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State Senator Rob Ortt, The Minority Leader in the NYS Senate, joins the show to discuss Correction Officer shortage, the HALT Act, and other state issues.

On Tuesday February 4, several hundred climate activists were at the State Capitol to promote the Renewable Heat Now Campaign. The main push was to finally pass the NY Heat Act. The Act, which has passed the NYS Senate, Would stop subsidies for gas expansion (e.g., the 100 foot rule); would align state agency actions (e.g., PSC) with the state's climate law (CLCPA); and would cap utility bills for low income households at 6%. Among other issues the campaign is supporting is the Renewable Capitol Act to convert the Capitol complex, including the Empire State Plaza, to 100% renewable energy within three years. We hear about the campaign and other critical climate issues from Jeanne Bergman with SANE Energy; Adam Flint, Director of Clean Energy Programs at Network for a Sustainable Tomorrow; Albany resident Fred Pfieffer; Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch; Betta Broad of New Yorkers for Clean Power; Lena Goings of Fridays for Future NYC; and David Alexis of New York Communities for Change. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Minita Sanghvi is running for NYS State Senate, district 44, on the democratic and working family party lines, running against republican incumbent James Tedisco. Sanghvi is currently the Commissioner of Finance for the City of Saratoga Springs. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey.

Catskills News Director Mike Sakell sits down with NYS Senate Candidate Michele Frazier in conversation on the race for the 51st District.

In the first half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, October 17, 2024, we talk with Jeremy Cooney, candidate for NYS Senate District 56, on his priorities if elected.

In the first half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Oct. 16, 2024, we talk with Samra Brouk, candidate for NYS Senate District 55, about her priorities if re-elected.

In the first half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Oct. 7, 2024, we talk with NYS Senate candidate Luis Martinez about his priorities for District 55, if elected.

In the second half of the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Oct. 3, 2024, we talk with Scott Comegys, candidate for NYS Senate, about his priorities for District 54 if elected.

This week I sit down with Chris Ryan. Chris is the current Onondaga County legislature minority leader and sitting 7th district legislature. He is the Democratic and Working Families candidate for NYS Senate district 50. This is poised to be one of the most competitive seats in NYS. Enjoy.

NYS Senate Minority Leader State Senator Rob Ortt joins the show. 

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: First, Mark Dunlea reports on the passing of The Climate Superfund Act by the NYS Senate. Then, for our labor bucket, Willie Terry interviews Mark Emanatian, Executive Director of The Capital District Area Labor Federation. Later on, Blaise Bryant interviews author John Evans. After that, Moses Nagel interviews Taiymoor Naqi during this week's protest in support of Gaza at West Capital Park in Albany. Finally, Andrea Cunliffe takes us for a stroll at the Troy Farmers Market on its first day of the season outdoors.

On Tuesday, May 7 the New York State Senate passed the Climate Superfund Act to make the largest greenhouse gas emitters pay $3 billion a year for the damages their pollution cost. 35% of the funds would go for remediation projects in disadvantaged communities. Anne Rabe of NYPIRG provides an update on the bill to Mark Dunlea with Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

A handshake agreement has been reached for a new state budget, but an uncertain approval timeline is leaving many school districts in limbo when it comes to finances.

The Minority leader in the NYS Senate, State Senator Rob Ortt joins the show. 

Michael Wallace has the top stories from the WCBS newsroom.

While both houses of the NYS Legislature have passed their one house budget resolutions, the State Senate is considerably stronger on climate issues than the State Assembly. Anne Rabe of NYPIRG discusses the Senate's support for the NY Heat Act, Climate Superfund Act, 100% Renewable Capitol, and curtailing tax subsidies for fossil fuels. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

For International Women's Month join Annabelle as she interviews State Senator Shelley B. Mayer about her service as a New York State Senator and her influences as a public servant. As a powerful voice in the Senate, Senator Mayer has used her platform to help women in New York and around the United States. Senator Mayer has shown a dedication to public service during her time in the NYS Senate and Assembly and before that in her various public and private sector roles. Listen now to learn more about Senator Mayer's career.

