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September 20, 2018: Paul Winkeller on the NYBC Bike Summit

Paul Winkeller, Executive Director of the New York Bicycling Coalition, broke down what to expect at the organization’s upcoming Bike Summit.

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September 21, 2018: Winners and Losers and Ben Max

Who are this week’s Winners and Losers? Jeff Coltin, staff reporter at City and State, shared the list. Then, we broke down the news of the week that was with Ben Max, Executive Editor of Gotham Gazette.

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September 21, 2018: Abortion Rights in New York

Brett Kavanaugh has the potential to shift the ideology of the Supreme Court for years to come. What would happen to New York if there are changes to Roe v. Wade? Andrew Ayers, Director of the...

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September 21, 2018: Sen. Michael Gianaris on Dem efforts to retake the State...

With all eyes on the November elections, we discussed the game plan for Democrats to retake the State Senate with Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens), chair of Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

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September 21, 2018: Congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano

After a hard fought victory in June’s federal primary, Tracy Mitrano is looking to turn New York’s 23rd congressional district blue. We met the candidate and hear where she stands on key issues...

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September 23, 2018: Capitol Pressroom

Guests Stephanie Miner, former Mayor of Syracuse and Serve America Movement gubernatorial nominee Andrew Ayers, Director of the Government Law Center and Visiting Assistant Professor at Albany Law...

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September 24, 2018: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on State Senate races

Democrats are working to flip the State Senate this November. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) discussed his plans to travel around the state and support Democratic Senate candidates.

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September 24, 2018: How an Attorney General can protect public health

What can a state Attorney General do to protect the public health? Cheryl Healton, Dean of the College of Global Public Health and Professor of Global Public Health at NYU broke down the ways how the...

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September 24, 2018: Percoco Sentencing

John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, and Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause NY, shared their insights on the Percoco sentencing and what impact, if any, it will have on...

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September 24, 2018: Jolie Milstein on Upstate housing issues

Communities across Upstate New York are facing a host of housing issues. We heard from Jolie Milstein, President and CEO of New York State Association for Affordable Housing, on how these problems can...

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September 25, 2018: Rep. Paul Tonko on the latest from DC

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) is looking to be reelected to his sixth term in Washington. We discussed the latest from Washington and what the 116th Congress could look like with the Congressman when...

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September 25, 2018: Attorney General candidate Keith Wofford

New York hasn’t elected a Republican to the Attorney General’s office since the Pataki administration. Today, we met the Republican nominee looking to change that, Buffalo attorney Keith Wofford.

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September 25, 2018: Discussing sexual assault

The allegations surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has shined a light on how we discuss sexual assault. We heard from Mary Lynch, Professor of Law, the Kate Stoneman Chair in Law and...

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September 26, 2018: Senate candidate John Mannion

The 50th State Senate District could play a major role in which party will control the chamber come January. We discussed the latest from the campaign trail with Democratic nominee for the seat, John...

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September 26, 2018: Museum of Broken Windows

The NYCLU has launched a new exhibit that takes a look at how “broken windows” policing impacted New York City and the country. We heard from Donna Lieberman, Executive Director of the NYCLU, and...

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September 26, 2018: Best of: 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 &...

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September 26, 2018: Female political candidates

Shana Gadarian, Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University, stopped by to break down the hurdles that women face when running for office and why so many female candidates are...

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September 27, 2018: Best of: Gooley Club

The fight to preserve a hunting and fishing club in the Adirondacks known as the Gooley Club, is beginning to heat up as time becomes a factor. We’ll hear from two sides of the preservation argument....

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September 27, 2018: Best of: Suzanne Mettler, author of “The...

A troubling disconnect has arisen in American society. While many Americans depend on the government in their everyday lives, most are not engaged or dislike the government. We took a deep dive into...

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October 2, 2018: Creative Economy

A new creative sector of the economy is growing to be a powerhouse in Upstate New York. We took a deep dive into this burgeoning industry with Adrienne Willis, Executive and Artistic Director of...

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