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Unions promote costly pension sweetener for teacher recruitment
NYSUT President Melinda Person and UFT President Michael Mulgrew makes the case for sweetening retirement benefits for teachers.
Senator Salazar discusses NY prison landscape
State Sen. Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, talks about the prison landscape a year after an illegal strike rocked the system.
Online pricing set by personal data eyed for extinction
Assemblymember Emérita Torres makes the case for prohibiting companies from setting online prices based on personal data.
State grant process undermines Adirondack recreation plans
Adirondack Explorer reporter Gwen Craig explains how the state made it difficult for a nonprofit to utilize a grant.
Federal changes drive demand for NY food support
We consider what the governor's budget proposal does to address food insecurity and assess the fallout of federal SNAP changes.
Energy and tariff ambiguity face NY manufacturing
We discuss New York's manufacturing industry with Randy Wolken, president and CEO of MACNY, the Manufacturers Association.
Incentivizing New Yorkers to be volunteer firefighters
Firefighters Association of the State of New York's John D’Alessandro talks about boosting the state's volunteer firefighters.
Hochul’s budget undercuts independent living initiatives
Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget slashes support for programs designed to help New Yorkers with disabilities remain independent.
The Rockefeller College path to Planet Albany
Is Rockefeller College a good launching pad into Planet Albany?
