September 22, 2017: Zakiyah Ansari and Karen Scharff
After the tragic events in Charlottesville in August we invited 2 guests to speak with us about racism in America: Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director at the Alliance for Quality Education, and Karen...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2017: Asm. Deborah Glick
Assemblymember Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan), Chair of the State Assembly Higher Education committee, outlined the reasons why she is against the SUNY Charter School Institute’s liberalized certification...
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2017: Chief Judge Janet DiFiore
Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, joined us to discuss civil legal services, immigration law, ICE in courts and more.
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2017: Jim Heaney
Jim Heaney outlined the Investigative Post’s latest report on misconduct within special Buffalo police units.
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2017: Courtney Burke
Why is Graham-Cassidy such a lousy deal for New York? Courtney Burke, Chief Operating Officer at the Healthcare Association of New York State laid it out for us.
View ArticleSeptember 26, 2017: Rep. Paul Tonko
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) updated us on the latest movement on the Cassidy-Graham healthcare bill.
View ArticleSeptember 26, 2017: Bill Hammond
Most of the conversation in Washington around healthcare has revolved around repealing the Affordable Care Act, but a number of Democratic Senators have signed on as cosponsors to a single-payer...
View ArticleSeptember 26, 2017: Michael Kink and Jennifer Flynn
Jennifer Flynn, Director of Healthcare Justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, and Michael Kink, Executive Director of Strong Economy for All, explained exactly how Cassidy-Graham could hurt...
View ArticleSeptember 26, 2017: Charlene Obernauer
The Assembly Committee on Labor held a hearing on the current structure of workers compensation in New York State. Charlene Obernauer, Executive Director of the New York Committee for Occupational...
View ArticleSeptember 27, 2017: Sen. Liz Krueger and Asm. Kevin Cahill
Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D-Kingston) have proposed a bill that would set up a system to look into fossil fuel related tax breaks. They discussed it with Susan.
View ArticleSeptember 27, 2017: Gil Quiniones
New York State recently announced a $2.5 million competition for people to submit ideas on how to reinvent the Canal system. New York Power Authority President and CEO Gil Quiniones previewed the...
View ArticleSeptember 27, 2017: Michael Koenig
The Second Circuit court vacated the convictions of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam. The reasoning behind the court’s decision, according to Law 360, was...
View ArticleSeptember 27, 2017: Bruce Gyory
Bruce Gyory, senior strategist at Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips and adjunct professor of political science at UAlbany, joined Susan to discuss the politics of climate change.
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2017: Jordana Dym and Sylvia Ryerson
A discussion on the use of storytelling as an instrument of justice is happening Thursday night at Skidmore College. The discussion is a part of a series entitled States of Incarceration which runs...
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2017: Jessica Ottney Mahar and Bill Farber
When New Yorkers go to the polls in November, there will be three ballot questions for them to vote on. Jessica Ottney Mahar, Policy Director at the Nature Conservatory, and Bill Farber, Chairman of...
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2017: Adrienne Esposito and William Cooke
The city of Syracuse is dealing with a potentially toxic outbreak of blue-green algae in Skaneateles Lake, which is the water source for the city. Susan is joined by Adrienne Esposito and William Cooke...
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2017: Sen. Leroy Comrie and Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz
The recent Equifax breach affected an estimated 143 million Americans according to the New York Times. Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent an incident like this occurring in the...
View ArticleSeptember 29, 2017: Winners and Losers and Ken Lovett
Who are the Winners and Losers of the week? City and State Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz shared the list. Then, Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News, broke down the week’s news.
View ArticleSeptember 29, 2017: Leslie Burke
In this month’s GOP primary for Rensselaer County Executive, just over 1.5% of the county’s population voted for the winner, Steve McLaughlin. Leslie Danks Burke, Founder and President of Trailblazers...
View ArticleSeptember 29, 2017: Richard Brodsky
In a little over a month, voters will go to the polls to vote on whether the State should hold a Constitutional Convention. Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has released an agenda that would expand...
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