Assemblyman Al Stirpe unpacks budget contention and process
Assemblyman Al Stirpe provides a reality check on budget negotiations.
Assemblyman Stirpe talks grocery deserts and budget focus
Assemblymember Al Stirpe highlights incentives to open food retail stores in underserved communities.
The challenge of updating New York’s alcohol laws
Assemblymember Al Stirpe talks about updating the alcohol laws in the Empire State, including rules governing licensing.
Hospitals want faster payments from health insurers
Assemblymember Al Stirpe, a Syracuse-area Democrat, wants to curb the time hospitals wait to get paid by insurance companies.
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Education 2024: The good, the bad, and shifting alliances
The education headlines of a decade ago are back in the news on Planet Albany, with policymakers fighting over state aid to public schools and teacher evaluations up for debate. To make sense of these big stories, as well
Calculating New York’s investment in education
Assemblymember Al Stirpe wants to change the way the state calculates the bulk of education funding to public schools.
State ramps up distribution of small business recovery grants
Assembly Small Business Committee Chair Al Stirpe highlights improvements in the administration of pandemic relief.
State produces long-awaited upstate flood mitigation report
Assemblymember Al Stirpe talks about mitigating the risk of flooding using a recently released state report.
New York awaits semiconductor industry boom
Assemblymember Al Stirpe discusses the status of New York's effort to grow and attract semiconductor manufacturing.
