Aug. 27, 2025- The Hochul administration wants to update how parole officials consider applications from people who committed serious offenses when they were kids, but state Sen. Dean Murray, a Long Island Republicans, argues the emphasis is misplaced.

Aug. 26, 2025-Bottle redemption centers have been sounding the alarm about a fiscal crisis for years, but no relief has been coming from state lawmakers in Albany. We get an update on the situation from Jade Eddy, owner of MT Returnables.

Aug. 26, 2025- Assembly Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin, a Westchester County Democrat, discusses the crisis in early intervention accessibility and questions the Hochul administration's implementation of funding to support these services.

Aug. 26, 2025- In response to President Donald Trump's effort to allow church leaders to make political endorsements, Assemblymember Tony Simone, a Manhattan Democrat, makes the case for legislation intended to keep nonprofits from backing political candidates by tying nonpartisanship to their state tax-exempt status.

Aug. 25, 2025- Dr. Penelope Lema, an emergency room physician, makes the case for requiring hospitals to craft plans for keeping their staff safe from the threat of violence at work.

Aug. 25, 2025- State Senate Investigations & Government Operations Committee Chair Jim Skoufis, a Hudson Valley Democrat, reflects on an inquiry into the transition of a popular home care program. We touch on the lack of answers from the Hochul administration at the hearing and possible next steps for state lawmakers.

Aug. 25, 2025- The state senate's housing leader, Manhattan Democrat Brian Kavanagh, discusses why his chamber is looking into the cost and accessibility of residential property insurance.

Aug. 22, 2025- Drew Warshaw is hoping to be the next state comptroller and is mounting a big to wrest the Democratic nomination away from long-time incumbent Tom DiNapoli. We talk about changes he wants to make  to the administration of pension fund, approach to auditing and distribution of unclaimed funds.

Aug. 22, 2025- Employment is a key part of the recovery process from substance abuse, so we explore what New York policymakers are doing to promote recovery ready workplaces with Christopher Assini, director of policy at Friends of Recovery - New York.

Aug. 22, 2025- Assembly Energy Committee Chair Didi Barrett, a Hudson Valley Democrat, expresses her opposition to the governor's planned cutbacks on subsidies for home energy efficiency programs.