State triggers stricter COVID-19 workplace precautions
Business Council of New York State's Ken Pokalsky breaks down the implementation of the NY HERO Act.
Gun-safety training requirement proposed for firearm purchases
Assemblyman Demond Meeks wants New Yorkers to take a five-hour class before they can buy a firearm or ammunition.
New York revises pandemic eviction moratorium
Sen. Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, makes the case for a revised moratorium through January of 2022.
Open meetings law change sounds alarm for transparency advocates
Common Cause NY Executive Director Susan Lerner discusses her concerns about new pandemic measure.
Overtime threshold for farmworkers up for debate again
Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos makes the case for lowering the farmworker OT threshold to 40 hours a week.
Bridging the upstate-downstate divide with fried food
Assemblymember Nathalia Fernandez, a Bronx Democrat, discusses her recent visit to the state fair in Syracuse.
Gun control activists optimistic about campaign to reduce violence
Syracuse Common Council President Helen Hudson and the Rockefeller Institute's Joe Popcun do a deep dive into gun violence in New York
Sen. Rachel May highlights legislative campaign to combat gun violence
Sen. Rachel May, a Syracuse-area Democrat, discusses steps taken by state lawmakers to combat gun violence.
NYRA CEO discusses Hochul, pandemic and Baffert
NYRA President & CEO David O’Rourke reflects on the recent meet at the Saratoga Race Course and the future.
Child care overhaul underway in New York
New York Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Sheila Poole sits down for an in-depth conversation about child care.