How a wild idea became the Adirondack Park Agency
May 5, 2021 – It’s the 50th anniversary of the Adirondack Park Agency, so it’s the perfect time to go back in history with journalist Brad Edmondson, who wrote a new book documenting the agency’s...
View ArticleDiNapoli on budget, Cuomo’s memoir and procurement oversight
May 6, 2021 – State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli joins the show to share his analysis of the recently adopted state budget, including concerns he has about the size of New York’s rainy day fund. We’ll also...
View ArticleNew York’s fading Holocaust memories
May 6, 2021 – With younger New Yorker demonstrating a lack of awareness about the Holocaust, Gideon Taylor, president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, makes the case for...
View ArticleGrowing grocery options for New Yorkers enrolled in SNAP
May 6, 2021 – No Kid Hungry New York Director Rachel Sabella talks about legislation making its way through the Capitol that would let low-income New Yorkers use their SNAP benefits to purchase...
View ArticleReversing New York’s shrinking canal season
May 7, 2021 – The Erie Canal navigation season has been shrinking, and that’s a problem, according to Peter Wiles, whose family owned a canal touring company for five decades. He joins the show to...
View ArticleControversial paving material targeted for ban in New York
May 7, 2021 – Coal Tar Free America’s Tom Ennis and Riverkeeper’s Jeremy Cherson make the case for legislation banning coal tar pavement in New York, arguing it poses a serious health risk and can be...
View ArticleRelaxed pandemic restrictions for restaurant industry mounting comeback
May 7, 2021 – Pandemic restrictions are being relaxed on the state’s restaurants, so we turned to New York State Restaurant Association President and CEO Melissa Fleischut and Dan Connor, of Donovan’s...
View ArticleZeldin emerges as GOP frontrunner in gubernatorial race
May 7, 2021 – Republican pollster Patrick Lanne discusses U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s path to securing the GOP nomination for governor and outlines a potential route for him to win in November.
View ArticleWhere are the workers? An economist is on the hunt
May 10, 2021 – New York’s unemployment rate is above pre-pandemic levels, but businesses are still struggling to fill jobs. Ben Griffy, an assistant professor of economic with the University at Albany,...
View ArticleSUNY faculty leader considers COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students
May 10, 2021 – A growing number of private colleges in New York are requiring students get vaccinated for COVID-19, so we asked Fred Kowal, president of the union representing SUNY faculty and staff,...
View ArticleSenate oversight committee probes Tappan Zee replacement and live-ticket...
May 10, 2021 – State Sen. James Skoufis, an Orange County Democrat, who chair of the chamber’s investigations and government operations committee, provides an update on his inquiry into the Mario Cuomo...
View ArticleNew York still has uphill journey to carbon-free electricity future
May 10, 2021 – New York Independent System Operator President and CEO Rich Dewey discusses electricity demand in 2020, meeting the state’s climate change goals and making up the lost power from the...
View ArticlePlanned Adirondack trails run afoul of state’s ‘forever wild’ protection
May 11, 2021 – The state Court of Appeals recently decided a case in the Adirondacks involving the “forever wild” clause of the state constitution. Adirondack Explorer reporter Gwen Craig makes sense...
View ArticleFarmers fear unintended consequences of proposed insecticide ban
May 11, 2021 – The New York Farm Bureau explains why they’re lobbying against legislation that would prohibit a popular seed coating application for an insecticide suspected of harming important...
View ArticleReport: Students of color on wrong side of digital divide
May 11, 2021 – The pandemic exacerbated the digital divide for New York students of color, according to a new analysis of state data by Johanna Miller, director of the education policy center for the...
View ArticleLawmakers try to spur overdue DOH action on water testing
May 11, 2021 – Environmental Advocates NY Director of Clean Water Rob Hayes makes the case for legislation that would require water utilities all over the state, regardless of size, to test for a new...
View ArticleState business incentives remain opaque despite new database
May 12, 2021 – After years of prodding, the Cuomo administration has finally implemented an online database to track government economic development incentives, but the finished product is...
View ArticleAstorino hopes to break losing streak with second gubernatorial bid
May 12, 2021 – Politico New York reporter Bill Mahoney discusses the gubernatorial candidacy of Westchester County Republican Rob Astorino, who formally announced another run on Tuesday for the...
View ArticleA new generation of New York forests
May 12, 2021 – The Nature Conservancy’s Michelle Brown explains a new round of state funding designed to promote forest regeneration on privately owned land in New York.
View ArticleFeds set rules for municipal spending of stimulus windfall
May 13, 2021 – Municipalities all over the state are starting to reap a windfall of cash from the American Rescue Plan, so we talked with New York Conference of Mayors Executive Director Peter Baynes...
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