The Albany Update with Jason McGuire

In this week’s episode of the Albany Update podcast, we’ll explain more about what we believe and what motivates us to do the work that we do. Let’s get started.

In this week’s episode, we discuss how age-verification laws are causing a decline in pornography viewing in several states. Then, as if we needed one more reason not to indulge in cannabis use, we note that marijuana is now being linked to mental illness. Next, we’ll cover two culture stories, one looking at the reasons for declining church attendance and the other celebrating the institution of...

In this week’s episode, Governor Kathy Hochul is extending free (as in read taxpayer-funded) healthcare to prostitutes. Then, the rights of churches to oversee their security have been recognized once again in state law. Our organization is chalking this one up in the win column. After that, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is throwing its support behind a federal school choice initiative....

In this week’s episode, Governor Kathy Hochul continues her pro-abortion extremism, but this time she travelled to California to do it. While the Democratic Party is lurching ever more left on abortion, sadly, so are many of New York’s Republican congressional delegation. Today, we’ll name names. On a more positive note, though, some members of the GOP here are proposing a ban on smoking recreatio...

In today’s episode of the Albany Update, we’ll examine the push for single-payer healthcare in the Empire State. Socializing medicine in our state would be a costly measure. Next, the Republican edge in the U.S. House of representatives is tight. Now, a recent court decision could mean another round of congressional districting in New York and play a major role in handing more congressional seats...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. In today’s episode, we’ll look at Democrat efforts to use the National Defense Authorization Act as a vehicle to advance abortion and transgenderism. Thankfully, Republicans are rejecting this affront. Then, looking at state politics, there’s a dicey primary potentially coming together that pits an incumbent Assemblyman accused of sex...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Nationally, the trend appears to be moving toward socially conservative issues. In today’s program, we discuss what may be the cause behind this return to traditional values. Then, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that directly impacts a Christian postal worker who has a conviction about working on Sundays. The Court’...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. In this week’s program, we’ll discuss a bill passed just before legislators left the Capitol known as “Clean Slate” that would seal criminal records. Conservatives oppose the measure. Will Governor Kathy Hochul sign it into law? Then, something the governor already signed into law is a bill that offers legal protection to medical prof...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. On June 24, 2023, America notes the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Our organization celebrates the historic moment in which we stand and recognizes that there is much work yet to be done in protecting life in New York and the nation. Others, however, are digging in their pro-abortion heels. Gov...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. New York parents, please take notice: The government and the educational establishment in the state of New York have fully embraced left-wing gender ideology and have taken drastic steps to impose it upon students, faculty, staff, and administrators in schools at all grade levels. In today’s episode of the Albany Update we’ll tell you...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. By the time you listen to this program, the 2023 legislative session will have concluded (sort of). It’s been numerous late nights and early mornings. Mercifully, the State Legislature is no longer in Albany and unable to pass anymore legislation than the hundreds of bills it moved in just the final days of session. (Although there is...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. We’re in the final week of the 2023 legislative session in Albany. In today’s program, we'll tell you about a couple of bills our organization is trying to stop and three bills that we’re working to get passed before legislators leave the statehouse. Let’s get started.

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. The 2024 Presidential Primaries are less than a year away. The entrance of Gov. Ron DeSantis is certainly shaking up the GOP side of things. It’s early, but we’re curious who you’re supporting in next year’s primary. Then, we’ll discuss developments at Houghton University, where this small, Christian college, is taking a stand for the...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Let’s face it. We live in a politically challenging state, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing we can accomplish. When government overextends its constitutional authority, thankfully there is a balance of power in the judicial branch to keep it in check. Let's get started.

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. We’ve entered the final weeks of the 2023 legislative session, and that has many New Yorkers wondering what the State Legislature may try to pass in the final days of this year’s session. Specifically, there are two bills concerning to the pro-life community that are garnering our organization’s attention. One involves additional fund...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. It was more than a month late, but New York finally has a state budget. In today’s program we’ll tell you what made it in and what didn’t make it into this year’s fiscal plan. We’ll also place a special emphasis on budget-related items that pertain to our organization’s key priorities. Next, we’ll update you on a couple of pieces of s...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. One would think that before a minor undergoes a medical procedure that the child’s parents should have to consent to the procedure or at least be notified. However, state Democrats on the Senate Women’s Issues Committee rejected a bill that would have required at least one parent be notified before their daughter receives an abortion....

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. This week, we’ll be discussing the confirmation of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest picks for the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court. We’ll also be noting some of Hochul’s hijinks in promoting recreational weed and offering even more sloppy money for Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities throughout the state. Also, on the...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. The Legislature was not in session last week, due to the Easter and Passover holidays, as well as a planned Spring break, but that doesn’t mean it was a quiet week. The nation is roiled over court rulings affecting abortion-by-pill. Additionally, the transgender issue is only being pushed harder into our American psyche. Thankfully, t...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. The stalemate at the statehouse is the lead story of the week. The State Budget was due April 1, but the Governor and the Legislature aren’t anywhere close to passing a fiscal plan. Then, when we speak of out-of-state abortion funding, a recent NPR article highlights what that looks like. It’s truly disturbing that Empire State politi...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Today, we want to offer an update on the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. Then, we’ll discuss a piece of New York state legislation that solidifies the sad way in which our state addresses issues surrounding gender dysphoria. Let’s get started.

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. About a week ago, New York State Attorney General Letitia James hosted an event that featured drag queens. Oh, and did we mention that it was geared toward children? Next, state funding for abortion isn’t making a lot of news these days, but there is a quiet effort to expand funding for abortion access in this year’s budget. We’ll tel...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Last week, news broke that the New York City Council voted to remove one of its own from a key committee? Why? This member dared to speak out against Drag Queen Story Hours. It’s strange, because a recent guest on a liberal talk show alluded to the “murder” of pro-life Americans, but there is no pressure from the Left to cancel her. W...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Controversy erupted on the University at Buffalo campus last week when a student group welcomed a speaker who has been critical of the transgender movement. Campus liberals wouldn’t have it. Did UB stand up for free speech or cave to the pressure? We’ll tell you what happened. Then, the saga over the religious liberty rights of a Syra...

Thank you for joining this week’s episode of the Albany Update. Faith in public life is a frequent topic on this program, but rarely do we see such a bold defense of it as we saw last week from the Mayor of New York City. Stay tuned. We’ll tell you more in just a moment. Meanwhile, Albany progressives are advancing legislation that would require confusing gender neutral and preferred personal pron...