Securing COVID-19 benefits for families of essential workers
Lawmakers are pushing a bill to create a window for filing outdated COVID-19 workers comp claims for essential workers.
Fostering opportunities for New York’s artists
Creatives Rebuild New York Executive Director Sarah Calderon discusses plans to initiate artists into state agencies.
Budget director talks education fund and anti-poverty initiatives
State Budget Director Blake Washington discusses the governor's budget proposal.
LIVE from Planet Albany 2.0
A live recording of Dispatches from Planet Albany with guests Shontell Smith and Jasmine Gripper.
New York starts to tap environmental bond act funds
At the end of 2023, the state began spending some of the $4.2 billion environmental bond act approved in 2022.
New seat belt rules considered for chartered buses
Assembly Transportation Committee Chair Bill Magnarelli discusses proposed seat belt requirements on chartered buses.
Hochul hopes to plant 25 million trees by 2033
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to plant 25 million trees over the next decade. Ok, but how do you do that?
The godfather of criminal justice reform to depart Assembly
Assemblymember Jeff Aubry is stepping away from public service after more than three decades in the chamber.
SUNY chancellor discusses public higher education landscape
SUNY Chancellor John King discusses the financial shape of New York's public colleges and universities.
Fight against child poverty needs more state attention
We examine what the governor's budget proposal does (and doesn't do) to cut New York's child poverty rates in half by 2032.