Coronavirus Coverage
Wednesday 5/13:
Inside the Room: Cuomo advisor discusses NY’s COVID-19 response: Click Here
Stanford professor explains how antibody tests work and what we can learn from them: Click Here
Open for Business? Capital Region close to reopening: Click Here
Tuesday 5/12:
COVID-19 puts legislative work on hold: Click Here
The show can go on for NY’s drive ins after restrictions are lifted: Click Here
Social workers answer the call during pandemic: Click Here
Monday 5/11:
Unemployment highest since Great Depression: Click Here
Hudson Valley Senator recounts his personal battle with COVID-19: Click Here
Teachers’ union wary of Bill Gates’ involvement in ‘reimagining” schools: Click Here
Friday 5/8:
NY struggles to contain COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes: Click Here
How NY’s primary turnout will be impacted by the pandemic: Click Here
Schools can be dangerous breeding grounds for COVID-19: Click Here
Thursday 5/7:
Gov. Cuomo sued for not having a sign language interpreter at COVID-19 briefings: Click Here
Wednesday 5/6:
LI warns of dangers of second COVID-19 wave: Click Here
NY’s child care on the brink of financial ruin due to COVID-19: Click Here
Tuesday 5/5:
Upstate county looking towards reopening: Click Here
NY’s healthcare ripe for overhaul after pandemic: Click Here
NY’s pandemic response leaves school bus drivers in limbo: Click Here
Monday 5/4:
Troopers adapt to policing during COVID-19: Click Here
Many florists won’t see Mother’s Day business bump due to COVID-19: Click Here
Gov. Cuomo faces calls to release prisoners over COVID-19 fears: Click Here
Shortcomings in the state’s whistleblower laws spark renewed push for reform: Click Here
Friday 5/1:
COVID-19 will have a lasting economic toll says Citizens Budget Commission: Click Here
Wednesday 4/29:
Democratic lawmakers push for hazard pay for frontline workers: Click Here
Smaller banks struggle to compete for federal aid: Click Here
Tuesday 4/28:
State GOP leaders talked about COVID-19’s electoral impacts: Click Here
Rep. Tom Reed pushes for state aid in federal stimulus bills: Click Here
Ulster County’s COVID-19 response: Click Here
Businesses worry about the health of the Adirondack’s tourist-heavy economy: Click Here
Monday 4/27:
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on COVID-19’s impact on legislating: Click Here
Nurses union sues over “grossly inadequate” protections for medical staff: Click Here
Friday 4/24:
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discusses COVID-19’s impact on NY’s financial footing: Click Here
The opioid crisis continues during COVID-19 battle: Click Here
Rochester Schools Superintendent talked about the COVID-19 impact on his schools: Click Here
Private colleges try to whether COVID-19’s storm: Click Here
Thursday 4/23:
Upstate Assemblywoman talks about the struggles people are having with the unemployment site: Click Here
Primer on how the unemployment program works: Click Here
Personal experiences navigating unemployment process: Click Here
Help is available to navigate the unemployment process: Click Here
Wednesday 4/22:
Tracking NY’s spending on COVID-19 supplies: Click Here
Lobbyists adjust to COVID-19 norms: Click Here
Antibody tests could be the key to reopening NYS: Click Here
Tuesday 4/21:
Interim State Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe and Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa on COVID-19’s educational impacts: Click Here
Funeral directors struggle to keep up with COVID-19 death toll: Click Here
Emerson COVID-19 poll: Click Here
Monday 4/20:
Business community concerns during COVID-19: Click Here
Calls for a water shut off moratorium: Click Here
Pharmacies adapt to COVID-19 demands: Click Here
Upstate GOP Senator joins call to regionally reopening NYS: Click Here
Friday 4/17:
Government oversight during the pandemic: Click Here
Domestic violence rates spike during COVID19: Click Here
Nursing homes scramble to keep patients safe during COVID19 pandemic: Click Here
Syracuse Senator Rachel May highlights issues impacting rural areas: Click Here
Thursday 4/16:
Farmers try to adjust to lower demand for crops during COVID-19: Click Here
Keeping grocery store workers and shoppers safe: Click Here
Dinosaur BBQ owner talks adapting to new COVID-19 rules and what reopening could look like: Click Here
Wednesday 4/15:
Race disparities in COVID19 deaths: Click Here
Caring for NY’s older population: Click Here
Keeping the power on during the COVID19 pandemic: Click Here
The impact of COVID19 on NY’s community colleges: Click Here
Tuesday 4/14:
Former Governor Pataki discussed being in charge of NY’s emergency response and how NY’s 9/11 response can shape its pandemic response: Click Here
Newspapers adapt to cover the COVID19 pandemic: Click Here
NY’s health systems work to meet COVID-19 need: Click Here
Monday 4/13:
Report calls for more protections for “essential workers”: Click Here
CSEA angered over Cuomo plan to freeze state worker pay: Click Here
Food banks rush to meet the COVID-19 need: Click Here
Friday 4/10:
Park rangers assist in COVID-19 response: Click Here
COVID-19’s massive impact on Queens communities: Click Here
How COVID-19 impacts health plans: Click Here
Thursday 4/9:
Assemblywoman returns to nursing to combat COVID-19: Click Here
Onondaga County’s fight against COVID19: Click Here
Stopping the spread of COVID-19 on public transit: Click Here
Wednesday 4/8:
The Board of Regents cancel June’s regents exams due to COVID19 concerns: Click Here
Death care services struggle to keep up with COVID-19 demands: Click Here
Tuesday 4/7:
Attorney General James talks COVID legal actions and the NRA’s legal challenge on gun stores being deemed “unessential”: Click Here
Albany County’s COVID response: Click Here
Monday 4/6:
Sen. Alessandra Biaggi on NY’s COVID response and keeping spirits high during social distancing: Click Here
Funding for NY’s schools and next steps for budget votes and state testing: Click Here
Friday 4/3:
Nurses on the front lines of the COVID19 fight call for more PPE: Click Here
Coronavirus’ impact on the criminal justice system: Click Here
Helping the aging through the coronavirus: Click Here
Manufacturer’s weigh in on the Gov’s new restrictions: Click Here
Child care for “essential” workers during coronavirus: Click Here
Bars and distilleries shift gears during coronavirus: Click Here
The Capitol Pressroom spoke with a LI Senator who was tested and quarantined due to coronavirus: Click Here
Business community reacts to COVID paid sick leave package: Click Here
Coronavirus election impact: Click Here
Xenophobia and the Governor’s coronavirus response with Asm. Niou: Click Here
Farmers are bracing for less migrant workers this growing season due to Coronavirus: Click Here