Episodios

  • Lawmakers consider lowering threshold for primary voting

    Lawmakers consider lowering threshold for primary voting
    Apr 16 2026
    April 16, 2026- Mamaroneck High School Students Max Dowell and Mark Lebowitz make the case for an amendment to the state constitution that would make primary voting open to New Yorkers who turn 18 between the primary and general elections.
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    10 m
  • Coolant chemicals restrictions in New York generate outcry

    Coolant chemicals restrictions in New York generate outcry
    Apr 16 2026
    April 16, 2026- State Sen. Chris Ryan, a Syracuse-area Democrat, wants to delay state rules limiting access to chemicals that are integral for existing cooling systems, but are major greenhouse gas contributors. His legislation was align New York's restrictions with federal guidelines.
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    12 m
  • Green energy developers looking for additional state funds

    Green energy developers looking for additional state funds
    Apr 16 2026
    April 16, 2026- Times Union Investigative Reporter Ezra Bitterman explains why the developers of clean energy projects are looking for additional funding from the state and how reluctance to pony up additional dollars could kill the initiative.
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    14 m
  • Staying the course on New York's greenhouse reduction goals

    Staying the course on New York's greenhouse reduction goals
    Apr 16 2026
    April 16, 2026- While Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to backtrack on the implementation of New York's greenhouse gas reduction law from 2019, a former state energy official is calling for New York policymakers to lean into this mission. We talk about implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act with Jamie Dickerson, senior director of Clean Energy and Climate Programs at Acadia Center.
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    18 m
  • Maximizing federal anti-hunger initiatives in New York

    Maximizing federal anti-hunger initiatives in New York
    Apr 15 2026
    April 15, 2026- We highlight funding requests for state programs designed to maximize utilization of federal anti-hunger programs. We talk about the potential return on investment with Krista Hesdorfer, director of Public Affairs at Hunger Solutions New York.
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    14 m
  • The path to accelerating small-scale solar projects

    The path to accelerating small-scale solar projects
    Apr 15 2026
    April 15, 2026- New York Solar Energy Industries Association Executive Director Noah Ginsburg talks about what the state could do to accelerate the deployment of home and community solar projects.
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    16 m
  • Senate Deputy Leader Mike Gianaris on state budget negotiations

    Senate Deputy Leader Mike Gianaris on state budget negotiations
    Apr 14 2026
    April 15, 2026 - Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, provides an update on state budget negotiations. He weighs in on a lobbying campaign from Uber and car insurance companies, identifies budget priorities for the Senate Democrats, and explores New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's influence in the budget process.
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    22 m
  • Erik Bottcher brings upstate and downstate perspective to Albany

    Erik Bottcher brings upstate and downstate perspective to Albany
    Apr 14 2026
    April 14, 2026- We get to know State Sen. Erik Bottcher, a Manhattan Democrat, who won a special election earlier this year. We discuss his policy area priorities, adjusting to life outside of the New York City Council and factoring the needs of all New Yorkers.
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    21 m