May 24, 2021 - Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Long Island Democrat, discusses a recent hearing that examined the state's implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and talks about what steps lawmakers will need to take in the effort to combat climate change.

May 21, 2021 - New York passed a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19 this week, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo relaxing the state's mask mandates, following the latest CDC guidance. But the decision is a major "blunder," according to one of the state's pandemic advisors, Dr. Eli Rosenberg, who teaches at the University at Albany and was appointed to the governor's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and implementation task force. He explains why it's a mistake and discusses the vaccine rollout in New York.

May 21, 2021 - Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Melissa O'Connor joins the show to explain how her members are adapting to this brave new world, where vaccinated New Yorkers won't be mandated to wear masks indoors and businesses can decide for themselves whether they'll have a mask mandate.

May 20, 2021 - While mask mandates are being relaxed in most of the state, child care providers and camp operators got the news this week from the Cuomo administration that they'll need to keep masks on the children who are under their care, including toddlers.

We talked about how this will be implemented and the governor's approach to child care issues with Beth Starks, founder and executive director of the Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center and a member of the state’s Child Care Availability Task force.

May 20, 2021 - A return of cougars and wolves to the Adirondacks? That's just part of the vision for the region from the Adirondack Council's John Davis, who is spearheading a rewilding initiative, which would reverse some of the human impact on forest preserve.

May 20, 2021 - With New York's laws governing ticket sales set to expire this summer, Consumer Report's Chuck Bell makes the case for new legislation overhauling the system to create a more consumer friendly experience.

May 20, 2021 - Special Olympics New York President Stacey Hengsterman discusses state funding for an initiative creating athletics opportunities for students with disabilities and explains how the Special Olympics had to adapt during the pandemic.

May 19, 2021 - Assemblymember Sarah Clark, a Rochester-area Democrat, is trying to get the Cuomo administration to acknowledge the true cost of providing child care, so the state can begin to pay providers what they're owed. We also discuss the investment of more than $2 billion of federal money into New York's child care system.

May 19, 2021 - Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens Democrat, is pushing legislation that would make one day during Diwali a holiday for schools in New York City that have a minimum number of students of South Asian descent.

May 18, 2021 - Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, discusses her bills making it easier for victims of wage theft to collect money they're owed and calls out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not doing enough on the issue.