June 28, 2024 - Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Pete Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, shares behind-the-scenes details on the legislative effort to reduce plastic packaging waste in New York.

June 28, 2024 - An effort to increase access to primary care by expanding opportunities for physician assistants is facing opposition from the New York Academy of Family Physicians. We talk with the group's president, Dr. Rachelle Brilliant, about their concerns for low-income New Yorkers.

June 28, 2024 - In light of state policymakers considering restrictions on smartphones in schools, we speak with Melinda Person, president of the New York State United Teachers, about potential bans and why they make sense.

June 27, 2024 - We explore legislation designed to keep New York's students out of extreme heat with Greg Berck, of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

June 25, 2024 - Dr. Michael Dailey, chief of pre-hospital medicine at Albany Medical Center, discusses legislation paving the way for ambulance providers to provide blood transfusions at the site of trauma scenes in New York.

June 25, 2024 - National Grid, like other utility companies in New York in recent years, is proposing a significant rate hike for their electric and gas customers. We explore their proposal for state regulators with Phil Decicco, the company's general counsel for business in the Empire State.

June 26, 2024 - The Children’s Agenda CEO Larry Marx discusses child care and early intervention policies addressed by state lawmakers in the 2024 legislative session.

June 26, 2024 - State lawmakers have OK'd the direct shipping of hard liquor to New Yorkers, but how will it work and what does it mean for distillers? We get answers from Kim Wagner, co-founder and co-owner of Stoutridge, a Hudson Vallery distillery and winery.

June 26, 2024 - The latest poll from the Siena College Research Institute surveys New Yorkers on the completed legislative session, including their reactions to major bills that did and didn't get approved. We go over the results with pollster Steve Greenberg.

June 27, 2024 - Assembly Insurance Committee Chair David Weprin, a Queens Democrat, highlights construction injury fraud and discusses how it can be curbed.