The Capitol Pressroom
A WCNY Radio Production
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Apr 3, 2020: Nurses on the front line of COVID19 fight call for more PPE
Nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are calling for more personal protection equipment. Cori Gambini, a registered nurse and President of CWA Local 1168 in Buffalo, sha... Apr 3, 2020
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Apr 3, 2020: Politico NY's Shannon Young talks about the news of the week
Shannon Young, Health reporter for Politico NY, joined the show to take a look back at the news of the week that was. Apr 3, 2020
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Apr 3, 2020: Impacts of the budget and COVID-19 on small businesses
How did small businesses fare in the state budget? Greg Biryla, NFIB New York State Director, weighed in on the budget and the impacts the pandemic is having on these businesses. Apr 3, 2020
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Apr 3, 2020: DA Association on the new criminal justice changes
The state budget included changes to the criminal justice laws passed last year. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, President of the District Attorneys Association of New ... Apr 3, 2020
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Apr 2, 2020: Senate Corrections Chair on budget and COVID-19 in prisons
Sen. Luis Sepulveda (D-Bronx), chair of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime, and Correction, discussed what the state can do to protect incarcerated New Yorkers and prison employees from ... Apr 2, 2020
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Apr 2, 2020: The cost of higher education level sports
New York’s public university system has been striving to reach national prominence in collegiate sports. However, this quest has proven to be expensive. Chad Arnold of the USA Today N... Apr 2, 2020
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Apr 2, 2020: Environmental wins in NY budget
Jessica Ottney Mahar, New York Policy Director at The Nature Conservancy, shared her thoughts on the state budget which includes a number of positive items for environmentalists. Apr 2, 2020
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Apr 2, 2020: Gearing up for the 2020 Census
Jeff Wice, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at the New York Law School and Senior Advisor at New York Counts 2020, discussed New York’s effort to count all New Yorkers in the censu... Apr 2, 2020
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Apr 1, 2020: New York's financial footing
The Citizens Budget Commission’s Director of State Studies Dave Friedfel shared his insights on the financial situation the state finds itself in. Apr 1, 2020
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Apr 1, 2020: New York's slice of federal COVID19 aid
Bill Hammond, Director of Health Policy at the Empire Center for Public Policy, will explain how New York State fared from the federal COVID-19 financial package and more. Apr 1, 2020