The fallout from Cuomo’s pandemic powers and secretiveness
Feb. 19, 2021 - There’s been a flurry of information coming out about the state’s response to COVID-19 in nursing homes. We outlined the information with Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at the Empire Center for
New York is penny wise and pound foolish on preventative health care
Feb. 19, 2021 - Chris Norwood, Founder and Executive Director of Health People, discussed the ways New York can help prevent some of the underlying conditions that make people more susceptible to negative COVID-19 outcomes.
New York’s long road to reaching pre-pandemic employment levels
Feb. 17, 2021 - There appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel in the public health fight against COVID-19. However, the road to economic recovery from the pandemic looks to be a long one.
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Dispatch from the pandemic frontlines in Niagara County
Feb. 1, 2021 - We got an update on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic from Dan Stapleton, Niagara County Public Health Director and Immediate Past President of the New York State Association of County Health Officials.
Medicaid spending grows unabated, despite fiscal challenges
Jan. 28, 2021 - What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the state’s Medicaid spending? Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at the Empire Center for Public Policy, helped make sense of the numbers.
Senate Labor Chair addresses gig economy, farmworkers and minimum wage
Jan. 14, 2021 - COVID-19 has highlighted many of the issues impacting New York’s workforce. Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, previewed the session and her legislative goals for 2021.
Restaurants look for government aid and regulatory relief to survive pandemic
Jan. 12, 2021 - Restaurants are still struggling to survive as the fight against COVID-19 continues. Melissa Fleischut, President and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association, and Dominick Purnomo, Owner of dp, an American Brasserie and
Pandemic highlights long-time disincentive to work in state’s unemployment law
Dec. 30, 2020 - COVID-19 has thrown many New Yorkers into a state of financial insecurity with thousands losing their jobs. We talked with Paul Sonn, State Policy Program Director at the National Employment Law Project, about how
Ambulance providers face financial emergency amid pandemic
Dec. 15, 2020 - Even as the first New Yorkers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the fight against the pandemic still rages on. We heard from Tom Coyle, Chairman of the United New York Ambulance Network who also serves