Frank Morano discusses some of the hottest topics and gives his opinion. Frank talks about the Republican Primary to take on Kirsten Gillibrand is getting heated and then Frank talks about NYS Senate and Assembly Republicans are renaming their bill "Laken's Law" to inform ICE if they arrest a non citizen. Frank talks  about the redistricting mess finally being over and then Frank talks about NYS over paying 50 million in medicaid bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Battuello is the founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, the nation's preeminent anti-horseracing organization. Patrick and HW have been featured in, among many other publications, Forbes, USA Today, The Guardian, the Boston Herald, and Deadspin. Patrick has appeared on HBO's "Real Sports," and multiple CNN and ESPN segments. In addition, Patrick has testified before the NYS Senate and has had op-eds published in The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Baltimore Sun, Katie Couric Media, et al.  

On Monday, October 30, several New York State Senate Committtees held an eight hour long hearing to get feedback, by invitation only, on problems with the slow rollout of the adult recreational cannabis market. Last month the state opened licensing to big businesses from outside the state as well as existing medical marijuana companies. The change sparked an outcry from social equity applicants. Witnesses also complained about the never ending redtape, often new. We hear from four individuals: Allen Gandelman, President of the Cannabis Association of New York; Renee St. Jacques of the NYS Farm Bureau; Moranda Bromley of Hudson Valley Herbals; and Joseph Calderone of the Cannabis Farmer Association.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Michael Balboni is the President and Managing Director of RedLand Strategies. Before entering the private sector, Balboni served the public in New York State for 19 years, beginning with his election to the State Assembly in February of 1990. He was re-elected to the NYS Assembly four times, before winning a seat in the NYS Senate, where he served from 1997-2007. He was the first Chairman of the Senate's Homeland Security Committee. In 2007, Balboni was appointed Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, serving as the Senior Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Official for the State. After leaving State service, Balboni formed Redland Strategies, a company that sits at the intersection of Cyber Security, Government Relations, Emergency Management and Crisis Communication

Robert Ortt, NYS Senate Minority Leader LIVE on LI in the AM w/ Jay Oliver! by JVC Broadcasting

NYS Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt joins the show. 

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry was at the New York State Empire State Plaza, where the NYS AFL-CIO delivered a 'Minimum Wage Petition Signatures,' to Labor Chair, Senator Jessica Ramos. The petition supported her bills A2204A/S1978A to raise and index the minimum wage to inflation in workers' income. In this labor segment, Willie interviews AFL-CIO representatives Liz Sutton, Darcy Wells, and NYS Senator Jessica Ramos about the bills.

The NYS Senate and Assembly have each released their one-house budget resolutions. Along with the Governor, they now have two weeks to negotiate the final budget. Blair Horner of NYPIRG discusses where things stand on the climate, higher education, democratic rights, and some health care issues. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis. Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.

Toronto correspondent Dan Karpenchuk reports on the death of the iconic politician known as Hurricane Hazel. Also, a thank you message from Damar Hamlin, and the NYS Senate takes up the possibility of bail reform.

The NYS Senate held a hearing on Jan. 19 on how the state's climate law should be updated following the release of the scoping plan by the Climate Action Council. We hear from three speakers: Mario Cilento, head of the NYS AFL-CIO; Cornell Professor Bob Howarth; and, environmental justice attorney Raya Salter. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Bob talked to Rob Ortt, the minority leader of the NYS Senate, about climate change. He also talked to his daughter Aubrey about her service as well as her being inducted into the sports hall of fame.

Presented by the Health Law Society on Nov. 16, 2022 Panelists Judge Mae A. D'Agostino - a United States District Judge for the NDNY. Prior to being appointed she was a trial attorney who tried civil cases including medical malpractice, negligence, and products liability. Wajiha Kazmi '20 - an associate attroney at NY Dept. of Health and Health Research. Previously she was in-house counsel at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Marget Surowka-Rossi - a special counsel at Barclay Damon where she represents agencies, facilities, and individual providers in various proceedings. Jess Haller Dell'Anno '21 - an assistant counsel for NYS Office of Cannabis Management. Previously she worked in the NYS Senate and Assembly.

A recording of ILGR's Meet the Candidates forum on October 25, 2022, including incumbent Senator George Borello and challenger Dan Brown for the NYS Senate's 57th District and incumbent Stephen Hawley and challenger Jennifer Keys for the NYS Assembly's 139th District.

