A year full of surprises for freshman senator
April 26, 2021 - State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a Brooklyn Democrat, reflects on his first budget process in Albany,
State funding for libraries remains well below statutory requirements
April 26, 2021 - New York Library Association Executive Director Jeremy Johannesen discusses the funding in the budget for
Foster care system in need of significant state investment
April 26, 2021 - The foster care system in New York has gone through the wringer during the pandemic
Investigations into Cuomo’s conduct advance and grow
April 23, 2021 - The Wall Street Journal's Jimmy Vielkind gives an update on the multiple investigations into Gov.
Senate GOP: Legislature still to deferential to Cuomo on pandemic
April 23, 2021 - The governor's pandemic powers may have been scaled back in March, but Sen. Tom O'Mara,
Traffic safety activists make legislative push in Albany
April 23, 2021 - We break down the package of bills that make up the Crash Victims Rights and
Wage increase for home care workers on hold – for now
April 22, 2021 - Senate Aging Committee Chair Rachel May walks us through the effort to secure a raise
Relaxed state COVID-19 guidelines not changing much for older students
April 22, 2021 - Federal and state health officials may have relaxed social distancing guidelines for schools, but New
Poll: Partisan divide over government action to combat climate change
April 22, 2021 - To celebrate Earth Day, we're turning to Siena College Research Institute Director Don Levy for
Deal with New York sets up Indian Point’s retirement
April 22, 2021 - One of the final obstacles to the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plant