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March 9, 2018: Winners and Losers and Jimmy Vielkind

Who are the winners and losers of the week? We found out when City and State Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz crowns them all. Then, we broke down the news of the week that was with Jimmy Vielkind, Politico...

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March 9, 2018: Asm. Pat Fahy and Asm. John McDonald

Assemblymembers Patricia Fahy (D-Albany) and John McDonald (D-Cohoes) stopped by to discuss their priorities as we head into budget season and what they hope to accomplish in the remaining weeks of the...

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March 9, 2018: Medical School Diversity

We learned more about programs aimed at increasing diversity in the nation’s medical schools from Jo Wiederhorn, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Associated Medical Schools of New York, and...

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March 11, 2018: Capitol Pressroom

Guests: Senator Fred Akshar (R-Binghamton), co-chair of the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction John Coppola, Executive Director of the New York Association of Alcoholism and...

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March 12, 2018: Budget Director Robert Mujica

With the deadline to pass the budget on time moving ever closer, Robert Mujica, Director of the New York State Division of the Budget, broke down the figures from the Governor’s education budget proposal.

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March 12, 2018: John Kaehny and Ron Deutsch

Activists are pushing for legislative action to bring more transparency to the subsidies that the State gives to businesses. We heard more on the push from Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal...

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March 12, 2018: Jim Heaney

We discussed the latest reports from Investigative Post with the Editor and Executive Director of Investigative Post, Jim Heaney.

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March 12, 2018: Harvey Rosenthal and Elena Kravitz

After the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, much of the conversation turned to the mental health of the perpetrator. We dove deeper into the issue with Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director of the New York...

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March 13, 2018: Asm. Amy Paulin and Jo Anne Simon

The New York Times reported over the weekend that a one-page letter, drafted by two Assemblymembers, Amy Paulin and Jo Anne Simon, has been “quietly distributed around the State Assembly and other...

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March 13, 2018: Asm. Brian Kolb

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Canandaigua) shared his views on the Governor’s tax proposals, an effort to reduce Medicaid costs, and his budget priorities.

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March 13, 2018: Internet Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a decision in the case South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. South Dakota is asking SCOTUS to overrule itself in its 1992 precedent Quill v North Dakota which, according to...

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March 13, 2018: Asm. Jeffrion Aubry, Akeem Browder, and Doug Van Zandt

Activists are pushing for a limit on the use of solitary confinement and for bail reform in New York. We heard from Akeem Browder, Kalief’s brother; Asm. Jeffrion Aubrey (D-Queens); and Doug Van Zandt...

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March 14, 2018: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

We heard from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) with the latest on his chamber’s budget resolution and his reaction to the Percoco verdict.

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March 14, 2018: Tesla Legislation

Tesla is advocating for legislation to increase their DMV auto dealership certifications from 5 to 20 across the State. Will Nicholas, Senior Manager of Policy and Business Development at Tesla,...

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March 14, 2018: National School Walkout

Across the nation, students are walking out of their schools today to remember the victims of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida and to call for action on gun control. We discussed the...

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March 14, 2018: Blair Horner

The jury in the corruption trial of former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco came to a guilty verdict on several counts Tuesday. Blair Horner, stopped by with his reactions to the verdict.

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March 14, 2018: Bruce Gyory

Bruce Gyory, adjunct professor of political science at UAlbany and senior strategist at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, explained what the results of the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th...

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March 15, 2018: Sen. John DeFrancisco

We heard from Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) on the verdict in the Percoco trial and his road to the GOP nomination for Governor now that Dutchess County Executive Marc...

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March 15, 2018: Asm. William Colton and Mark Dunlea

Asm. William Colton (D-Brooklyn) and Mark Dunlea, Chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund of New York State, explained the issues impacting the push to bring New York State to 100 percent renewable...

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March 15, 2018: Asm. Nily Rozic and Melanie Robbins

According to the Anti-Defamation League, incidents involving anti-Semitism increased by an astonishing 90 percent in New York during 2017. Asm. Nily Rozic (D-Queens) and Melanie Robbins, Senior...

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