoney. The State Education Department announced...
View ArticleSept. 15, 2016: Sen. Cathy Young, Jolie Milstein and Laura Mascuch, Bob...
Sen. Cathy Young (R – Olean), the Chair of the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee, joined Susan in the studio to look at the struggle for control of the State Senate. Gov. Cuomo urged...
View ArticleSept. 16, 2016: Ashley Hupfl, Joe Spector, Asm. Buchwald, Rick Timbs, Brenda...
Ashley Hupfl shared this week’s City & State Winners and Losers. We hosted Joe Spector, Gannett’s Albany Bureau Chief, to explain this week’s primaries and possible changes to the school aid...
View ArticleSept. 19, 2016: Conor Bambrick, Liz Gordon, Gavin Donohue, Asm. Jim Tedisco,...
We will have reaction to Gov. Cuomo’s master plan for offshore wind from Conor Bambrick, the Air and Energy Director for Environmental Advocates, and Liz Gordon, the director of the New York Offshore...
View ArticleSept. 20, 2016: Richard Casagrande, Siena Poll, Jeanne Zaino, Ken Pokalsky
Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor dismissed the Small Cities funding lawsuit, which comes as a major setback to cities like Utica and Poughkeepsie. We heard more about the result of...
View ArticleSept. 21, 2016: County Executive Dan McCoy, Ladan Alomar, Blair Horner, Bruce...
County Executive Dan McCoy spoke Susan Arbetter about the DEC’s decision to require Global Companies to undergo an extensive environmental review for their oil facilities in southern Albany. Ladan...
View ArticleWCNY’s The Capitol Pressroom covers pending federal charges for Gov. Cuomo’s...
Joe Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo, and eight others were charged today in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the Buffalo Billion. The Wall Street Journal, quoting people...
View ArticleSept. 22, 2016: Former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and eight others charged, Elisa...
Joe Percoco, a former top aide to Governor Cuomo, and eight others were charged today in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the Buffalo Billion. The Wall Street Journal, quoting people...
View ArticleSept 23, 2016: More on corruption charges filed by Bharara and Schneiderman
We had more overage on the corruption charges filed by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara and AG Eric Schneiderman. Our guests included: Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Bureau Chief for...
View ArticleSept. 26, 2016: Changes to state education standards, ethics reforms, Ron Briggs
State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia explained recent changes to the state’s ELA and math standards. We heard reaction to the changes in standards from ECE PolicyWorks Founder Susan...
View ArticleSept. 27, 2016: Morgan Hook and Dave Catalfamo, Connect-NY on education and...
It may have been the most-watched presidential debate in modern history. And today, political analysts Morgan Hook, vice president of SKD Knickerbocker in Albany, and Dave Catalfamo, managing director...
View ArticleSept. 28, 2016: Jim Heaney, Ken Girardin, Ian Rosenblum, Larry Levy
Investigative Post Founder, Editor and Executive Director Jim Heaney responded to the governor’s visit to Buffalo last week and the price he has had to pay for investigative journalism. The Empire...
View ArticleSept. 29, 2016: David Friedfel, Steve Greenberg, Asm. Hevesi, Glenn Liebman
New York keeps spending more on economic development but analysis shows the state may not be getting the right bang for its buck. We discussed the Citizens Budget Commission’s updated report Bigger Not...
View ArticleSept. 30, 2016: Ashley Hupfl, Bill Mahoney, Pramilla Malick, Peter Galie and...
Ashley Hupfl of City & State shared this week’s Winners and Losers. Politico New York reporter Bill Mahoney looked at conflicts over legislators’ pay raises and campaign contributions. Pramilla...
View ArticleOct. 3, 2016: Special presentation of WCNY’s Connect: NY 111
A special presentation of WCNY’s Connect: NY 111, which introduces the idea that a Constitutional Convention in New York could impact the issues surrounding how children are equitably educated, how the...
View ArticleOct. 4, 2016: Best-of The Capitol Pressroom on new education standards,...
Best-of The Capitol Pressroom State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia explained recent changes to the state’s ELA and math standards. Original air-date September 26, 2016 We heard...
View ArticleOct. 5, 2016: John Kaehny, Michael Carey, Phil Desgranges, Bruce Gyory
John Kaehny, the executive director of Reinvent Albany, discussed calls for reform in light of the alleged bid rigging scandals announced in September. According to Michael Carey, an advocate for the...
View ArticleOct. 6, 2016: Mothers from Flint, Beth Finkel, Bob Bellafiore and Steve...
Mothers from Flint, MI are in Albany today to meet with Hoosick Falls residents, where they will discuss the damage done to the community by contaminants and, in their view, the government’s poor...
View ArticleOct. 7, 2016: Ashley Hupfl, Michael Gormley, Andrew Zepp, Prof. Keith Bybee
We heard Winners and Losers with City & State’s Ashley Hupfl. Michael Gormley, A Newsday Albany reporter, shared the news of the week. Andrew Zepp, the executive director of the Finger Lakes Land...
View ArticleOct. 11, 2016: Best-of Episode with David Friedfel, Pramilla Malick, Vin...
Best-of Episode New York keeps spending more on economic development but analysis shows the state may not be getting the right bang for its buck. We discussed the Citizens Budget Commission’s updated...
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