Upstate Regular

This week, Shane interviewed New York State Assembly District 107 candidate Brittany Vogel.  Brittany is running as a Democrat to unseat Republican Jake Ashby. The discussion gives insight into Brittany's background, her biggest ideas, what inspired her to run for office, and more. Brittany is a newcomer to politics, and says she wants to stand up for everyday people.

You can find out more about Brittany Vogel at her website: https://www.brittany2020.com/
or at her Facebook page. 

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This week, Shane interviews New York State Assembly District 121 candidate Dan Butterman. Dan is running as a Democrat to unseat Republican John Salka.  The discussion gives insight into Dan's biggest ideas his campaign strategy, his events, background, and more. You can find more about Dan Butterman at www.buttermanforassembly.com or on his campaign Facebook page. 

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Shane Digan interviews New York State Assembly District 101 candidate Chad McEvoy.  Chad is running as a Democrat to unseat incumbent Republican Brian Miller.  The discussion gives an overview of some of Chad's biggest ideas, his campaign strategy, his background, and more.  

You can find more about Chad at https://www.chadmcevoy101.com/ 

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Ben and Shane sit down to talk about a range of issues affecting upstate NY: Possible Coronavirus in the southern tier, senate and assembly campaign updates, Census 2020, and the NYS Plastic Bag Ban and related fees coming in March 2020.

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Ben Reynolds interviews NY19 Congressional Candidate Ola Hawatmeh.  Their discussion ranges from her background, to her ideas, values, and much more.  Ola is running as a Republican to try and unseat Democrat Antonio Delgado. She was endorsed by Anthony German, who was running as a Republican until recently dropping out. 

You can find more about Ola at olaforcongress.com

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Ben and Shane talk about the controversial bail reform laws in New York State, discuss an important development in the race for NY19, discuss NYS Democrats strategy, and Brian Kolb's disastrous exit from NYS politics.

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Shane and Ben sit down this week to talk about Ben's recent trip to Israel, the recent move to change the smoking age to 21, and a few projects funded by the recent CFA grant awards from NYS [Halal meat processing in Oneonta & Springbook housing on Main Street in Oneonta. 

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Reporter Don Mathisen interviews Democratic State Senate Candidate Jim Barber.  Barber is running for the 51st Senate seat against incumbent Jim Seward.  Barber is a farmer from Middleburgh, NY He has served as Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in New York, a special assistant to the commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, and most recently as the Cornell Cooperative Exension of Otsego and Schoharie Countys' Agriculture and Farmland Implementation Specialist. 

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Ben and Shane sit down to talk about recent proposed tobacco laws in Johnson City as well as the recent colloquially termed "annoy the police" laws being proposed in the region.

Shane and Ben talk about the recent approval of a County Administrator position in Otsego County and share some news about a housing development on Dietz street in Oneonta.