September 13, 2018: Susan Lerner on election integrity
Common Cause NY is looking to make sure that all voices are heard in today’s elections. Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause NY, explained how a new program is working to protect the...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2018: Winners and Losers and Primary Breakdown
Who made this week’s Winners and Losers list? Jeff Coltin, staff reporter at City and State, shared the list. Then, we broke down who the winners and losers of primary night are with Politico NY’s Bill...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2018: Bruce Gyory on the election results
Bruce Gyory, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at UAlbany and Senior Strategist at Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, stopped by with his insights on how yesterday’s primaries changed the November...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2018: State Senate candidate Rachel May
Many of the members of the former Independent Democratic Caucus were defeated in their primaries last night. We heard from the newly minted Democratic nominee in the 53rd Senate District, Rachel May,...
View ArticleSeptember 16, 2018: Capitol Pressroom
GUESTS Jeff Coltin, staff reporter at City and State Joe Spector, Albany Bureau Chief for the USA Today Network Bill Mahoney, reporter at Politico NY Bruce Gyory, adjunct professor of political science...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2018: Gubernatorial candidate Stephanie Miner
Now that the primaries have passed, the gubernatorial candidates are turning their attention to the general election. We discussed the push to November and key issues impacting New Yorkers with the...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2018: Congressional candidate Antonio Delgado
New York’s 19th congressional district will be closely watched as Democrats work to flip the seat and the House of Representatives. Today, we met the Democratic nominee in the district working to bring...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2018: Education issues in New York
Now that the school year is in full swing, we took a look at the issues impacting New York’s schools with Bob Lowry, Deputy Director for Advocacy, Research and Communications at New York State Council...
View ArticleSeptember 18, Stefan Mychajliw
The news that Rep. Chris Collins (R-Buffalo) will not remove himself from November’s congressional ballot has thrown another twist into an already chaotic election cycle. We’ll hear reaction from Erie...
View ArticleSeptember 18, Sonia Ossorio
The unfolding situation surrounding allegations of assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has left his nomination in limbo. Sonia Ossorio, President of the New York chapter of the National...
View ArticleSeptember 18, Theresa Russo and Douglas Clark
There is a lot of jargon and complex rules that are used in the State Capitol. We’ll take a deep dive into the ABC’s of Albany with two lobbyists, Theresa Russo and Douglas Clark of Shenker, Russo...
View ArticleSeptember 18, Joe Vitollo
While many Democrats are looking for a “blue wave”, one candidate is looking to turn New York’s 20th Congressional district red. We’ll meet GOP congressional candidate Joe Vitollo, who is looking to...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2018: Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw
The news that Rep. Chris Collins (R-Buffalo) will not remove himself from November’s congressional ballot has thrown another twist into an already chaotic election cycle. We heard reaction from Erie...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2018: Sonia Ossorio on Kavanaugh and the state elections
The unfolding situation surrounding allegations of assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has left his nomination in limbo. Sonia Ossorio, President of the New York chapter of the National...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2018: Albany Know How
There is a lot of jargon and complex rules that are used in the State Capitol. We took a deep dive into the ABC’s of Albany with two lobbyists, Theresa Russo and Douglas Clark of Shenker, Russo &...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2018: Congressional candidate Joe Vitollo
While many Democrats are looking for a “blue wave”, one candidate is looking to turn New York’s 20th Congressional district red. We met GOP congressional candidate Joe Vitollo, who is looking to unseat...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2018: Immigration in New York State
A special presentation of Connect: NY: We took a snapshot of the issues facing new immigrants and refugees in upstate New York. From how national policy is changing America’s place in the world, to the...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2018: Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb
With the primaries over, the political world’s focus now turns to the general election. We heard from Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Canandaigua) on the primaries, November, and more.
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2018: Congressional candidate Tedra Cobb
The race for New York’s 21st congressional district has gotten heated with barbs being thrown on both sides. We met the Democratic nominee looking to unseat Elise Stefanik, former St. Lawrence County...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2018: 9/11 Victims Fund
17 years have gone by since the attacks of September 11th. New concerns have arisen about the funding levels of the 9/11 Victims Fund. We discussed the issue with John Feal, a 9/11 responder who was...
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