State Sen. Sean Ryan talks affordable housing
The Buffalo-area Democrat is pushing a package of bills to increase the affordable housing stock in his region.
Senator Sean Ryan discusses nursing home care
The Buffalo Democrat fears that regulations drafted this summer will weaken a state law setting nursing home staffing levels.
Senate examines efficacy of economic development subsidies
Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat, discusses a public hearing on New York's economic development programs.
Empowering communities to invest in affordable housing
Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat, wants to let municipalities form community housing funds with new real estate taxes.
Non-compete agreements eyed for extinction
State Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat, is pushing legislation to make all non-compete agreements void in New york.
Changing the paradigm of economic development iniatives
State Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat, talks about changing the state's approach to economic development.
Armed with new data, policymakers eye internet expansion
Sen. Sean Ryan discuses new mapping of internet access and future policy steps.
Upstate lawmakers secure massive increase in civil legal services funding
April 21, 2021 - Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo-area Democrat, explains how upstate New York flexed its muscles during the budget process this year and secured millions of additional funding for civil legal services providers that serve low-income
Heading to Albany: Buffalo-area voters promote Assemblymember
Dec. 10, 2020 - On Election Day, Western New York voters elevated Assemblymember Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) to the State Senate. In this installment of our Heading to Albany series, we reintroduced you to the newly promoted lawmaker who
March 16, 2020: Local control over 5G development
We spoke with Asm. Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) and Hal McCabe, Mayor of the Village of Homer, on the impacts that the next generation of cell phone networks, 5G, will have on local control of municipalities across the state.