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State to pilot online reservation system for select Adirondack trails

Apr. 2, 2021 – The state has announced it will be testing out a reservation program on a small number of trails in the Adirondack Park to help manage their increasing popularity. Adirondack Explorer...

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Our farewell to Producer Tim Williams

Apr. 2, 2021 – After nearly four years in the Plywood Hut, we say goodbye to our producer Tim Williams, who is moving on to a new opportunity in news.

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Cuomo may have violated state law in writing and promoting pandemic memoir

April 5, 2021 – Jon Campbell, the state editor for the USA Today Network in New York, joins the show to break down the potential legal headaches facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the writing and promoting...

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New York may be blocked from recouping $115 million in overpaid unemployment

April 5, 2021 – Assembly Labor Committee Chair Latoya Joyner, a Bronx Democrat, is pushing legislation to stop the state from collecting more than $100 million in unemployment benefits improperly paid...

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Marijuana legalization gives new lease on life for some New Yorkers

April 5, 2021 – The adoption of legalized adult-use marijuana in New York includes a criminal justice component intended to begin reversing the effects of the war on drugs. Emma Goodman, of the Legal...

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Lawmakers advance a ban on utility shutoffs

April 5, 2021 – At the end of March, the state legislature approved a measure that would prevent public and private utilities from shutting off services, including gas, water, electric, cable and...

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Digital vaccine passport could open up New York’s economy

April 6, 2021 – Albany Law School President and Dean Alicia Oullette answers the legal and ethical questions raised by the Excelsior Pass, a smartphone app rolled out in New York as a way of proving...

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So you’re vaccinated. Now what?

April 6, 2021 – Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated every day for COVID-19, but what does it mean for a return to normalcy? Can we take off our masks? Is it safe to have friends over? We asked...

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New York’s court funding restored to pre-pandemic levels

April 7, 2021 – The state’s courts had to absorb a 10 percent budget cut last fiscal year, but the New York Law Journal’s Ryan Tarinelli says they’re poised for a restoration of funding in the state...

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New York’s Green Party has ideas for improving new marijuana law

April 7, 2021 – It’s only been a week since New York legalized marijuana, but New York’s Green Party has ideas on how to improve the new law. Michael O’Neil, a member of the state party’s executive...

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New York’s economic recovery trails the nation

April 7, 2021 – We’re joined by Russell Weaver, an economic geographer and  director of research for Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations, to break down the state of New York’s...

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State budget includes $2.4 billion for rent relief: Find out if you’re eligible

April 8, 2021 – Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved the creation of a $2.4 billion rent relief program in the state budget. The Legal Aid Society’s Ellen Davidson explains who is...

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Medical marijuana gets new lease on life with legalization in New York

April 8, 2021 – Ever since it got up and running in 2016, New York’s medical marijuana program has been dogged by access and affordability obstacles for patients. But with the adoption of legalized...

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Report cites ‘sensationalized’ media coverage for negative reaction to bail...

The Capitol Pressroom · Reports cites ‘sensationalized’ media coverage for negative reaction to bail reform April 8, 2021 – Inaccurate, misleading and one-sided media coverage leading up to the...

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State budget rehashes 2020 environmental proposals

April 9, 2021 – We look at the good, the bad and the missing from the environmental portion of the recently approved state budget, with Liz Moran, environmental policy director of the New York Public...

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Tragic loss sparks advocacy for other families

April 9, 2021 – As part of national child abuse prevention month, we’re telling the story of Jacqueline Franchetti, founder of Kyra’s Champions, a non-profit organization advocating for reforms...

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The kids are all right (to go deer hunting)

April 9, 2021 – Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, a Capital Region Democrat, joins the show to explain language in the state budget that will authorizes 12- and 13-year-olds hunters to use rifles and...

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Handicapping New York’s rollout of mobile sports wagering

The Capitol Pressroom · Handicapping New York’s rollout of mobile sports wagering April 12, 2021 -New Yorkers looking to place a sports wager from the comfort of their home will likely have to wait...

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Budget expands access to affordable child care – for now

April 12, 2021 – The state budget included a record investment in child care, as the result of federal stimulus dollars. So we talked to Dede Hill of the Schuyler Center and Jenn O’Connor of Prevent...

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Schools get windfall of federal and state funds in budget

April 13, 2021 – The recently adopted state budget invests billions of additional federal and state dollars into New York’s public schools and makes a commitment to meet a court-ordered funding...

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