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December 8, 2017: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

As we approach the new legislative session, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) joined Susan to discuss the impacts that DC’s tax overhaul will have and the upcoming State budget challenges.

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December 8, 2017: Donna Frescatore

The latest numbers from the State’s health insurance marketplace, NY State of Health, shows that more New Yorkers are signing up for health insurance than at this time last year. We analyzed the data...

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December 8, 2017: Winners and Losers and Eliza Shapiro

City and State Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz joined Susan to break down the week’s news and share who made this week’s Winners and Losers list. Then, Eliza Shapiro, New York City education reporter for...

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December 8, 2017: Asm. Sandy Galef

We heard from Asm. Sandy Galef (D-Ossining) who has introduced a bill that would create uniform sexual harassment policies for all State agencies and employees.

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December 11, 2017: Asm. Deborah Glick

Tomorrow, the Assembly Committee on Higher Education will hold a committee meeting on the Excelsior Scholarship and Enhanced Tuition Awards. We previewed the meeting with the chair of the committee,...

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December 11, 2017: County Executive Anthony Picente

Oneida County is weighing the decision to take legal action to have drug companies reimburse them for the costs of responding to the opioid crisis. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente (R) discussed...

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December 11, 2017: Charles Khan and Jennifer Gunderman

Activists gathered at the Capitol on Friday to protest the impact that the DC tax overhaul will have on New Yorkers. We heard from Charles Khan, community organizer at Strong Economy for All, and...

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December 11, 2017: School Diversity

Across the State, schools are seeing a rapidly diversifying student population. How can schools effectively serve these diverse populations? We broke it down with Charles Dedrick, Executive Director of...

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December 12, 2017: Richard Ravitch and Christine Chung

Puerto Rico’s debt has climbed to over 70 billion dollars. We took a deep dive into the ways that the Commonwealth got to this point and how it can work to move forward with Christine Chung,...

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December 12, 2017: Tim Wu

What is net neutrality and how will the internet be impacted if it is taken away? Tim Wu, Author and Professor at Columbia University broke it down for us.

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December 12, 2017: Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Mayor Rich David

We heard from Mayor Kathy Sheehan (D-Albany) and Mayor Richard David (R-Binghamton) on the tax overhaul plan and how it will affect their cities.

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December 13, 2017: Andy Zepp

Andy Zepp, Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Land Trust, explained his organization’s efforts to stop the damage that toxic algae has had on the Finger Lakes region.

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December 13, 2017: Mayor-elect Ben Walsh

Come January, the city of Syracuse will have a new Mayor. Ben Walsh, Mayor-elect of Syracuse, joined Susan to discuss his vision for the city and to look back at a campaign that sent the first...

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December 13, 2017: Meningitis Awareness

Kimberly Coffey was a healthy high school senior getting ready for prom when she contracted the Meningitis B virus and died in a matter of days. Her mother, Patti Wukovits, created the Kimberly Coffey...

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December 13, 2017: Sens. Pamela Helming and Tom O’Mara

After the recent flooding around Lake Ontario, two lawmakers say Plan 2014 is partly to blame. We discussed this and their recent hearing on Plan 2014 with Senator Pamela Helming (R-Canandaigua) and...

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December 14, 2017: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli stopped by the studio to analyze the latest numbers on the state debt and much more.

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December 14, 2017: Sen. George Latimer

Senator George Latimer (D) is transitioning into his new role as Westchester County Executive. He discussed his goals for Westchester County and his leadership style.

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December 14, 2017: Asm. Clyde Vanel

The value of the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has skyrocketed over recent weeks. Asm. Clyde Vanel (D-Queens) explained the legislation that he has proposed to regulate the new form of currency.

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December 14, 2017: Larry Levy

Doug Jones is the first Democrat to be elected to the Senate from Alabama in over a quarter century. Larry Levy, Executive Dean at the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra, analyzed the...

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December 15, 2017: Winners and Losers and Ken Lovett

Who are the Winners and Losers of the week? Jon Lentz, Editor-in-Chief of City and State, shared who made the list. Then, Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News, broke down the news...

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