Mar. 31, 2021 - Moments before she went to the floor of the Assembly to debate the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D-Buffalo) stopped by to discuss the long road to passage of this marijuana legalization bill and what it will mean for communities of color across the state.

Mar. 30, 2021 - Disability Rights New York has released a report that shines a light on the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the state’s group homes. Julie Michaels Keegan, Director of the Protection and Advocacy Program for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at Disability Rights New York, shared the findings of the report.

Mar. 30, 2021 - New York is closer than ever to legalizing recreational marijuana. We talked with Melissa Moore, New York State Director at the Drug Policy Alliance, about the proposal and what was included.

Mar. 30, 2021 - Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Gotham Gazette reporter, outlined his reporting on the efforts to launch an online voter registration system in the Empire State.

Mar. 30, 2021 - Asm. Aileen Gunther (D-Forestburgh), chair of the Assembly Mental Health Committee, discussed her push for safe staffing levels for nurses in New York and the work she is doing to get more New Yorkers vaccinated.

Mar. 29, 2021 - Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at the Empire Center for Public Policy, broke down the last-minute push to include budget language that would overhaul the process of approving non-emergency procedures in hospitals in New York.

Mar. 29, 2021 - The Capitol Pressroom is on the run with Asm. Josh Jensen (R-Greece) who has found a new way to connect with his constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar. 29, 2021 - What made it in and what was left out of the legislative budget proposals on transportation? We asked Sen. Tim Kennedy (D-Buffalo), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.

Mar. 29, 2021 - Sen. Rachel May (D-Syracuse), chair of the Senate Aging Committee, weighed in on the latest nursing home visitation restrictions from the Cuomo administration.

Mar. 26, 2021 - One of the hurdles holding up marijuana legalization in the Empire State is the ability to detect impaired driving. We talked with Kyle Clark, Project Manager of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program at the International Association of Chiefs of Police, about the technology and practices evaluators use.