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Special committee advises New York on beekeeping
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July 3, 2024 - Nick Hoefly, co-owner of Astor Apiaries and a member of state's Apiary Industry Advisory Committee, discusses beekeeping in New York City and how the state solicits input on policing affecting beekeepers.WCNY által
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New York promotes doula access for Medicaid patients
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July 3, 2024 - An order from the state's health commissioner should make doula services more accessible to New Yorkers on Medicaid. We cover why this move matters for maternal health with Johanne Morne, executive deputy commissioner of New York State Department of Health,WCNY által
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Teaming up with Dolly Parton to boost literacy
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July 3, 2024 - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is expanding its footprint in New York, which is good news for early childhood literacy efforts, according to Education Trust New York's Jenn O'Connor and United Way of the Greater Capital Region's Peter Gannon.WCNY által
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State regulators pressured over industrial park
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July 3, 2024 - Investigative Post reporter J. Dale Shoemaker explains how state regulatory officials are being pressured to advance a controversial industrial park in western New York that has major economic development potential.WCNY által
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Meeting the health care needs of New Yorkers with disabilities
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July 2, 2024 - Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State President & CEO Mike Alvaro discusses the state's effort to use assistive technology to meet basic health care needs of New Yorkers with disabilities in order to avoid emergency care.WCNY által
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Building code update drafted for ‘all-electric buildings’ law
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July 2, 2024 - Rewiring America New York Policy Director Michael Hernandez explains the steps that state regulators are taking to ensure that future buildings in the Empire State only use electric appliances.WCNY által
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Improving government collaboration on opioid crisis response
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July 2, 2024 - We discuss the recommendations of an interagency task force examining the state's response to the opioid epidemic with Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, commissioner at the State Office of Addiction Services and Supports.WCNY által
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July 2, 2024 - The Hochul administration should have recouped more than $40 million from the federal government for unemployment payouts during the pandemic, according to Tina Kim, deputy comptroller for the division of state government accountability in the state Comptroller's Office, which conducted an audit of the state Department of Labor.…
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Hochul's pandemic review leaves stakeholders wanting
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July 1, 2024 - Former Assemblymember Dick Gottfried, a long-time leader on health care issues, discusses the Hochul administration's commissioned report on New York's pandemic response and makes the case for an additional review of this critical time period.WCNY által
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State sued over timely access to benefits
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July 1, 2024 - Empire Justice Center Managing Attorney Susan Antos highlights the long delays for low-income families trying to access public benefits, including how the pace of state hearings are contributing to the problem and are the subject of a new lawsuit.WCNY által
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New advocate for rural health care providers
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July 1, 2024 - We say hello to Liz Urbanski-Farrell, who was recently selected to be the first employed executive director of the New York State Association for Rural Health, which represents a range of upstate health care providers.WCNY által
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June 28, 2024 - An effort to increase access to primary care by expanding opportunities for physician assistants is facing opposition from the New York Academy of Family Physicians. We talk with the group's president, Dr. Rachelle Brilliant, about their concerns for low-income New Yorkers.WCNY által
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Behind-the-scenes of the effort to reduce plastic packaging
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June 28, 2024 - Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Pete Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, shares behind-the-scenes details on the legislative effort to reduce plastic packaging waste in New York.WCNY által
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Should New York restrict smartphone access in schools?
