Barbara Guinn leads state anti-poverty initiatives
We chat with the recently confirmed commissioner for the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
Trump administration pausing SNAP benefits in November
OTDA Commissioner Barbara Guinn discusses the potential loss of food assistance for nearly three million New Yorkers.
Child poverty and Gov. Hochul’s 2025 agenda
Policies combatting child poverty are getting attention in Albany, so we talked with OTDA Commissioner Barbara Guinn.
Low-income families get one-time tax benefit
New York State OTDA Commissioner Barbara Guinn talks about a $350 million effort to combat child poverty.
State commissioner talks anti-poverty, shelter funding and migrant crisis
We break down the governor's budget proposal with with NYS OTDA acting-Commissioner Barbara Guinn.
Washington Republicans poke holes in NY social safety net
The social safety net in New York will likely have some holes moving forward as the result of federal policies championed by the GOP.
Could New York boost public assistance programs?
The Hochul administration has teased a possible increase in public assistance to households with very young children.
