Quantcast
Channel: Capitol Pressroom – WCNY
Browsing all 4035 articles
Browse latest View live

July 5, Tish James

New York City Public Advocate Tish James who is the Democratic Party’s choice to run; as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s endorsed candidate. (Interview originally aired June 14, 2018)

View Article


July 5, Sean Patrick Maloney

Sean Patrick Maloney who is currently serving part of the Hudson Valley in Congress, but says he’s wanted to be attorney general since the beginning of his political career. (Interview originally aired...

View Article


July 5, Zephyr Teachout

Law professor Zephyr Teachout is promising to be independent and to pursue corruption wherever she finds it. (Interview originally aired on June 11, 2018)

View Article

July 5, Leecia Eve

Leecia Eve has a remarkable political resume and some high-powered friends behind her candidacy. (Interview originally June 22, 2018)

View Article

July 6, Mario Cilento

Today we’ll hear several perspectives on the recent Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME starting with the President of the state’s largest umbrella union, Mario Cilento.

View Article


July 6, Michael Borges

The decision will have an impact on school finances. Michael Borges, Executive Director of the New York State Association of School Business Officials will explain how.

View Article

July 6, Gene Carroll

Gene Carroll, a union advocate and Co-Director of the New York State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute, explains how union power has been dismantled and what it means for workers.

View Article

July 6, Scott Peters

Then, Scott Peters, Professor of Sociology at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, explains what exactly a land grant university is and how Cornell University became New...

View Article


July 8, 2018: Capitol Pressroom

Guests: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) Howie Hawkins, Green Party nominee for Governor Bob Freeman, Executive Director of the New York State Committee on Open Government Asm Clyde Vanel (D-Queens), chair...

View Article


July 9, 2018: Tim Kremer on education issues in the legislative session

We took a look back at education issues from the perspective of Tim Kremer, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association. (Originally aired 6/28/18)

View Article

July 9, 2018: Best of: Libby Post and Sonia Ossorio on Kennedy retirement

The upcoming retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could impact a number of critical issues including LGBT and women’s rights. We heard from Libby Post, President of Communication...

View Article

July 9, 2018: Best of: Vin Bonventre on SCOTUS decisions

We had analysis of the other decisions that came down from the Supreme Court from Vin Bonventre, Albany Law School Professor, New York Court Watcher blogger, founder and Editor of State Constitutional...

View Article

July 9, 2018: Best of: Chris Alexander on legalized recreational marijuana

Chris Alexander, Policy Coordinator at the Drug Policy Alliance, discussed a future where recreational marijuana is legal in New York. (Originally aired 6/21/18)

View Article


July 10, 2018: Rep. Paul Tonko on SCOTUS nominee and Pruitt resignation

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) joined the show to share his reactions to President’s Trump Supreme Court nominee and the resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

View Article

July 10, 2018: Hoosick Falls Mayor Rob Allen

Hoosick Falls Mayor Rob Allen shared the latest on his community’s fight for a new drinking water source.

View Article


July 10, 2018: Vin Bonventre on Kavanaugh and SCOTUS

D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh is President Trump’s nominee to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court. Vin Bonventre, Albany Law School Professor, New York Court Watcher...

View Article

July 11, 2018: Thomas Keck on “stacking” the Supreme Court

Thomas Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and Senior Research Associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, explained...

View Article


July 11, 2018: GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Chele Farley

Chele Farley, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, joined the show to discuss the President’s Supreme Court nominee and the latest from the campaign trail.

View Article

July 11, 2018: The Buffalo News’ David Robinson on Tesla’s Buffalo Investment

Last month, Tesla announced that they would be cutting nine percent of its workforce. Dave Robinson, Deputy Business Editor at The Buffalo News, broke down how this will impact Tesla’s workers and...

View Article

July 11, 2018: Larry Levy

Larry Levy, Executive Dean at the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra, shared his insights on the latest in the New York political sphere.

View Article
Browsing all 4035 articles
Browse latest View live