Independence Party’s future tied to cryptocurrency entrepreneur’s POTUS bid
Sept. 25, 2020 – This year, political parties in New York will have to meet new vote thresholds to retain their automatic ballot access. The Independence Party is hitching their efforts to...
View ArticleTake 2 on New York’s plastic bag restrictions
Sept. 28, 2020 – New York’s plastic bag ban survived a legal challenge and will go into effect next month. We talked with Mike Durant, President and CEO of the Food Industry Alliance of New York State,...
View ArticleDiNapoli discusses COVID-19 oversight, Medicaid waste and 2020 elections
Sept. 28, 2020 – Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) discussed the latest Medicaid spending reports his office has complied and get the latest on his oversight powers.
View ArticleCuomo admin helps counties avoid scrutiny for child fatalities
Sept. 28, 2020 – Chris Bragg, Investigative reporter for the Albany Times Union, shared his latest reporting on the state’s Child Protective Agency and its abuse reporting process. Read his reporting...
View ArticleMemoir recounts effort to preserve unique Adirondack architecture
Sept. 28, 2020 – Howard Kirschenbaum, Professor Emeritus at the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester, has played an important role in preserving the Adirondacks and updating the...
View ArticleCalls for police reform after no charges brought in 2018 death of Dwayne...
Sept. 29, 2020 – No charges have been filed against NYPD officers in the 2018 death of Dwayne Pritchett after a report released by the Attorney General’s office citing drug use. Melissa Moore, New York...
View ArticleCuomo admin sued for shielding COVID-19 nursing home records
Sept. 29, 2020 – The Empire Center for Public Policy is suing the Cuomo administration’s Department of Health over its withholding of nursing home deaths due to COVID-19. Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow...
View ArticleDavid Paterson shares behind-the-scenes stories from new memoir
Sept. 29, 2020 – In his new memoir, former Governor David Paterson (D-NY) looks back at his career which saw him rise from Senate Minority Leader to the Governor’s Mansion. The Governor joined us for a...
View ArticleFickle suburban voters could cause downfall of Trump and downballot Republicans
Sept. 30, 2020 – On Tuesday night, Americans tuned in for the first of three scheduled presidential debates between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Larry Levy, Vice...
View ArticleCornell University teams up with the state to fight invasive species
Sept. 30, 2020 – The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with Cornell University’s New York Invasive Species Research Institute to help tackle the problems associated with...
View ArticleA second chance is hard to come by for New Yorkers with criminal records
Sept. 30, 2020 – A new application is available for New Yorkers seeking to have paper records of their expunged low-level marijuana convictions destroyed. Emma Goodman, Staff Attorney in the Special...
View ArticleWhat New York’s response could look like to a second COVID-19 wave
Oct. 1, 2020 – New York was one of the states hardest hit by COVID-19 back in March. As we enter the fall and winter seasons, what can the state do to prepare for a potential second wave? We asked Dr....
View ArticleNew York’s election season off to rocky and confusing start
Oct. 1, 2020 – This year’s election will be a unique challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We discussed this challenge and the potential remedies with Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), chair of the...
View ArticleDoctors oppose increased awareness about how to report professional misconduct
Oct 2, 2020 – A bill is sitting on the Governor’s desk which would help New Yorkers report misconduct by doctors to the state’s medical conduct office. The Medical Society of the State of New York is...
View ArticleRestaurants look for government relief to survive the cold weather
Oct. 2, 2020 – As the colder months move in, we checked in on the restaurant industry in the state and discuss indoor dining returning to New York City. We heard from Melissa Fleischut, President and...
View ArticleEmployers begin implementing New York’s sick leave law
Oct. 2, 2020 – New Yorkers will start accruing time for the new sick leave program which will start in the new year. Rose Miller, President of Pinnacle Human Resources, helped us make sense of this new...
View ArticleNew York’s census participation lags as census enters final stretch
Oct 2, 2020 – Census efforts are in the final stretch as the counting deadline nears. Meeta Anand, Census 2020 Senior Fellow at the New York Immigration Coalition, discussed the latest with census...
View ArticlePOLL: Cuomo remains popular, but down from pandemic peak in spring
Oct. 2, 2020 – Steve Greenberg, Siena College pollster, broke down the latest poll results from the organization which shows Joe Biden has a nearly 30 point lead over President Trump in the Empire State.
View ArticleLawmakers move to end ‘policing for profit’ in New York
Oct. 5, 2020 – We took a look at a legislative push to end the system of fines and fees levied against New Yorkers in the criminal justice system. We heard from Katie Schaffer, Director of Organizing...
View ArticlePandemic cabin fever contributes to surge in New Yorker’s hunting interest
Oct. 5, 2020 – The state’s Department of Environment Conservation is seeing a surge of interest this hunting season. We talked with Jim Farquhar, Chief of the DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife, about the...
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