Radio Bold News Sullivan County Democrat Candidate Debate for the NYS Senate 51st District with Incumbent State Senator Peter Oberacker and Challenger Eric Ball as it happened at the Kartrite Resort and Indoor Waterpark on October 11, 2022. Moderated by Radio Bold News Director Mike Sakell and Sullivan County Democrat Managing Editor Joe Abraham.

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WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Democratic New York state Senator James Skoufis. Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.

In this episode of VLX we chat with Miguelina Camilo,  president of the The Bronx Bar Association and a former board of elections counsel who is running for State Senate in the newly created district 33 due to redistricting. If elected, she will be the only Latina representing The Bronx in the State Senate, and the only dominicana. She is a first time candidate who will face current state Senator, boricua Gustavo Rivera. 

A look at the maps that would re-district the Buffalo City Council amid claims that the new lines diminish minority representation. City of Light author Lauren Belfer joins WBFO's Mike Desmond to talk about her latest work Ashton Hall, which also features several ties to Buffalo. And Joel Giambra blasts the GOP and bows out of his race for the NYS Senate.

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-35) talks about how the New York State legislature plans to respond to Thursday's Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York gun law and the right to abortion.

SHOW NOTES Lee Zeldin is Poised to be NY's Next Governor - Source Close to Trump: https://nypost.com/2022/04/02/battle-for-trump-endorsement-in-gop-gubernatorial-race/   Anna Kaplan has a Tyrannical Hate Speech Bill in the State Senate: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4511   Anna Kaplan has ANOTHER Disinformation Bill in the NYS Senate: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4531   Intro Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/rock  

In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host reviews the latest fishing news, which is walleye has opened, while the yellow perch are on fire on Lake Erie, and the dredging has finally begun at Sturgeon Point Marina! An event was held this past Saturday, April 30, called the Perch Master's Tournament, where 50 boats/ teams of anglers competed to bring in their 5 largest perch by weight. With 50 boats playing in the event, most centered on Wendt Beach, just west of Sturgeon Point, but the marina wasn't open, and anglers had to run from either the Catt or Buffalo. Lost revenue for the town.... During April this year, without the port being open, the town lost up to an estimated $560,000 in angler activity. Hopefully once the marina is repaired this will be a thing of the past. The bill seeking to ban fishing and hunting tournaments in NY is once again in committee, as are a number of other bills unfriendly to outdoors concerns. This would impact a lot of economic activity, including the upcoming Walleye Professional Tournament Championship slated for Dunkirk Harbor at the end of August 2022. Make calls to your representatives and urge them to vote no on this frivolous bill. The record-setting fishing continues, this time with a new saltwater record for bluefin tuna in Florida, when team "No Name' captained by Jake Matney reeled in an 832 lb. 2 oz. monster, breaking the old record of 826 lb. 8 oz. caught in 2017. Wow! The political landscape in NY shook with a recent court decision by the highest court upholding two lower court rulings voiding the newly drawn US Congressional and NYS Senate districts as gerrymandering and unconstitutional, which is now forcing the primaries back to August instead of June. The Assembly redistricting has also been challenged just before the deadline, which will further mess things up for the Democrats this coming November. This year NYers have the chance to restore some balance in government, as the one-party rule has been an utter disaster for the people, and that's an understatement. The flurry of bills being introduced is on steroids again as we approach the end of this year's legislative session. We can only hope no action occurs, as June 2 appears to be the last session day for 2022. Many important dates coming up and are covered in this episode, including family fishing clinics, meat and ammo raffles and opening days of note. Free fishing weekend in NY is last weekend in June, where no license is needed to freshwater fish for those 2 days. And the Democrats have inadvertently made protecting freshwater a political issue for 2022 when they voted down the moratorium sponsored by George Borrello in the NYS Senate EnCon committee, where all GOP members voted for the moratorium, which would have protected all freshwaters in NY, including the Great Lakes from Industrial Wind Turbine industrialization, while all 7 Democrats opposed the measure, citing "premature" and "wait for the science" as their reasoning, yet the science, in the form of the NYSERDA feasibility study was already done in 2010, and was panned then, while Borrello noted environmental concerns that are not being studied by NYSERDA at all. SPread the word far and wide, as clearly the Democrats are opposed to protecting our freshwater for the kids not yet born, and everyone else. And Congressman Chris Jacobs has sponsored a bill to protect the Great Lakes from these schemes and also to pull federal subsidies from wind development in total. The battle is now fully joined, yet no project has yet been applied for nor solicited yet. And the darling of the Sierra Club, Block Island wind, has proven to be an unmitigated disaster, as they haven't generated any power since summer 2021, and now ae leaking oil into the ocean! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/support

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis. Skoufis is a Democrat from the 39th District and Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis. Skoufis is a Democrat from the 39th District and Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.

