March 23, 2018: Winners and Losers and Reporters
Who made this week’s Winners and Losers list? We found out when Jeff Coltin, staff reporter for City and State, joined the show. We broke down the news of the week that was with Josefa Velasquez,...
View ArticleMarch 23, 2018: Wind Energy Advocates Oppose Military Base Legislation
There is legislation moving through Albany that would block several proposed upstate wind farms, something that advocates say would jeopardize New York’s clean energy initiatives. The controversy is...
View ArticleMarch 23, 2018: Best of: Kate Breslin
Kate Breslin, President & CEO of the Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy, explained how the Executive budget proposal will disproportionally impact low-income and children of color....
View ArticleMarch 25, 2018: Capitol Pressroom
Senate Finance Chair Cathy Young joined me to discuss the negotiations over sexual harassment legislation that many expect to be included in the state budget. Melinda Mack is a high-tech matchmaker....
View ArticleMarch 26, 2018: Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Asm. Jo Anne Simon
Over the weekend, the March for Our Lives event drew together thousands of people calling for gun control across the nation. Asm. Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn) and Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan)...
View ArticleMarch 26, 2018: Tom King
We heard from Tom King, President of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association on the conversations around gun control on the federal and state levels.
View ArticleMarch 26, 2018: Jim Heaney
Jim Heaney, Editor and Executive Director of Investigative Post , shared the latest stories from the Investigative Post.
View ArticleMarch 26, 2018: Jessica Ramos
Recently, the female primary opponents of several IDC members sent a letter to the IDC calling for Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to be included in this year’s budget negotiations. We...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2018: Asm. Joe Morelle
On Monday, Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (D-Irondequoit) announced his decision to run to fill the unexpired term of the late Rep. Louise Slaughter. We discussed the decision and more with the...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2018: DJ Jaffe
The State Senate took action on Monday evening that would make Kendra’s Law permanent. DJ Jaffe, Executive Director of Mental Illness Policy Org, explained what the law means for people with untreated...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2018: Ron Deutsch and John Kaehny
The clock is ticking to pass the budget on time. Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, and John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, broke down what they want to see...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2018: Kat Sullivan
Kat Sullivan was inspired by the 2017 film, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”, to purchase billboards to tell her story of abuse and call for passage of the Child Victims Act. We heard her...
View ArticleMarch 28, 2018: Susan Lerner and Erika Lorshbough
A coalition of advocates for all kinds of issues including early voting; reproductive rights; child victims; bail reform and tax reform are rallying at the State Capitol today. Susan spoke with Susan...
View ArticleMarch 28, 2018: Marissa Shorenstein
Depending on who you ask, the latest wireless technology called 5G will make the “internet of things” a reality for many Americans and help close the digital divide. Or, all of the wireless antennas to...
View ArticleMarch 28, 2018: Asm. Sean Ryan and Doug Wood
Depending on who you ask, the latest wireless technology called 5G will make the “internet of things” a reality for many Americans and help close the digital divide. Or, all of the wireless antennas to...
View ArticleMarch 28, 2018: Bruce Gyory
Bruce Gyory, senior strategist at Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips and adjunct professor of political science at UAlbany, returned with his sense of what will and won’t be in the budget, as well as a an...
View ArticleMarch 29, 2018: County Executive Anthony Picente and Sen. John DeFrancisco
Budget negotiations continue. Deputy Senate Majority Leader and gubernatorial hopeful John DeFrancisco (R) joined us to discuss the latest; plus, he and Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente (R)...
View ArticleMarch 29, 2018: Peter Baynes and Gerry Geist
Peter Baynes, Executive Director of the New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials, and Gerry Geist, Executive Director of the Association of Towns of the State of New York, explained the...
View ArticleMarch 29, 2018: Dave Friedfel
How should New York State respond to the federal tax overhaul? The Citizens Budget Commission released a report looking at that question. Dave Friedfel, Director of State Studies joined us.
View ArticleMarch 30, 2018: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) joined the show to discuss the latest in state budget news and the potential for his office to withhold stipends or “lulus” to the State Senate.
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