Dec. 9, 2016: Ashley Hupfl, Glenn Balin, Medical Marijuana, Plan 2014, Martin...
Ashley Hupfl shared this week’s Winners and Losers from City & State. So will there be a special session or not? New York Daily News reporter Glenn Blain joined us with the latest. The State’s...
View ArticleDec. 12, 2016: Afaf Nasher, Michael Borges, Susan Lerner and Blair Horner,...
Afaf Nasher, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, New York Chapter, shared about the rise in hate crimes against Muslims and other race and ethnic groups in New York and why...
View ArticleDec. 13, 2016: Natural gas addiction? Comptroller DiNapoli, Len Burman
Is New York addicted to natural gas? If so, what can we do about it? Three guests joined Susan to explain: Cornell Professors Dr. Tony Ingraffea and Dr. Bob Howarth and Otsego 2000 Technical Advisor...
View ArticleDec. 14, 2016: Jim Tallon, Peter Iwanowicz, Sen. Joe Bruno, Peter Golden
Regent Jim Tallon explained the Board of Regents vote on this year’s state aid request, which calls for a $2.1 billion increase in spending for next year. Peter Iwanowicz, the executive director of...
View ArticleDec. 15, 2016: Asm. O’Donnell, Dick Dadey, Sen. Griffo, Save our WNYCPC
We analyzed investigations into racial bias in the state’s prison and parole system. Citizens Union brought a federal lawsuit this week against the Governor, certain members of JCOPE, and the Attorney...
View ArticleDec. 16, 2016: Commissioner Elia, Dr. Lee Miringoff, Bob Bellafiore and Steve...
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia joined Susan to explain the state budget request, priorities for 2017 and whether there needs to be a greater emphasis on civics in the classroom. Dr. Lee...
View ArticleDec. 19, 2016: Electoral College, Millennial Unemployment, AMS pulls out of...
Today Democratic Electors met in Albany to cast their vote at noon in the Electoral College presidential vote. We host Syracuse.com reporter Chris Baker on the significance the event. Later in the...
View ArticleDec 20, 2016: Leader Brian Kolb, Brad Hoylman, Joe Heath, retirement savings...
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb weighed in the special session and more. Sen. Brad Hoylman (D – Manhattan) explained his T.R.U.M.P legislation (Tax Reforms Universally Made Public). We heard from...
View ArticleDec 21, 2016: Laura Haight, David Friedfel, Asm. Sean Ryan, John Ciovacco
With New York facing a minimum increase on Jan. 1, 2017, home care workers may face a crisis if promised state funding for the increase does not get channeled from Medicaid to the home care agencies on...
View ArticleDec. 22, 2016: Michael Gormley, Jim Heaney
It’s our year-end review with Newsday’s Albany correspondent Michael Gormley, New York Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett, and founder, editor and executive director of Investigative Post Jim...
View ArticleDec. 23, 2016: Best-of Episode featuring Comptroller Dinapoli
Is New York addicted to natural gas? If so, what can we do about it? Three guests joined Susan to explain: Cornell Professors Dr. Tony Ingraffea and Dr. Bob Howarth and Otsego 2000 Technical Advisor...
View ArticleDec. 26, 2017: Special Presenation of Connect: NY – Forever Wild
Today, the Capitol Pressroom offers a special presentation of Connect:NY: Forever Wild. New York’s Constitution created a unique clause to protect the state’s forests. While few talk of eliminating the...
View ArticleDec. 27, 2016: Special Presentation of Connect: NY – Criminal Justice
Today, we bring you a special program on the Constitutional Convention; it’s Connect: NY – Criminal Justice. The program was taped in July of this year–a week after the shootings of Philando Castile...
View ArticleDec. 28, 2016: Special Presentation of Connect: NY – Power and Ethics
On this special presentation of Connect: NY, we explore the idea that a Constitutional Convention in New York could impact the issues concentration of power and ethics reform in the Capitol. Joining...
View ArticleDec. 29, 2016: Special Presentation of Connect: NY – Education and the...
On this special presentation of Connect: NY – Education, understand how a Constitutional Convention in New York could impact the issues surrounding how children are equitably educated, how the...
View ArticleDec. 30, 2016: Special Presentation of Connect: NY From Imagination to Reality
This special presentation of Connect: NY – From Imagination to Reality, unpacks the merits and flaws of a Constitutional Convention. The program features Bruce Roter, the founder of the Museum of...
View ArticleJan. 2, 2017: Special Presenation of Connect: NY – What Unites Us
While there are plenty of issues that divide us as the presidential election shows, a tour through the chapters of New York’s history proves there is also much that brings us together. We look at Civil...
View ArticleJan. 3, 2017: Sen. Griffo, John Kaehny, Ron Deutsch and Karen Scharff, Larna...
The 2017 Legislative Session begins tomorrow. Sen. Joseph Griffo (R- Rome) joined us with a sneak preview of what we can expect. He explained why several lawmakers are looking at ways to check Gov....
View ArticleJan. 4, 2017: Sen. Gianaris, Climate sit-in, Justice Equality Act veto, Bruce...
The 2017 Legislative Session begins today. Susan hosted Sen. Michael Gianaris (D – Queens), the Deputy Senate Democratic Conference Leader, on progressive priorities for the year. Today, young New...
View ArticleJan. 5, 2016: E.J. McMahon, Jim Heaney, Raise the Age
Empire Center for Public Policy Founder and Research Director E.J. McMahon joined Susan to explain the budget implications of proposed free college tuition and possible budget shortfalls for 2017. Jim...
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