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The state of New York’s dams
We explore the state of dams in New York and how best to oversee their maintenance or removal.
New York weighs ban on reselling concert tickets for profit
State Sen. James Skoufis discusses the effort to adopt more consumer friendly regulations for live-event ticket purchasing.
Mark Poloncarz hits the road to support local Democrats
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is looking to make waves outside of Western New York.
Prison oversight agency poised for new direction
The state Commission on Correction is supposed to get a shakeup of its leadership and mandate, but not much has happened yet.
Task force examines problem of missing women of color
State Sen. Lea Webb provides an update on the state task force exploring the problem of missing women of color in New York.
Democratic state comptroller candidates square off in debate
We talked with political consultant Jack O'Donnell about the debate between the Democratic state comptroller hopefuls.
NY WFP on comptroller’s race, legislative primaries, and the senate’s number two
NY Working Families Party Director Jasmine Gripper talks priorities in advance of the June primaries.
Senator Brisport pushes ‘deed theft’ package of bills
State Sen. Jabari Brisport makes the case for his bills that are designed to address deed theft in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Protecting seniors from crypto kiosk scams
We explore a coordinated effort to use cryptocurrency kiosks to scam seniors and consider a potential legislative response.
