Jan. 26, 2017: Jim Heaney
Jim Heaney, founder, editor and executive director of Investigative Post, will analyze Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for Buffalo Billion Part II. Will there be more accountability?
View ArticleJan. 26, 2017: Craig Holman
Why is Public Citizen asking the SEC to look into a stock purchase by President-elect Trump’s HHS nominee, and what does it have to do with Rep. Chris Collins (R – NY 27)? Craig Holman, Ph.D, Public...
View ArticleJan. 27, 2017: Zephyr Teachout on Pres. Trump emolument lawsuit
Zephyr Teachout, an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University and author of Corruption in America, explained a lawsuit against alleging that President Trump is violating the foreign emoluments...
View ArticleJan. 27, 2017: Kim Atkins of Planned Parenthood
Kim Atkins, the CEO of the Mohawk Hudson Planned Parenthood, joined Susan Arbetter to preview Family Planning Advocates’ Day of Action on Jan. 30th. The keynote speaker will be Cecile Richards,...
View ArticleJan. 27, 2017: Ashley Hupfl and Yancey Roy
Who is on the City & State Winners and Losers list this week? Find out from Ashley Hupfl, City & State’s Albany Reporter. Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday, shared about Sen. Jose...
View ArticleJan. 27, 2017: Marcia Bystryn on environmental priorities
We also hosted Marcia Bystryn, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters, to discuss Gov. Cuomo’s environmental proposals and the League’s priorities for 2017.
View ArticleJan. 30, 2017: NYCLU’s Donna Lieberman
NYCLU’s Executive Director Donna Lieberman explained Pres. Trump’s Executive Order on refugees and judges’ temporary stays in response to it. What can we expect next from protests, state government...
View ArticleJan. 30, 2017: Siena Poll
A new Siena Poll shows wide support for Gov. Cuomo’s recent proposals, but his overall ratings are flat. Steve Greenberg joinrf us with details.
View ArticleJan. 30, 2017: Bob Lowry
Bob Lowry, the New York State Council of School Superintendents’ Deputy Director of Advocacy, Research and Communications, weighed in on school aid in the budget.
View ArticleJan. 31, 2017: Sen. Cathy Young; NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Budget hearings are underway at the State Capitol. The Capitol Pressroom features Sen. Cathy Young, the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, on local aid; consolidation; the millionaires tax (which...
View ArticleJan. 31, 2017: Sen. Michael Gianaris
The Senate Democratic Conference announced actions to resist Pres. Trump’s immigration policies. Sen. Michael Gianaris (D – Queens) joined Susan Arbetter.
View ArticleJan. 31, 2017: Upstate Ride-sharing
And we heard from Asm. Ray Walter (R – Williamsville) and Richard Mallow, State Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) on the push to bring ride-sharing to Upstate.
View ArticleFeb. 1, 2017: Sen. Patrick Gallivan
Sen. Patrick Gallivan (R – NY 59, Elma), the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, explained his take on reports of racial bias in the prison system, raising...
View ArticleFeb. 1, 2017: Michael Rebell
Michael Rebell, a professor of practice in law and educational policy at the Teachers College of Columbia University and the litigator of the CFE case, analyzed the Governor’s Foundation Aid Formula...
View ArticleFeb. 1, 2017: Bruce Gyory
And Manatt’s Bruce Gyory discussed the flurry of activity surrounding Pres. Trump’s first week in office.
View ArticleFeb. 1, 2017: Vin Bonventre
Albany Law Professor and New York Court Watcher Blogger Vin Bonventre analyzed Pres. Trump’s Supreme Court pick of Neil Gorsuch, who, if confirmed, will replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
View ArticleFeb. 2, 2017: Jim Copland on refugee EO
More on Pres. Trump’s refugee ban: is the action legal? Is it wise? James Copland, a Senior Fellow and director of Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute weighed in first.
View ArticleFeb. 2, 2017: CUNY Chancellor James Milliken
And CUNY Chancellor James Milliken discussed Gov. Cuomo’s college tuition plan for SUNY and CUNY, as well as CUNY’s strategic framework, which targets access and completion, college readiness, career...
View ArticleFeb. 2, 2017: Charlotte Gossett-Navarro
More on Pres. Trump’s refugee ban: is the action legal? Is it wise? We heard from Charlotte Gossett-Navarro, The New York Immigration Coalition’s Manager of Regional Advocacy.
View ArticleFeb. 2, 2017: Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in New York
Will private, non-profit and independent colleges get the short end of the stick with Gov. Cuomo’s free tuition proposal? We heard from Terri Standish-Kuon, Ph.D., the Vice President for Public Affairs...
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