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NY Assembly Returns, New Gun Crime Data & Exploring Reparations

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW:
The State Assembly returned this week for a short-lived special session. We'll tell you what happened.
New gun crime data was released this week. We'll have details.
A bill to study the possibility of reparations in New York has passed the Legislature and heads to Gov. Hochul for a decision. We'll speak with bill sponsor Assm. Michaelle Solages. D-Nassau, who also chairs the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, Asian, and Legislative Caucus.
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Campaign Finance Reform, Local Election Calendar Update

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW:
We'll consider changes to the state's nascent system of publicly financed election campaigns, narrowly approved by state lawmakers at the end of the legislative session. Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group joins.
Bill Mahoney, Capital Reporter for Politico, New York joins for a discussion on a potential update to the local election calendar and we'll highlight unfinished business for the state assembly.
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End of the 2023 Legislative Session, NY’s Olympic Investment, Poem Renovation

On this week's edition of New York NOW (6/09/2023):
It was the last scheduled week of this year's legislative session at the State Capitol in Albany. We'll tell you what happened.
Josh Solomon from the Times Union and Rebecca Lewis from City & State NY have more analysis and news from the week.
New York has invested more than half a billion dollars into the Olympics Regional Development Authority over the last six years alone. NPR's Brian Mann reports on how that money's been spent, and how that's impacted the region. (Read that story here.)
Poem Renovation challenges users to express themselves by creating a new poem, with parts of an old one. Now, one teacher in New York has brought the concept into the classroom. Producer Catherine Rafferty has that story.
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Final Days of the 2023 Legislative Session, Judicial Ethics in NY’s Courts

On this week's edition of New York NOW (6/02/2023):
Next week is the last week of this year's legislative session. We'll tell you what to expect.
Jon Campbell from WNYC/Gothamist and Ashley Hupfl from the Daily Gazette have more news and analysis from the week.
Judicial ethics is in the national spotlight, but should New York expand its own judicial ethics watchdog? Robert Tembeckjian, head of the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct, joins us to discuss.
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Final Big Policies & Post-Pandemic Physicians Assistant Role

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW:
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins highlights potential major policies that could potentially be accomplished in the final stages of the legislative session.
We explore the future of Physician Assistants, who have been granted expanded autonomy during the pandemic.
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Aging Together in New York

On this week's edition of New York NOW (5/19/2023):
We explore how New York serves its aging residents, the unique challenges those individuals face, and where gaps in service exist.
Greg Olsen, director of New York's Office for Aging, joins us to discuss their work and resources available to aging New Yorkers.
Assembly Aging Chair Ron T. Kim chats about how the state can better serve aging residents from a legislative perspective.
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One Year Later: Buffalo’s Reckoning After 5/14 Mass Shooting

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW:
It's been one year since a white supremacist targeted and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket solely because they were Black. How is the City of Good Neighbors doing, one year later?
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a Democrat from Buffalo, shares her thoughts on the shooting, how Buffalo can move forward, and more.
As part of their coverage of the anniversary of the shooting, journalists with WBFO traveled to Charleston, SC, to see if there's anything Buffalo could learn from that city's recovery after a similar mass shooting eight years ago. WBFO Managing Editor Brigid Jaipaul-Valenza shares what they found.
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New York (Finally) Has a State Budget. Here’s What’s In It, and Why It Matters

On this week's edition of New York NOW (5/05/2023):
After more than a month of delays, a new state budget was approved this week by lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul. We'll have details.
Anna Gronewold from Politico New York and Yancey Roy from Newsday join us with analysis and more news from the week.
Patrick Orecki from the Citizens Budget Commission joins us to go over the financial side of the budget.
A new edition of On The Bill looks at legislation that would ban certain pesticides that environmentalists oppose, but that many farmers depend on.
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How Does State Government Actually Work? | NY& State Government

In this episode of NY& State Government, we provide a concise overview of how the government of New York State is structured and how it functions. Discover the roles of the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, and learn about the State Legislature, which is made up of the Senate and Assembly. Get a quick guide to the State Judiciary and the Court of Appeals, and explore the many other departments and agencies that make up New York State's government.
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HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW: https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/how-a-bill-becomes-a-law-in-new-york/
FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: https://wmht.org/NY&
THIS EPISODE'S SOURCES:
Expert Interviews:
Assm. Patricia Fahy (D) District 109 Hon. Leslie E. Stein (Ret.) Court of Appeals
OTHER SOURCES:
NYCourts.gov
https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/8jd/structure.shtml
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/structure.shtml
NY State Senate Website: https://www.nysenate.gov/branches-government-new-york-state
NY State Division of the Budget: https://www.budget.ny.gov/citizen/structure/index.html
AG Office: https://ag.ny.gov/our-office
City & State NY: https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/12/guide-most-powerful-state-legislative-committees/380761/
State Comptroller Website: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/about/about-comptrollers-office
New York NOW Comptroller Article: https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/new-yorks-state-comptroller-says-corruption-can-be-curbed-heres-how
 

New Budget Framework Revealed; A Look at the Teacher Shortage

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW:
Highlights from the budget framework revealed by Gov. Kathy Hochul including NY's minimum wage and curbing illegal marijuana sales.
Take a look at the ongoing teacher shortage across the Empire State.
Insights and analysis at the Reporters Roundtable featuring Maysoon Khan from The Associated Press and Jon Campbell, Capitol reporter for Gothamist and WNYC radio.
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