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June 28, 2024 - In light of state policymakers considering restrictions on smartphones in schools, we speak with Melinda Person, president of the New York State United Teachers, about potential bans and why they make sense.WCNY által
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June 27, 2024 - We explore legislation designed to keep New York's students out of extreme heat with Greg Berck, of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.WCNY által
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Life-saving capacity of ambulance providers
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June 25, 2024 - Dr. Michael Dailey, chief of pre-hospital medicine at Albany Medical Center, discusses legislation paving the way for ambulance providers to provide blood transfusions at the site of trauma scenes in New York.WCNY által
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The root of National Grid's proposed rate hike
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June 25, 2024 - National Grid, like other utility companies in New York in recent years, is proposing a significant rate hike for their electric and gas customers. We explore their proposal for state regulators with Phil Decicco, the company's general counsel for business in the Empire State.WCNY által
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Construction injury fraud blamed for rising insurance costs
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June 27, 2024 - Assembly Insurance Committee Chair David Weprin, a Queens Democrat, highlights construction injury fraud and discusses how it can be curbed.WCNY által
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Residential deliveries of hard liquor back on the menu
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June 26, 2024 - State lawmakers have OK'd the direct shipping of hard liquor to New Yorkers, but how will it work and what does it mean for distillers? We get answers from Kim Wagner, co-founder and co-owner of Stoutridge, a Hudson Vallery distillery and winery.WCNY által
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The state of the children's agenda in Albany
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June 26, 2024 - The Children’s Agenda CEO Larry Marx discusses child care and early intervention policies addressed by state lawmakers in the 2024 legislative session.WCNY által
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New Yorkers weigh in on legislative session
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June 26, 2024 - The latest poll from the Siena College Research Institute surveys New Yorkers on the completed legislative session, including their reactions to major bills that did and didn't get approved. We go over the results with pollster Steve Greenberg.WCNY által
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June 24, 2024 - The first stretch of the thruway system opened up on this date 70 years, so we're discussing this anniversary with Frank Hoare, executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority.WCNY által
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State looks to place New Yorkers with disabilities into jobs
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June 21, 2024 - We get an update on the state government's effort to hire more New Yorkers with disabilities from Kimberly Hill-Ridley, New York's chief disability officer.WCNY által
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New York's electric grid prepared (for now)
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June 21, 2024 - New York Independent System Operator President & CEO Rich Dewey discusses the state's energy generation capacity and demand for this summer and for future summers (and winters).WCNY által
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NYRA sees exciting future
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June 21, 2024 - New York Racing Association President & CEO David O’Rourke discusses a special weekend at the Saratoga Race Course, talks about the updates to Belmont Park, and reflects on the future of the industry in New York.WCNY által
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State pursues its own renewable energy projects
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June 20, 2024 - The New York Power Authority has been tasked with developing and operating its own renewable energy projects, so we get an update on this mission from Vennela Yadhati, the organization's vice president for renewable project development.WCNY által
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New York reconvenes suicide prevention task force
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June 20, 2024 - In light of the Hochul administration reconvening the state's Suicide Prevention Task Force, we discuss some of the areas they could address with Renee Rider, a task force member and director of the school mental health resources and training center for the Mental Health Association of New York State.…
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Maintaining confidential criminal records
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June 18, 2024 - Progressive criminal justice activists are hoping to clarify the limitations on what criminal records employers and schools can access. We discuss this effort with KB White, an equal justice works fellow at the Legal Action Center, and Johari Frasier, an equal justice works fellow with The Bronx Defenders.…
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Getting to know New York's chief information officer
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June 18, 2024 - We conduct an overdue onboarding interview of Dru Rai, chief information officer for New York and director of the state Office of Information Technology Services. We discuss what drew him to public service, the infrastructure needs of New York, and define the upstate border.WCNY által
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New York offers mobile ID for smartphones
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June 18, 2024 - New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Deputy Commissioner Lisa Koumjian explains how New Yorkers can get a new digital ID on their smartphone and what it will allow them to do.WCNY által
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Fossil fuel power plants could become nuclear sites
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June 17, 2024 - New York policymakers are betting big on renewable energy, but should we be expanding our nuclear capacity too? We hear the case for more nuclear energy from Jeff Navin, a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners.WCNY által
