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March 3, 2020: Consumer advocate weighs in on Medicaid spending
With the Medicaid Redesign Team working to find savings in the healthcare program’s spending, we heard from Lara Kassel,
March 3, 2020: Electing pro-choice Democratic women in NYS
New York has been sitting in the middle of the pack in terms of women elected to the state
March 3, 2020: Comptroller DiNapoli on government oversight and the budget
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) stopped by the studio to discuss the latest projects his office is working on, the
March 2, 2020: Sexual Harassment Working Group legislative priorities
After a productive 2019, the Sexual Harassment Working Group is out with their priorities for the 2020 session. We
March, 2, 2020: Expanding consumer protections
Ariana Lindermayer, Senior Staff Attorney at Mobilization for Justice, explained the push by consumer advocates to expand the state’s
March 2, 2020: Environmental issues in the budget and session
Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Todd Kaminsky is pumping the brakes on legislation expanding New York’s “Bottle Bill” while
March 2, 2020: Second amendment sanctuary movement
Second amendment supporters are pushing to make their localities “sanctuaries” against the SAFE Act. We heard from Montgomery County
Feb. 28, 2020: The City reporter Josefa Velasquez
Josefa Velasquez, Senior reporter at The City, helped us break down the news of the week that was.
Feb. 28, 2020: The Great Plastic Bag Debate
With the state’s plastic bag ban set to go into effect on Sunday, we spoke with two stakeholders on
