This week brought a new president and a new budget proposal from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Actually, two proposals. We speak with Bob Schneider, executive director of the New York State School Boards Association.

This week brought a new president and a new budget proposal from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Actually, two proposals. We speak with Bob Schneider, executive director of the New York State School Boards Association. (more…)

Niskayuna Town Board Member Denise Murphy McGraw chaired the Capital Region/Upstate New York arm of the Biden campaign. She has been looking forward to Biden's inauguration since 1987.

One of the strangest inaugurations of a U.S. President is set for Wednesday. Democrat Joe Biden will take the oath of office in a muted ceremony, with attendance strictly limited because of the coronavirus pandemic and new security concerns in the nation’s capital. On top of that, President Donald Trump is leaving Washington early, becoming the first incumbent to snub his successor since Reconstruction. Niskayuna Town Board Member Denise Murphy McGraw chaired the Capital Region/Upstate New York arm of the Biden campaign. She has been looking forward to Biden’s inauguration since 1987. (more…)

Although he hopes to continue to play an outsize role in the Republican Party, President Trump’s final days in office are being derailed by another political crisis. We speak with constitutional law scholar Tom Sullivan, former president of the University of Vermont.

Although he hopes to continue to play an outsize role in the Republican Party, President Trump’s final days in office are being derailed by another political crisis. Trump is in line to become the first president in American history to be impeached for a second time, following last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. For some perspective on Trump’s words before the riot — and what might happen next — we speak with constitutional law scholar Tom Sullivan, former president of the University of Vermont. (more…)

Strategies to Counter COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Mitigate Health Disparities in Minority Populations

Part of the challenge of vaccinating millions of Americans for COVID-19 is logistical: racing to create a vaccine, distributing it, and determining the order in which certain people will get the shots. But part of it is convincing people that getting the vaccine is safe — especially when those people have well-earned mistrust of the medical industry. That’s the focus of a new white paper from the University at Albany called “Strategies to Counter COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Mitigate Health Disparities in Minority Populations.” We speak with primary author Kate Strully, a professor of sociology. (more…)

Democratic state Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara of the 111th district has another idea says it's time to legalize mobile sports betting.

WAMC's Jim Levulis sat down with Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer of Hugh Johnson Advisors in Albany.