The Capitol Pressroom
A WCNY Radio Production
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Activists fear New York will waste millions of opioid settlement funds
April 20, 2021 - New York is starting to receive millions of dollars from legal settlements with companies for their role in contributing to the opioid epidemic and recovery activists... Apr 20, 2021
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Assembly refuses to make 21st century transparency upgrades
April 20, 2021 - The state Assembly has never led the way when it came to transparency in state government, but a group of good government advocates are just hoping the people's hous... Apr 20, 2021
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POLL: Cuomo's numbers erode, but no groundswell for resignation
April 20, 2021 - A majority of New Yorkers might not want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, but a clear plurality say he is guilty of sexual harassment, according to a new Siena College Re... Apr 20, 2021
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Athletic trainers ask state to license their industry
April 19, 2021 - It's been nearly 30 years since the laws governing New York's athletic trainers have been overhauled, and the state's trainers say it's time for an upgrade. New York ... Apr 19, 2021
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Assembly economic development Chair Harry Bronson discusses state budget
April 19, 2021 - As part of the effort to rebuild New York's economy, state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo just invested $800 million of federal money into small business grants. Ass... Apr 19, 2021
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Budget freezes CUNY & SUNY tuition and narrows 'TAP Gap'
April 19, 2021 - Barbara Bowen, president of the union representing faculty and staff at CUNY, walks us through the higher education portion of the state budget. She discusses the nar... Apr 19, 2021
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American Heart Association seeks funding for fruits and vegetables
April 19, 2021 - Caitlin O'Brien, the American Heart Association's government relations director for New York, joins the show to make the case for a state investment in a program tha... Apr 19, 2021
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Budget makes increased investments in New York's veterans
April 16, 2021 - The New York State Health Foundation's Derek Coy joins the program to explain the funding for veterans that made it into the state budget and how a new law will make ... Apr 16, 2021
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Lawmakers propose new state office for deaf New Yorkers
April 16, 2021 - In 2007, the state created an interagency council to serve deaf New Yorkers, but 14 years later the body had become defunct. Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, a Rockland Cou... Apr 16, 2021
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Excluded Workers Fund: Who gets what and how
April 15, 2021 - We turned to Anu Joshi, vice president of policy for the New York Immigration Coalition, for an explanation of the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund in the state bud... Apr 15, 2021