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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
Democratic lawmakers regroup for 2022 home care worker pay hike push
After coming up short in this year’s budget negotiations to get a minimum wage increase for
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
