February 8, 2018: Commissioner MaryEllen Elia
On Wednesday, the State Department of Education released the high school graduation rates for the 2013 cohort. We discussed the numbers with MaryEllen Elia, New York State Commissioner of Education.
View ArticleFebruary 8, 2018: Flu Tips
This year’s flu season has been setting records for the amount of people it is impacting on weekly basis according to reports from the State Board of Health. What can you do to avoid the flu? Nellie...
View ArticleFebruary 8, 2018: Commissioner Basil Seggos and Stu Gruskin on Boreas Ponds
Last week, the Adirondack Park Agency recently decided to classify the Boreas Ponds Tract as wild forest/wilderness. We dove deeper into the decision with Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the New York...
View ArticleFebruary 8, 2018: Joe Martens
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recently released their offshore wind energy master plan. Joe Martens, Executive Director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance...
View ArticleFebruary 9, 2018: Winners and Losers and Rachel Silberstein
Who made this week’s winners and losers list? Jeff Coltin, staff reporter at City and State, crowned them all. Then, we broke down the week’s news with Rachel Silberstein, state government reporter for...
View ArticleFebruary 9, 2018: 529 plans
After the federal tax overhaul, the 529 college savings plan can be used to pay for K-12 education. Avrohom Weinstock, Associate Director of Education Affairs at Agudath Israel of America, broke down...
View ArticleFebruary 9, 2018: DeDe Hill
On Thursday, the Legislature held a hearing on the taxes in the Governor’s budget proposal. What do the tax proposals mean for New York’s families? We heard from DeDe Hill, Director of Policy for the...
View ArticleFebruary 9, 2018: Ken Pokalsky
On Thursday, the Legislature held a hearing on the taxes in the Governor’s budget proposal. Ken Pokalsky, Vice President at the Business Council, explained how the tax proposals will impact New York’s...
View ArticleFebruary 11, 2018: Capitol Pressroom
Guests: MaryEllen Elia, New York State Education Commissioner Nellie Brown, Director of Workplace Health & Safety Programs, Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations Basil...
View ArticleFebruary 12, 2018: Asm. Richard Gottfried
The legislature will be holding a hearing on the health related budget items on Monday. We previewed the meeting with the chair of the Assembly Health Committee, Asm. Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan).
View ArticleFebruary 12, 2018: Siena Poll Numbers
What do the latest Siena College poll numbers mean for Albany and beyond? We found out when Steve Greenberg, Siena College pollster, stopped by.
View ArticleFebruary 12, 2018: Bill Hammond
First, Glenn Blain, Capitol Reporter for the New York Daily News, gave us a quick update on the Governor’s proposed 30 day amendments. There has been a lot of action on health funding on the federal...
View ArticleFebruary 12, 2018: Beth Finkel
We heard from Beth Finkel, New York State Director of AARP, on the organization’s “Disrupt Disparities” program that aims to address social disparities in communities of color and more. For more...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2018: Sen. Todd Kaminsky
We heard from Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) on his recently proposed bill that would prevent anonymous social media political advertisements if passed into law and more.
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2018: Bryan O’Malley
Bryan O’Malley, Executive Director of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State (CDPAANYS), explained why he is concerned about certain budget items that could create...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2018: Ron Deutsch and Jonas Sharnde
Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, and Jonas Sharnde, Senior Budget & Policy Analyst at the Fiscal Policy Institute, shared their analysis of the Governor’s executive...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2018: Bail Reform
The Warren G. Anderson Breakfast series brings together legal experts to discuss the issues in the legislative session and the State. We discussed the Governor’s bail reform measures with Martin Horn,...
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2018: Julie Killian
The Republicans have their nominee for April’s special election in the 37th Senate district in former Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian. We found out where she stands on key issues and why she...
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2018: Toxic Tour
Activists kicked off their “Toxic Tour” on Tuesday which aims to highlight the donations made to legislators from hedge funds. We heard from Charles Kahn, Community Organizer at Strong Economy for All,...
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2018: Sen. Brian Benjamin
The State Senate Democratic caucus released their criminal justice reform package on Tuesday afternoon. We discussed the legislative proposals and their intended effects with Sen. Brian Benjamin...
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