March 2, 2017: Gavin Donohue
Gavin Donohue, the President and CEO of the Independent Power Producers of New York, will weigh in on the Indian Point closure announcement and the future of offshore wind.
View ArticleMarch 2, 2017: Jim Heaney on investigation of Buffalo PD
Jim Heaney, the founder, editor and executive director of Investigative Post, discussed the team’s ongoing investigation into the Buffalo Police Department.
View ArticleMarch 3, 2017: Ken Lynch
Department of Environmental Conservation Executive Deputy Commissioner Ken Lynch discussed why the Agency wants to streamline New York’s long-standing Environmental Quality Review Act.
View ArticleMarch 3, 2017: UAlbany Interim President James R. Stellar
And we hosted UAlbany’s Interim President James R. Stellar on budget season and the new college of College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity.
View ArticleMarch 6, 2017: Asm. Richard Gottfried
The Capitol Pressroom features Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried on changes to the ACA and his push for a single-payer health care system in New York State.
View ArticleMarch 6, 2017: The story of Brooke Astor and elder abuse
We heard about elder abuse prevention from Philip Marshall, the grandson of the late New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor, and Liz Lowey, the attorney who prosecuted Philip’s father...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2017: Assemblymember Carrie Woerner and David Haight
We discussed the Farmland for a New Generation project with Assemblymember Carrie Woerner (D – Saratoga) and David Haight, the New York State Director for the American Farmland Trust.
View ArticleMarch 7, 2017: Sen. Marchione and Chairman Kinowski
The governor has tied AIM funding, which is state aid to local governments, to local consolidation. But many local leaders are opposed to the plan, calling it an unfunded mandate. We heard from two...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2017: CHCANYS
This week the Community Health Care Association held its lobby day in Albany and they had two big requests: more funding for indigent care and money for capital upgrades. Harvey Lawrence, President and...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2017: Karen Magee
Karen Magee, the President of NYSUT, announced she will not seek a second term as the head of the union, but will instead spearhead a collaboration between the New York State AFL-CIO and the American...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2017: Workers’ comp. reform
And finally, Lev Ginsburg, the Director of Government Affairs with the Business Council of New York State, weighed in on efforts to reform workers’ compensation insurance.
View ArticleMarch 8, 2017: Sen. Cathy Young
Sen. Cathy Young (R – Olean), the Senate Finance Committee Chair, discussed Raise the Age and other budget issues.
View ArticleMarch 8, 2017: Corinne Carey
Advocates for aid in dying want the state to make it legal for medical professionals to prescribe life-ending medication for terminally ill, mentally competent patients who wish to choose how to end...
View ArticleMarch 8, 2017: Sen. John DeFrancisco
Then, Sen. John DeFrancisco, (R – Syracuse) the Senate Deputy Majority Leader, analyzed what he views an imbalance of power between the Governor and the Legislature.
View ArticleMarch 8, 2017: Asm. William Magnarelli
Asm. William Magnarelli (D -Syracuse), the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Local Governments, weighed in on on Gov. Cuomo’s municipal consolidation plan.
View ArticleMarch 9, 2017: Comptroller DiNapoli
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli explained his audit of the Justice Center and the difficulty he had obtaining information .
View ArticleMarch 9, 2017: Sen. Neil Breslin
We discussed the Senate Democrats’ push to put the state health exchange into permanent law with Sen. Neil Breslin (D – Albany).
View ArticleMarch 9, 2017: Asm. Joseph Lentol
Asm. Joseph Lentol (D – Brooklyn) weighed in on Gov. Cuomo’s proposal on administrative law judges.
View ArticleMarch 9, 2017: New York Energy Democracy Alliance
And Ceci Pineda, the Resiliency Training & Policy Coordinator with the Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), a member of the New York Energy Democracy Alliance (EDA), will discuss the EDA’s request for...
View ArticleMarch 10, 2017: Ashley Hupfl and Glenn Blain
Ashley Hupfl, an Albany reporter with City & State shared this week’s Winners and Losers. Glenn Blain, a Capitol reporter with the New York Daily News, discussed how the GOP’s health plan will...
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