Feb. 6, 2024 - Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, a Capital Region Democrat, makes the case for expanding the state's definition of developmental disabilities to include spina bifida.

Feb. 6, 2024 - Consumer Reports Programs Director Chuck Bell explains two consumer protection initiatives being advanced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, including new regulations for "buy now, pay later" offerings and unfair business practices.

Feb. 5, 2024 - Northern Rivers Family of Services Executive Director Bill Gettman warns about a potential cut in the governor's budget to state directed services for kids with special needs, including mental health conditions and developmental disabilities.

Feb. 5, 2024 - Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Executive Director Jill Jedlicka talks about the state attorney general's lawsuit against Pepsi and discusses efforts to curtail packaging waste, including adopting an extender producer responsibility requirement.

Feb. 2, 2024 - The families of potentially thousands of essential workers who caught COVID-19 during the pandemic and died, have missed their window to apply for workers compensation benefits, but Sen. Steve Rhoads, a Long Island Republican, is pushing a bill to create a window for filing outdated claims.

Feb. 2, 2024 - Creatives Rebuild New York Executive Director Sarah Calderon discusses a proposal from the governor to advance local arts projects and makes the case for funding a guaranteed income for artists and a new arts employment program.

Feb. 01, 2024 - Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to plant 25 million trees over the next decade. Ok, but how do you do that? We get answers from Nneka Sobers, assistant director of product development for the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech's Jacob's Institute.

Feb. 01, 2024 - Assembly Transportation Committee Chair Bill Magnarelli, a Syracuse-area Democrat, discusses proposed seat belt requirements on chartered buses and responds to the governor's proposed funding for roads and bridges upkeep.

Feb. 01, 2024 - At the end of 2023, the Hochul Administration began spending some of the $4.2 billion environmental bond act approved by voters in 2022. We get an update on these spending efforts and discuss environmental spending in the governor's budget proposal with NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and bond act Czar Suzanna Randall.

Jan. 31, 2024 - SUNY Chancellor John King discusses the financial shape of New York's public colleges and universities and outlines the steps needed to maintain a strong SUNY system. He also weighs in on the creation of Empire AI at the University at Buffalo and talked about the future plans for the University Hospital at SUNY Downstate.