July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021 – With the “Conservationist,” New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s outdoors magazine, celebrating its 75th anniversary this summer, we talked with department Chief of Staff Sean Mahar about the publication and his long personal history with it. Read More
July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021 – Adirondack Explorer reporter Gwendolyn Craig discusses her lunch with former Gov. George Pataki and her reporting on a trash controversy in the Adirondacks. Read More
July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021 – Cecilia Gentili, founder of Transgender Equity Consulting, talks about the financial burdens low-income, transgender New Yorkers face trying to obtain gender affirming surgery and explains what the state could do to make it easier. Read More
July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021 – Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh shares his vision for spending $123 million in stimulus money his city is receiving through the American Rescue Plan. Read More
July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 – Siena College Research Institute pollster Steve Greenberg breaks down their latest polling numbers, including how New Yorkers feel about Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read More
July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 – Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, makes the case for legislation prohibiting some of the governor’s close allies and registered lobbyists from serving in Senate confirmable positions. Read More
July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 – New York State Restaurant Association President Melissa Fleischut and Rochester-area restaurateur Kelly Bush discusses the expiration of the state’s “cocktails-to-go” initiative and the frustrating lobbying effort in Albany to continue the program. Read More
July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 – Capital District Transportation Authority CEO Carm Basile explains the launch of a regional electric scooter sharing program that is made possible by language adopted in last year’s state budget. Read More
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021 – In the waning days of the legislative session, the Democratic majorities in the state Legislature appeared to have struck a deal on a bill that would seal the criminal records for more than 2 million New Yorkers – until there was no deal. Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat, joins the show to explain what went wrong with his legislation and make the case for why the “Clean Slate” measure still needs to get done. Read More
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021 – Joe Popcun, executive director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium and director of policy and practice at the Rockefeller Institute, breaks down legislation that made its way through the Capitol that is designed to make it easier to bring successful civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers in New York. Read More
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 – We analyze the upset victory in Buffalo’s Democratic mayoral primary and consider what the race means for the region with the help of Investigative Post Executive Director Jim Heaney. Read More
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 – Senate Codes Committee Chair Jamaal Bailey, a Bronx Democrat, discusses the state’s latest attempt to create an oversight panel responsible for monitoring the conduct of local prosecutors and shares his vision for leveling the criminal justice playing field in New York. Read More
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 – Empire Justice Center senior attorney Kirsten Keefe and Public Utility Law Project Executive Director Richard Berkley weigh in on a controversial federal loan program – that could be coming to New York – designed to foster eco-friendly home upgrades, but has resulted in participants around the country getting forced out of their homes. Read More
June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021 – For students with a disability the disruptions caused by the pandemic may have made it impossible for them to complete their individualized education plan, so Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, a Capital Region Democrat, pushed for legislation giving additional time for those students who may have otherwise aged out of the system. Read More
June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021 – Fines and Fees Justice Center New York State Director Katie Adamides highlights a law that takes effect on June 29 enabling New Yorkers to use payment plans for traffic fines and fees and prohibits driver’s license suspensions for not paying fines and fees. Read More
