Oct. 12, 2016: Connect NY: Episode 110
Special The Capitol Pressroom featuring Connect: NY Episode 110, which introduces the idea that a Constitutional Convention in New York could impact the issues of power concentration in the Capitol and...
View ArticleOct. 13, 2016: Next Generation 9-1-1, daily fantasy sports law contested, Ken...
Susan spoke with New York State Association of Counties’ executive director Stephen Acquario and Asm. John McDonald (D – Cohoes) about securing and modernizing 9-1-1. New York citizens filed a lawsuit...
View ArticleOct. 14, 2016: Comptroller DiNapoli, John Faso, Ashley Hupfl, Ed Walk for CFE
Susan spoke with Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the need for more transparency and oversight in state contracts. John Faso, the Republican candidate in the 19th Congressional District, explained his...
View ArticleOct 18, 2016: Buffalo Teachers’ contract, #bFair2DirectCare, Alison Boak
As of last night, Buffalo teachers have a contract. We heard about the long road to ratification from two guests: Asw. Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D –Buffalo) and, later in the program, Buffalo Teachers...
View ArticleOct. 19, 2016: Sam Radford, The Legal Project, James Coll, Steve Greenberg,...
Sam Radford, the president of the District Parent Coordinating Council in Buffalo, explained how things, while not perfect, are looking up for students in the Buffalo Public Schools. We discussed the...
View ArticleOct. 20, 2016: Mayor Miner, Hedge Clippers, Justin Sondel, Tim Kremer
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner weighed in on conflicts over economic development in Onondaga County. The Hedge Clippers have compiled a report on billionaires and Super PACS’ investment in the NY 19th...
View ArticleOct. 24, 2016: County Executive Mahoney, Zephyr Teachout, BraVa!
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney weighed in on economic development conflicts between the city and the county, pay raises and the presidential election. We spoke with Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham...
View ArticleOct 21, 2016: Special Presentation of Connect:NY 112
The show featured a special presentation of Connect:NY’s final episode on the New York State Constitutional Convention.
View ArticleOct. 25, 2016: Nicole Gelinas, PEF President Wayne Spence, EJ McMahon,...
Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, contributing editor to City Journal and columnist at the NY Post, explained the new short-term rental statute Governor Cuomo signed in to law...
View ArticleOct. 26: 2016: Sen. Liz Krueger, Rich Honen, League of Women Voters, John Kaehny
More on the short-term rental statute from Sen. Liz Krueger (D – Manhattan), who championed the legislation this past session. Then we spoke with Rich Honen, a partner at Phillips Lytle LLP who focuses...
View ArticleOct. 27, 2016: Sen. John DeFrancisco, Jim Heaney, Hemp production in NY
Sen. John DeFrancisco (R – Syracuse) joined Susan for a conversation on reforming economic development and the battle for control of the State Senate. We had the latest on Buffalo’s lead testing plans...
View ArticleOct. 28, 2016: Best-of Episode on Hoosick Falls, open government and Medicaid...
Today we return to the very end of August when the State Senate held its hearing on the Hoosick Falls water crisis. The day after the hearings we spoke with the chair of the Senate Health Committee...
View ArticleOct. 31, 2016: ACA rate hikes, Asm. Kevin Cahill, Jessica Ottney Mahar,...
We analyzed why Affordable Care Act rates are going up with Debra Sabatini Dwyer, PhD, an economics professor in the Department of Health Care Policy and Management at Stony Brook University. Asm....
View ArticleNov. 1, 2016: resources for English Language Learners, Airbnb, public/private...
Georgia Asciutto, Executive Director of the Conference of Big 5 School Districts, discussed proposed new standards for ELL students. The bottom line is districts need more resources to adequately...
View ArticleNov. 2, 2016: Kathryn Wylde and Winston Fisher, Hedge Clippers report, Prof....
We spoke with New York City REDC members Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO at Partnership for New York City, and Winston Fisher, a Partner at Fisher Brothers, about their proposals for economic...
View ArticleNov. 3, 2016: Bob McCarthy, Joe Heath, Rob Simpson and Craig Marcinkowski,...
Buffalo News Political Reporter Robert McCarthy analyzed the tight race in the 60th Senate District between Republican Chris Jacobs and Democrat Amber Small. Onondaga Nation Attorney Joe Heath has...
View ArticleNov. 4, 2016: DAASNY President Zugibe, Sara Niccoli, Sen. Neil Breslin,...
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY) is urging New York to provide more funding for staffing increases, body cameras and other technology. We heard from DAASNY President...
View ArticleNov. 7, 2016: Frederick Kowal, Bill Hammond, call for Justice Center Reset,...
What is SUNY’s role in economic development? Frederick Kowal, PhD, President of United University Professions, explained We heard analysis of why New York’s employer-based health insurance plans are...
View ArticleNov. 8, 2016: Election Day Programming
“WCNY’s The Capitol Pressroom” Election Day programming includes: • Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director, Marist Institute for Public Opinion • Carol Faulkner, Ph.D., Professor of History, The Maxwell School at...
View ArticleNov. 9, 2016: Post-election analysis
Today we debriefed the national upset by Donald Trump, the President-elect, as well as state and local races. Our guests included: Morgan Hook, Senior Vice President, SKD Knickerbocker, Albany Dave...
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