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October 19, 2018
In 2016, Gary Johnson secured nearly 4 percent of the nationwide vote as the Libertarian presidential nominee. This cycle, businessman Larry Sharpe is looking to build on that momentum and finally push the Libertarian Party past the 50,000 vote threshold it needs to qualify for automatic ballot access for the first time in the state party’s history. In the first of our interviews with the candidates seeking to be the next Governor of New York, the Libertarian Party’s gubernatorial nominee Larry Sharpe sits down with Susan to discuss the issues impacting New Yorkers including education, privatization, and unionization. Read More
October 18, 2018
Democrats are looking to flip legislative houses on both the state and federal level on Election Day. County Executive Steve Bellone (D-Suffolk) discussed how the SALT deduction will impact races across New York. Read More
October 18, 2018
The YWCA of the Greater Capitol Region is holding their annual Brava fundraiser. The event raises funds to purchase bras for local women who have been displaced. Author Marion Roach Smith previewed the event. Read More
October 18, 2018
The State’s Drinking Water Quality Council decided on Wednesday not to place minimum standards on water contaminants like PFOA. Liz Moran, Water and Natural Resources Director for Environmental Advocates of New York, and Judith Enck, former Region 2 Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, unpacked what this means for communities like Hoosick Falls across the state. Read More
October 18, 2018
The decision by County Executive Joanie Mahoney (R-Onondaga) to resign before the end of her term left many surprised and the legislature with the task of selecting a new County Executive. We met the incoming County Executive and current County Legislative Chairman Ryan McMahon (R). Read More
October 18, 2018
Ben Walsh is the first non-Democrat or Republican to be elected Mayor of Syracuse in over 100 years. Now that his first year in office is winding to an end, we got an update on the latest developments in the Salt City. Read More
October 17, 2018
Gregory Krakower, counsel at Getnick & Getnick LLC and former Senior Advisor and Counselor to the New York State Attorney General, broke down how the I-STOP program helped combat the opioid crisis. Read More
October 17, 2018
We previewed an upcoming Cazenovia Forum event with Diane Clark, President of the Cazenovia Forum. Read More
October 17, 2018
A new United Nations report has some startling findings on the effects of climate change on the planet. We broke down the report’s findings with Dr. Natalie Mahowald, lead author of the UN Climate report and Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Engineering; and Mathias Vuille, climate scientist and Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at UAlbany. Read More
October 17, 2018
Dan Clark, reporter at the New York Law Journal, updated us on the ousting of two judges in New York. Read More
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