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June 17, 2024 - We talk with New York Power Authority Chief Innovation Officer Daniella Piper about a new lab in Albany where changes to the electric grid and its connected systems can be tested before being implemented in the real world.WCNY által
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June 14, 2024 - We explore a proposed merger of health insurers in New York with Mark Ustin, a healthcare regulatory lawyer and lobbyist with Farrell Fritz.WCNY által
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Smoothing out New York's gestational surrogacy rules
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June 14, 2024 - Denise Seidelman, an attorney specializing in adoption and reproductive law, explains proposed tweaks to the state's 2020 gestational surrogacy law.WCNY által
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Municipalities advance their own hotel and motel taxes
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June 14, 2024 - New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association President Mark Dorr warns about the pitfalls of towns and cities imposing their own occupancy taxes on hotels and motels.WCNY által
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The legislative journey of social media restrictions
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June 14, 2024 - This is an excerpt of our Dispatches from Planet Albany episode with Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who discussed the legislative journey of his bill regulating social media consumption by minors.WCNY által
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Congestion pricing 'pause' disrupts NYC transit plans
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June 13, 2024 - Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, makes the case for implementing congestion pricing (on time) in Manhattan.WCNY által
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Anti-discrimination ballot measure in legal limbo
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June 13, 2024 - League of Women Voters of New York State Executive Director Laura Ladd Biermann and Deputy Director Erica Smitka call for the inclusion of a ballot referendum that would add anti-discrimination language to New York's constitution.WCNY által
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Overhaul of high school graduation pathway proposed
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June 13, 2024 - State Education Department officials Angelique Johnson-Dingle and Jason Harmon discuss an effort to overhaul New York's high school graduation requirements, including ending a Regents exam requirement.WCNY által
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Kerri Neifeld makes hard choice to leave OPWDD
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June 12, 2024 - Kerri Neifeld, the outgoing head of the State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, explains her decision to leave the Hochul administration, reflects on her time as commissioner, and outlines the qualities necessary for her successor.WCNY által
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Lake George officials plan for chemical herbicide deployment
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June 11, 2024 - Lake George Park Commission Executive Director Dave Wick explains the planned deployment of a herbicide in the "Queen of American Lakes" and addresses the ongoing opposition from the Lake George Association.WCNY által
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June 7, 2024 - More than five dozen state agencies have released updated plans to promote transparency. Unfortunately, most of these proposals are underwhelming, according to Rachael Fauss, a senior policy advisor for Reinvent Albany.WCNY által
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Expanding abuse reporting of vulnerable New Yorkers
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June 7, 2024 - In light of concerns with the state watchdog policing agencies that care for vulnerable New Yorkers, Assemblyman Ron Kim, a Queens Democrat, is pushing a legislation to ensure law enforcement is involved when criminal allegations are made.WCNY által
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New York struggles to find kinship caregivers
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June 7, 2024 - Steven Yoder, a freelance reporter for The Imprint, provides a status update on New York's effort to promote kinship caregivers in the foster care system, as opposed to relying on strangers and congregate settings for housing.WCNY által
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State's medical malpractice fund facing insolvency
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June 6, 2024 - A state fund designed to limit malpractice insurance costs for hospitals is headed toward financial insolvency, according to Maya Kaufman, health care reporter for Politico New York.WCNY által
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Sex offender movement restrictions challenged in court
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June 6, 2024 - New York Civil Liberties Union senior staff attorney Daniel Lambright explains a case challenging state restrictions on the movements of sex offenders.WCNY által
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New York eyes social media regulations for minors
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June 5, 2024 - Bloomberg Government reporter Zachary Williams outlines a deal at the state Capitol requiring minors get parental consent before accessing the most addictive features of social media.WCNY által
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Promoting green hospitals with insurance incentives
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June 4, 2024 - New York State Insurance Fund Executive Director and CEO Gaurav Vasisht explains an effort to use discounted insurance premiums to incentivize hospitals to reduce their carbon footprint.WCNY által
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Challenges aplenty for New York's dairy industry
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June 4, 2024 - We highlight dairy industry issues, including expanding the eligibility of an overtime tax credit, with Allyson Jones-Brimmer, vice president of regulatory and legislative affairs for the Northeast Dairy Producer Association, and Keith Kimball, the association's chair.WCNY által
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June 4, 2024 - Riverkeeper Government Affairs Senior Manager Jeremy Cherson makes the case for updating state definitions to ensure sewer authorities have the authority to use fees they charge to promote flood diversion strategies and build better stormwater infrastructure.WCNY által
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