Sinopsis
Podcast by The Capitol Pressroom
Episodios
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Improving flow of health records among providers
15/04/2025 Duración: 12minApril 15, 2025 - Alexandra Fitz, head of the enterprise initiatives and partnership for the New York eHealth Collaborative, explains an effort to improve the flow of health care records among providers all over the state and public health officials.
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Constitutional amendment needed for Adirondack sports complex
15/04/2025 Duración: 09minApril 15, 2025 - Protect the Adirondacks Executive Director Claudia Braymer discusses an amendment to the state constitution making its way through Albany that would ensure that upgrades to a Lake Placid-area sports complex are in line with the state constitution's Adirondack protections.
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1199 SEIU leader taps union funds for personal benefit
15/04/2025 Duración: 15minApril 15, 2025 - Politico New York health care reporter Maya Kaufman shares her findings from a deep dive into the spending of 1199 SEIU. Her reporting exposes how the union's president, George Gresham, and his close associates have personally benefited from the organization.
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Audit: Hochul administration needs AI guardrails
15/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 15, 2025 - A handful of state agencies have room for improving their standards and practices governing artificial intelligence use, according to an audit by the state comptroller's office. We break down their findings and recommendations with Tina Kim, deputy comptroller in the division of state government accountability for the comptroller's office.
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Regional food bank launches training kitchen
14/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 14, 2025 -Regional Food Bank President CEO Tom Nardacci talks about a newly opened training kitchen and explains how Republicans in Washington D.C. could exacerbate New York's food insecurity problems.
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Divvying up additional federal health care dollars
14/04/2025 Duración: 09minApril 14, 2025 - Jihoon Kim, CEO of InUnity Alliance, makes the case for using additional federal dollars to support mental health and substance abuse services. He also talks about a cost of living raise for nonprofits and shares concerns about the Trump administration.
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Opioid settlement board faces new (and old) challenges
14/04/2025 Duración: 26minApril 14, 2025 - State Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board Chair Debra Pantin discusses the flow of settlement funds, the board's future, and the impact of the Trump administration policies on overdose deaths.
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Assemblyman Hevesi talks working families agenda for budget
11/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 11, 2025 - Assembly Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi, a Queens Democrat, discusses what he's hoping to get inserted into the final state budget to help working families.
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New York's unemployment system needs some attention
11/04/2025 Duración: 12minApril 11, 2025 - Emily Eisner, chief economist with the Fiscal Policy Institute, discusses the various ideas on how to tackle the extra billions of dollars that businesses have been asked to pay as a result of unprecedented unemployment benefits paid out five years ago.
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Early intervention crisis persists in New York
11/04/2025 Duración: 09minApril 11, 2025 - The state budget adopted in 2024 included a much needed rate increase for early intervention providers, but that support hasn't been realized and the Hochul administration has implemented cuts to reimbursements, according to Brigit Hurley, chief program officer for The Children's Agenda.
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Debunking narratives about the state budget process
11/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 11, 2025 - Democrats in the state legislature claim they're relatively powerless in the budget process compared to the governor, but is that the case? We debunk some of the common misconceptions about making the budget with EJ McMahon, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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Data undercuts 'discovery' narrative from Hochul and DAs
10/04/2025 Duración: 16minApril 10, 2025 - Assemblymember Gabriella Romero, a Capital Region Democrat and former public defender, argues against an effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul and prosecutors to amend the state's evidentiary disclosure laws, which underwent major changes in 2019.
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Democrats want to incentivize electric lawn equipment
10/04/2025 Duración: 09minApril 10, 2025 - Assemblymember Steve Otis, a Westchester County Democrat, makes the case for creating a rebate that would incentivize the purchase of electric lawn care equipment.
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Rule promoting electric truck sales in limbo
10/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 10, 2025 - State environmental regulators are delaying enforcement of rules promoting the sale of electric trucks and state lawmakers also want to pause the system. We consider the future of this environmental proposal with Ryan Gallentine, a managing director with the trade association Advanced Energy United.
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NY policymakers brace for illegal federal funding cuts
10/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 10, 2025 - Assemblymember Micah Lasher, a Manhattan Democrat, discusses his legislation establishing a framework for New York to withhold payments to the federal government if the Trump administration withholds state funds in violation of a court order.
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Hazy picture of psych med use by foster kids
09/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 9, 2025 - The Imprint senior reporter Michael Fitzgerald exposes the prescribing of psychotropic drugs to foster youth and explains how little information is publicly available in New York about these practices.
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Cardiac response plans promoted for schools
09/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 9, 2025 - We discuss legislation requiring schools craft plans for a cardiac event with Kaweeda Adams, former superintendent for Albany City School District, and Matt Hickling, medical director in the Lansingburgh Central School District.
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Future of flavored nicotine pouches debate in Albany
09/04/2025 Duración: 09minApril 9, 2025 - Some Democratic state lawmakers are looking to ban flavored nicotine pouches, so we consider the proposal with Dr. Brian Erkkila, director of regulatory science at Swedish Match, a subsidiary of Philip Morris International, which makes the ZYN brand pouches.
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Renewed effort to overhaul child custody cases
09/04/2025 Duración: 12minApril 9, 2025 - Jacqueline Franchetti, founder of Kyra’s Champions, makes the case for Kyra's Law, which would impose new training standards for family court judges and promote child safety in custody cases.
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Out-of-state marijuana ending up on retail shelves
08/04/2025 Duración: 13minApril 8, 2025 - We explore why out-of-state marijuana products are ending up on the shelves of licensed retailers in New York and consider how state regulators should respond. Our guest is John Vavalo, president of the Association of New York Cannabis Processors.