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April 14, 2026- We explore the state budget priorities of students at New York's public colleges and universities with the help of Luca Rallis, president of the SUNY Student Assembly. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&...

April 14, 2026- We talk with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's election attorney, Adam Fusco, about his lawsuit against the state Public Campaign Finance Board, which denied matching campaign funds to his bid for governor. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episod...

April 13, 2026 - In a Dispatches from Planet Albany excerpt, we explore whether any of the Democratic outsiders challenging state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in the party primary could be successful this summer. Our guest is Alex Elmasri, vice president of operations and growth for The Parkside Group. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlis...

April 13, 2026- In advance of an Albany screening of a documentary about censorship we talk with state Librarian Lauren Moore about efforts to ensure a diverse collection of thoughts and values on the shelves of New York libraries. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&epis...

April 13, 2026- Just a few years after expanding health insurance coverage for Medicaid patients with cancer to include biomarker screenings, Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to limit access to the diagnostic tool. We talk about the coverage fight in the state budget negotiations with Michael Davoli, senior director of government relations in New York for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Netw...

April 10, 2026- We highlight a proposed amendment to New York's Constitution that would mandate the state take care of the mental health needs of people in the Empire State. We consider what the language would mean with James Norton, government and community affairs manager for the New York State of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episo...

April 10, 2026- Legislation would empower the state to declare a disaster in the event of hazardous air conditions. We discuss the potential ramifications with Max Micallef, New York advocacy manager on clean air initiatives with the American Lung Association. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&amp...

April 10, 2026- State Senate Consumer Protection Committee Chair Rachel May, a Syracuse Democrat, wants to empower home camera owners with informed consent about how their footage might be used. We also address a spiraling misconception about her legislation dealing with transmission lines. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&a...

April 10, 2026- A federal program providing hospitals and clinics access to discounted prescription medicines to subsidize care for low-income patients is being accused of being wasteful and opaque. We consider this critique with Bill Smith, senior fellow at the conservative Pioneer Institute. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=sho...

April 9, 2026- A coalition of major business interests in the Big Apple are launching an advertising campaign opposing higher taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and large corporations in the state budget. We talk about the opposition with Steven Fulop, president and CEO of Partnership for New York City. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist...

April 9, 2026- Assemblymember Paula Elaine Kay, a Hudson Valley Democrat, discusses her legislation requiring a prompt response by utilities when they're notified about downed electrical wires. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo...

April 9, 2026- We discuss an increase in veteran suicides in New York during 2023, the latest year with available federal data. Our guest is Derek Coy, senior program officer for the New York Health Foundation. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=ri...

April 8, 2026 - Assemblymember Ron Kim, a Queens Democrat, makes the case for requiring insurance companies to cover acupuncture services prescribed by a health care providers. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-li...

April 8, 2026 - Assemblymember Matt Simpson, an Adirondack Republican, discusses his concerns about solar projects eating up green space and also advocates against land restrictions for oil and gas extraction. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=rig...

April 8, 2026 - State Senate Aging Committee Chair Cordell Cleare, a Harlem Democrat, and Dan Savitt, president and CEO of VNS Health, call for updating how the state distributes Medicaid dollars for long-term care in order to ensure funding is available for New Yorkers with intense needs. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&am...

April 8, 2026 - The Trump administration seems poised to greenlight a major Hollywood merger without much scrutiny, so we consider whether state attorneys general can intervene. We discuss the powers of New York's attorney general with Phillip Berenbroick, senior strategist at the American Economic Liberties Project. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&them...

April 7, 2026- Education Trust-New York Executive Director Arlen Benjamin-Gomez makes the case for delaying the implementation of a state law requiring New York City public schools hit classroom size ratios that they won't be able to achieve this fall. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapter...

April 7, 2026- Assemblymember Sarah Clark, a Rochester-area Democrat, provides an update on child care negotiations in the state budget. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-likes=true&hide-comments=true&hide...

April 7, 2026- We explore how the Hochul administration is responding to federal changes that will impact how 1.7 million low-income New Yorkers get high-quality affordable health insurance. Our guest is Danielle Holahan, executive director of NY State of Health. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&...

April 6, 2026- Assemblymember Al Stirpe, a Syracuse-area Democrat, talks about updating the alcohol laws in the Empire State, including rules governing licensing and where drinks can be sold. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=t...

April 6, 2026- We explore the state of New York's psychiatric care system for children with severe mental health needs. Our guest is Northern Rivers Family of Services CEO Bill Gettman. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&am...

April 6, 2026- New York Conference of Mayors Executive Director Barbara Van Epps makes the case for increasing state support for municipalities and responds to a campaign to sweeten pensions for public employees. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=...

April 6, 2026- We explore how the governor's budget proposal might impact New Yorker's with disabilities with Michael Seereiter, president and CEO of the New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&h...

April 3, 2026- We explore legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Al Stirpe, a Syracuse-area Democrat, that aims to curb the time hospitals have to wait to get paid by insurance companies. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true...

April 3, 2026- State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald discusses efforts to ensure that New York's kids have access to vaccines regardless of shifting immunization policies at the federal level. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hid...