June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 – After adding up their health plan costs, 32BJ Health Fund Director Sarah Rothstein decided her members could save money by avoiding one high-priced hospital and is leading a legislative push to potential bring healthcare costs down. Read More
June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 – Gateway Housing President Ted Houghton breaks down a campaign by state lawmakers to invest $100 million into transforming Manhattan hotels into residences for the homeless and housing insecure. Read More
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 – New York Daily News transit report Clayton Guse helps us make sense of the leadership changes at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Read More
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 – Legislation that made its way through the Capitol ensures that future settlement money from litigation with opioid manufacturers and distributors will pay for substance abuse prevention and treatment, according to Ashley Livingston, co-chair of Friends of Recovery Warren Washington Counties. Read More
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 – Dr. Denis Nash, executive director of the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, weighs in on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to dramatically scale back pandemic restrictions once 70 percent of New York adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 – Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, discusses the recently completed legislation session, including the end of session bills that did (and didn’t) get done. Read More
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 – Dr. Kyle Kingsley, CEO and chairman of Vireo Health, a national medical marijuana company operating in New York, lays out their expansion plans in the state, following the legalization of adult-use marijuana. Read More
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 – How old should you be to get married? Under legislation awaiting the governor’s signature, the minimum age could soon be 18. Fraidy Reiss, founder and executive director of Unchained at last, explains why the measure is necessary and talks about the need for action to curb forced marriages too. Read More
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 – Two new judges have been added to the state Court of Appeals, further cementing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fingerprint on the state’s top court. The New York Law Journal’s Ryan Tarinelli has all the dirt on the surprisingly controversial confirmation process and explains what the new judges could mean for the court. Read More
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021 – Nicole Salk, of Brooklyn Legal Services, discusses a new calculation for part-time unemployment benefits, assesses the state’s effort to pay out benefits and makes the case for extending the federal supplemental benefit. Read More
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021 – For 15 months, New York has been under an emergency disaster declaration due to the pandemic, but Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay – along with his GOP colleagues – says it’s safe to return to business as usual. Read More
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021 – Boats can be a carrier of invasive species if they’re not properly cleaned, but the Adirondack Council’s John Sheehan says legislation making its way through the Capitol this week could protect Adirondack bodies of water from this threat. Read More
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021 – Assemblymember Danny O’Donnell, a Manhattan Democrat, explains why he wants to make high-profile grand jury proceedings available to the public. Read More
June 8, 2021
June 8, 2021 – A coalition of environmental groups has come together to oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest appointments to the Public Service Commission, the powerful state regulator of New York’s utilities. Lisa Marshall, of Mothers Out Front, explains their reservations about the two Cuomo candidates and describes the type of commissioners that should be in charge. Read More
June 8, 2021
June 8, 2021 – If you want to avoid repeating your past, you have to learn from it. And when it comes to avoiding the mistakes of the pandemic again, the conservative-leaning Empire Center for Public Policy has a new analysis of the missteps made by New York in 2020. The Center’s Bill Hammond provides a big picture take on his report. Read More
