August 6, 2018: Election Security
John Conklin, Director of Public Information at the New York State Board of Elections, broke down how New York is working to keep its election infrastructure safe from outside sources ahead of the...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2018: Bob Bellafiore on agency fees
The Supreme Court ruled in Janus that public sector non-union employees were not required to pay agency fees. Bob Bellafiore, spokesperson for New Choice NY, explained his group’s efforts to reach out...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2018: CSEA’s Danny Donohue on the union response to Janus
Danny Donohue, President of CSEA, discussed the union response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Janus v. AFSCME.
View ArticleAugust 6, 2018: Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Larry Sharpe
The Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Larry Sharpe stopped by to discuss his views on the second amendment and the latest with his campaign.
View ArticleAugust 7, 2018: Racial disparities in economic development spending
A new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute takes a look at the racial disparities in the state’s economic development spending. We broke down the report’s findings with Ron Deutsch, Executive...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2018: 102nd Assembly district candidate Aidan O’Connor
We met the Minority Leader of the Greene County Legislature, Aidan O’Connor (D-Durham), who is looking to unseat Assemblyman Chris Tague (R-Schoharie) in a rematch of April’s special election in the...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2018: Best of: John Robinson on improving employment opportunities...
John Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Our Ability, recently returned from a cycling trip to Scotland where he and a colleague advised the Scottish government about improving the canal...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2018: Best of: Glenn Liebman on mental health awareness
Glenn Liebman, Chief Executive Officer at the Mental Health Association in New York State, stopped by to discuss the implementation of mental health services in New York’s schools and efforts to...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2018: Asm. John McDonald on issues impacting pharmacy and...
Asm John McDonald (D-Cohoes) who owns and operates a pharmacy in the Albany area stopped by to break down the issues impacting New York’s pharmacies and how he hopes they will be addressed in the next...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2018: John Bacheller on economic development policies
John Bacheller, former Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at Empire State Development, shared his insights on the effect of tax breaks on economic development in New York.
View ArticleAugust 8, 2018: Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on funding and Summer...
We heard from Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on the latest with funding levels and the department’s efforts to combat the summer slide.
View ArticleAugust 8, 2018: Albany Law’s Christine Chung on the arrest of Rep. Chris Collins
Christine Chung, former SEC Enforcement Division Branch Chief and Associate Professor of Law at Albany Law School, joined Susan with analysis of the arrest of Rep. Chris Collins.
View ArticleAugust 9, 2018: The Buffalo News’ Bob McCarthy on Rep. Collins arrest
Bob McCarthy, political reporter and columnist for the Buffalo News, shared the latest developments on the arrest of Rep. Chris Collins and Cynthia Nixon’s trip to Western New York to announce her...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2018: Susan Lerner on the limiting of Risa Sugarman’s powers
We heard from Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause NY, on the recent actions taken by the Board of Elections that would limit the scope of Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman’s powers.
View ArticleAugust 9, 2018: Denise Miranda on the state of the Justice Center
Denise Miranda, Executive Director of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, discussed the reforms taken to better respond to the issues impacting New York’s special needs...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2018: Stu Gruskin on Hudson River improvement study
Stu Gruskin, Chief Conservation and External Affairs Officer at The Nature Conservancy, broke down a new report from The Nature Conservancy that outlines projects that can help restore and prepare the...
View ArticleAugust 10, 2018: Winners and Losers and Jimmy Vielkind
Who made this week’s Winners and Losers list? We found out when Jeff Coltin, staff reporter at City and State, joined the show. Then, Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Bureau Chief for Politico NY, stopped by to...
View ArticleAugust 10, 2018: Congressional Nate McMurray
This week, Rep. Chris Collins (R-Buffalo) was arrested on insider trading charges. Today, We met Democrat Nate McMurray, Grand Island Town Supervisor, who is looking to unseat Collins this November.
View ArticleAugust 10, 2018: Sen. Fred Akshar on Minority and Women-Owned Business...
The Senate Labor committee will be holding hearings to look into the State’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises program and how to improve New York’s business climate. We previewed the...
View ArticleAugust 10, 2018: Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes on Minority and Women-Owned...
We discussed the progress and the work that still needs to be done to meet the Governor’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) goals.
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