March 12, 2024 - New York Working Families Party co-Director Jasmine Gripper discusses the June Democratic primaries for the state legislature, including where the third party is playing offense and why these races are significant for their Albany agenda.

March 12, 2024 - University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez gives an update on the absorption of students from the College of Saint Rose, describes their role in a proposed artificial intelligence consortium and much more.

March 12, 2024 - We get the business community's perspective on the dearth of affordable child care and how to solve the problem from Crystal Griffith, director of workforce development at The Business Council of New York State.

March 12, 2024 - The Homeowner Protection Program, which provides legal and counseling services to New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes, is regularly funded in the state budget, but every year its future is subject to negotiations between the governor and state lawmakers. Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Executive Director Nic Rangel explains the benefits of the program and why the Planet Albany budget games hurt homeowners.

March 11, 2024 - Assemblymember Karen McMahon, a Buffalo Democrat, and Anne McCaffrey, president and CEO of People Inc, makes the case for boosting the pay of direct care workers serving New Yorkers with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

March 8, 2024 - A proposal in Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget would make it more costly for New Yorkers to get hooked up to natural gas infrastructure, as the state looks to transition homes to green energy. Building Decarbonization Coalition New York Director Lisa Dix joins the show to talk about the environmental benefits of this proposal and address the costs to homeowners.

March 8, 2024 - Media outlets covering local news in New York are shrinking or just disappearing, which is bad news for communities around the state. We consider how to reverse these trends with Zachary Richner, director of Richner Communications and a founding member of the Empire State Local News Coalition.

March 7, 2024 - Capital Region Chamber President & CEO Mark Eagan and Sen. Jake Ashby, a Capital Region Republican, want to make it easier for judges to hold accused shoplifters behind bars before trial in order to address retail theft in New York.

March 7, 2024 - A report by the Empire Center for Public Policy raises questions about Medicaid dollars that benefited 1199 SEIU, so we talked with the union's interim political director, Helen Schaub, about the money designed for training nursing home staff. We also explore 1199's push for more hospital funding in the budget.

March 7, 2024 - New York Focus Capitol Bureau Chief Chris Bragg explains how the Greater New York Hospital Association wields power in Albany and how they became so well financed. He also raises a red flag about the work of a former state budget director.