Cuomo adviser lays out the evolving COVID-19 testing landscape
Sept. 3, 2020 – Wednesday marked the twenty-sixth day that New York’s COVID-19 positivity rate was below one percent. Gareth Rhodes, Deputy Superintendent and Special Counsel of the state’s Department...
View ArticleNew York high schools can soon begin low-risk, fall sports
Sept. 4, 2020 – Some student athletes will be taking the field this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We heard from Dr. Robert Zayas, Executive Director of the New York State Public High School Athletic...
View ArticleBroad coalition calls for halt to student suspensions during pandemic
Sept. 4, 2020 – A statewide group is advocating for a moratorium on student suspensions during the school year as the state continues its pandemic fight. Jasmine Gripper, Executive Director of the...
View ArticleBusiness-backed advocacy group grades New York lawmakers
Sept. 4, 2020 – Greg Biryla, New York State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, shared his organization’s session scorecard for state legislators and their voting record on...
View ArticleSenate Finance chair doubts lawmakers will address budget hole without Cuomo...
Sept. 4, 2020 – State Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, joined The Capitol Pressroom Friday to discuss the latest developments with the state budget, which has a multi-billion...
View ArticleHospitals forecast grim financial future after COVID-19 peak
Sept. 9, 2020 – Shannon Young, Health care reporter for Politico NY, updated us on the latest health care news in the state including the fiscal woes that hospitals are facing.
View ArticleFederal lawsuit accuses Cuomo admin of abandoning mentally ill New Yorkers
Sept. 10, 2020 – A legal case has been brewing in the courts since early 2019 to challenge the state’s “prison-to-homeless shelter pipeline” for people living with serious mental illness. Stefen Short,...
View ArticleLawmakers vote to preserve celebrities’ image rights in life and death
Sept. 10, 2020 – Legislation sponsored by Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island), chair of the Senate Internet and Technology committee, would give people more rights to the use of their likeness in New...
View ArticleMeasuring COVID-19’s effect on New Yorkers with disabilities
Sept. 10, 2020 – Sen. David Carlucci (D-New City), chair of the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, recapped a recent hearing into the pandemic’s impact on people living with...
View ArticleLegal Roundup: Seneca Nation asserts land rights & Cuomo defends pandemic...
Sept. 11, 2020 – Robert Rosborough, Litigation Partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna and writer of the New York Appeals blog, joined us with the latest legal issues in the Empire State including an...
View ArticleState won’t produce inspection report of upstate senior home where COVID-19...
Sept. 11, 2020 – James Mulder, Health reporter for The Post-Standard and Syracuse.com, shared his latest reporting on COVID-19 in senior homes. Read his latest reporting here
View ArticleHeading to Albany: Self-proclaimed ‘dork’ brings science background to Capitol
Sept. 11, 2020 – We continued our Heading to Albany series. In this latest installment, we met Anna Kelles, a Tompkins County legislator who won a crowded Democratic primary to succeed a retiring...
View ArticleState response to Daniel Prude’s death occurred behind the scenes for many...
Sept. 11, 2020 – Jon Campbell, Statehouse reporter for the USA Today Network – New York, broke down the unfolding situation in Rochester following the death of Daniel Prude. Read Jon’s reporting on the...
View ArticleVassar College adopts ‘island model’ to curb the spread of COVID-19 on campus
Sept. 14, 2020 – Vassar College, a private university in the Hudson Valley, is using an ‘island model’ to help stop the spread of COVID-19 on their campus. We heard from the college’s President,...
View ArticleRochester schools wrestle with double whammy of COVID-19 and state aid cuts
Sept. 15, 2020 – As schools work to keep children and staff safe from COVID-19, they are facing another challenge: funding cuts. Justin Murphy, Education reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, shared...
View ArticleUnemployed New Yorkers poised to receive $300 benefit initiated by President...
Sept 15, 2020 – Actions taken by the federal government could mean more assistance for New Yorkers in the unemployment system. Joe Spector, State Editor for the USA Today Network – New York, joined the...
View ArticleReporters utilize ’50-a’ repeal to shine a light on opaque police practices
Sept. 15, 2020 – ProPublica and The CITY have been working on an investigation into the multiple promotions of a New York Police Department officer with over a dozen misconduct complaints. ProPublica...
View ArticleWorking Families Party ties political future in NY to Biden-Harris ticket
Sept. 16, 2020 – The fate of the Working Families Party is on the ballot this year. Sochie Nnaemeka, New York State Director of the Working Families Party, discussed the party’s effort to reach new...
View ArticleCuomo admin ignores legislative inquiry into overdose deaths during pandemic
Sept. 16, 2020 – The legislature is continuing their series of hearings on the effects of COVID-19. Asm. Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse,...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists & budget watchdog join forces on plan to begin meeting...
Sept. 16, 2020 – A report from the Citizens Budget Commission and the New York League of Conservation Voters highlights some of the state’s spending and tax exemptions that could be tweaked to help New...
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