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Feb. 18, 2020: Homeowner protections
Homeowner protection advocates are calling on the state to allocate funding to housing and legal nonprofits across the state
Feb. 18, 2020: Improving maternal health
Betsy Mercogliano, Doula, Licensed Midwife, RN and co-founder Family Life Center and BirthNet New York, took us on a
Feb. 18, 2020: New CSEA President Mary Sullivan
We met the new President of CSEA, Mary Sullivan, who was recently elected to her first full term after
Feb. 18, 2020: Albany Mayor on state funding needs and Bloomberg endorsement
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan (D) has made annual trips to the Capitol to ask lawmakers to allocate $12.5 million
Feb. 17, 2020: Best of: Medical transparency
Governor Cuomo has proposed new oversight protections for New York’s medical professionals. We discussed the proposals with Dr. Arthur
Feb. 17, 2020: Best of: How a major tobacco settlement can inform the opioid crisis
How can 1998's Master Settlement Agreement with the Big Tobacco companies inform the legal fights on the opioid crisis?
Feb. 17, 2020: Best of: Expanding access to abortion
To mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx) has proposed legislation that would create a
Feb. 14, 2020: Clean water infrastructure needs
A new report from Environmental Advocates of New York takes a look at the water infrastructure funding needs from
Feb. 14, 2020: Educational oversight
This week, the State Education Department announced it will hold another series of stakeholder feedback sessions on its guidelines













