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COVID-19 has caused a tremendous amount of financial insecurity for residents all across the state. We discussed the increased need for food banks during this crisis with Dan Egan, Executive Director of Feeding New York.

Amid COVID-19 concerns, the Governor took action to allow more New Yorkers to vote by mail in June’s primaries and general elections. Dustin Czarny, Democratic Commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections, explained what needs to happen

We heard from Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, who represents some of the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis on how the communities are holding up and what more can be done

Spencer Kimball, Director of Emerson College Polling, updated us with the latest results from their NY COVID-19 tracking poll. content

How did small businesses fare in the state budget? Greg Biryla, NFIB New York State Director, weighed in on the budget and the impacts the pandemic is having on these businesses.

Sen. Luis Sepulveda (D-Bronx), chair of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime, and Correction, discussed what the state can do to protect incarcerated New Yorkers and prison employees from contracting COVID-19.

Emerson College Polling Director Spencer Kimball updated us with the newest round of their coronavirus polling of New Yorkers.

Richard Berkley, Executive Director of the Utility Project, updated us on the latest actions by the state’s Public Service Commission.

Mike Elmendorf, President and CEO of the Associated General Contractors of New York State, discussed how the state’s construction community has been impacted by COVID-19.