September 15, 2017: Shared Services
The Capitol Pressroom hit the road this week to attend the New York State Association of Counties conference in Syracuse. Producer Tim Williams sat down with Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive, and...
View ArticleSeptember 15, 2017: DSP Advocates
We are nearing the end of Direct Support Professionals Week and advocates are pushing for a living wage for DSPs in New York. Betsy Fels, a DSP from Columbia County ARC, and Ann Hardiman, Executive...
View ArticleSeptember 15, 2017: MaryEllen ODell
Susan spoke with the new President of New York State Association of Counties, MaryEllen ODell at their conference in Syracuse, to discuss the issues impacting counties across the State and how she...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2017: Raymond Sanchez
Recently, President Trump announced he would rescind the Obama-era executive order known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. But just last Thursday, it was reported that that the President is...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2017: Heather Briccetti
One of the President’s top priorities since the failure of the Affordable Care Act repeal has been tax reform. Heather Briccetti, President and CEO of The Business Council, discussed how tax reform...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2017: Jolene DiBrango
The Regents have recently taken action on the Next Generation standards. Jolene DiBrango, Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers, weighed in on the issues and how they will...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2017: Bianca Tanis
The Regents have recently taken action on the Next Generation standards. Bianca Tanis of New York State Allies for Public Education weighed in on the issues and how they will impact New York State’s...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2017: Asm. Brian Kolb
Will he run for Governor in 2018? Susan sat down with Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Canandaigua) to talk about his potential run for Governor in 2018 as well as other issues.
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2017: SUNY Student Assembly President Marc Cohen
Marc Cohen, SUNY Trustee and Student Assembly President, discussed how the State can lower the cost of college for students.
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2017: Rep. John Faso and Mike Elmendorf
Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) has joined an effort by Assemblymember John McDonald (D-Cohoes) to reform the Scaffold Law. Congressman Faso and Mike Elmendorf, President and CEO of the Associated...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2017: Barbara Weiner and Sarah Rogerson
President Trump recently announced he would rescind the Obama-era executive order known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Since the initial announcement, the President has released...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2017: Michael Kink and Morris Pearl
What is the latest buzz around DC on tax reform? How will it impact New Yorkers? Michael Kink, Executive Director of Strong Economy for All, and Morris Pearl, Chair of Patriotic Millionaires, broke it...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2017: Assisted Living Facility Challenges
Assisted living facilities are closing across New York State. Jim Kane, Jr., Treasurer at the Empire State Association of Assisted Living, says that these facilities need higher reimbursement rates for...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2017: Merton Simpson and Marc Dunlea
Activists are trying to stop a power plant from being constructed in the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood of Albany. Albany County Legislator Merton Simpson (D) and Mark Dunlea the Legislative Coordinator...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2017: Larry Levy
Larry Levy is back! The Executive Dean at the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra broke down a recent primary election loss on Long Island that he says could be a bellwether for 2018,...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2017: Senator Jim Tedisco
National Grid requested a $331 million rate increase from the Public Service Commission, which could result in a $17 increase in monthly bills for consumers. Senator Jim Tedisco (R-Glenville) joined...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2017: Justin Sondel
Who is Steve Pigeon? Freelance journalist Justin Sondel profiled the Buffalo political operative in a recent City and State piece. Justin joined us to discuss Pigeon’s background and detail the next...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2017: Superintendent of Financial Services Maria Vullo
Last week, the credit monitoring company Equifax announced that a breach in their security system put approximately 143 million Americans at risk of identity theft. In response, Governor Andrew Cuomo...
View ArticleSeptember 22, 2017: Geoffrey Supran
A recent peer-reviewed, Harvard study shows that, in the past 40 years, over 80% of Exxon’s internal research and memos acknowledged that climate change is real and caused by humans, but far fewer of...
View ArticleSeptember 22, 2017: Jolie Milstein
The New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) is hosting its annual Upstate conference next week in Buffalo. NYSAFAH President and CEO Jolie Milstein joined us to discuss upstate...
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