Dr. La Shawn M. Paul, DSW, LCSW-R is the founder and lead clinician of Social Work Diva. She is a New York State licensed clinical social worker and recognized by the National Association of Social Workers as an accredited social worker. Dr. Paul has a B.A. in Social Work and Political Science from Herbert H. Lehman College (City University of New York) and her M.S. from Columbia University in Social Work with a clinical specialization in School-Based, School-Linked Services. Her Doctorate in Social Work is from the University of Southern California with a focus on social innovation and change.      Dr. Paul has provided consulting for an array of public and private healthcare and academic institutions in the NYC metropolitan area and remote locations throughout the United States. She is an Ambassador for the National Association on Mental Illness-NYC Metro Chapter and For(bes) for the Culture, where she advocates for improved funding and services for people living with mental illness and their families. Through Social Work Diva, she centers her mental health advocacy on eliminating mental health disparities in Black Women's mental health by encouraging increased access and awareness. She also works with local politicians to shape and create mental health policy and initiatives to eliminate mental illness stigma and encourage support for mental health funding, particularly within communities of color.   Throughout her academic and professional career, La Shawn has received a multitude of awards and honors including a NYS Proclamation from both the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate and the Emerging Leadership Award from the National Association of Social Workers- NYC Chapter. Her work in mental health has landed her on the HuffPost's list of "10 Black Female Therapists to Know" and she has been featured on various media outlets including Buzzfeed, Bustle, Fox5, Hot97, and USA Today.  La Shawn is a catalyst of change and Social Work Diva is her vision realized. To find out more about Dr. Paul's work and join her efforts, visit SocialWorkDiva.com    She can be found on social media at the following: Twitter: @theswdiva IG: @socialworkdiva

Summer fishing in WNY and across NYS is hitting high gear, and your humble host, Rich Davenport, provides the latest on the migrating walleyes and where the are now, bass biting in the upper River and Lake Ontario salmon are slammin'! The new circle hook regulations requiring circle hook use for striped bass fishing when using live bait is also now in effect! Still no news on the public hearing in Erie County for local law intro 1-1-2021, but we should hear something very soon. Meanwhile the rest of the state marches on adopting their own laws to allow 12 and 13 year olds to hunt deer with firearms under supervision. With black bear mating season winding down, bears should be settling into the summer feed, but that means searching for food, which could bring bears into your back yard. Be bear smart, and don't let bears habituate to your surroundings. Yet, it seems in NY, government officials have our environment under full frontal assault. That air show which shuttered the largest harbors in Erie County for opening weekend of bass season also had a terrible toll on the colony of threatened common terns that nest in the outer harbor not far from the Lackawanna wind turbines. DEC Biologist Connie Adams reports the terns were scared senseless by the jets, and these very shy, skittish birds wound up flying into the wind turbines, with hundreds killed. Not smart. The terns leave the area by end of August, so perhaps next yea a Labor Day Airshow would be best? And while Albany continues its assault on rural NY, NYSERDA CEO Richard Kaufman plays stupid before the NYS Senate, claiming no knowledge of the Great Lakes wind study (really?), which seems similar to those in NYSERDA pretending not to know these studies were already done by them 11 years ago! However, a lawsuit has been filed against ORES (Office of Renewable Energy Siting) for ignoring SEQRA standards intentionally, while trampling upon home rule rights of communities. While the hypocrites in Sierra Club, League of Women Voters and Citizens Campaign for the Environment promote the destruction of our natural resources in the name of saving the planet, wiser, smarter people have recognized that you don't serve the public interest by saving the planet through destroying envirnments. BUckle up, folks. This fight is now fully engaged and joined! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/support

In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host brings an updated fishing report for anglers across WNY, including updates on the currently stellar Lake Ontario salmon feeding runs, while the brown trout fishing appears to be in decline - some blame the cormorant population increase for this observed problem. Lake Erie bass fishing has kicked up 10 notches, while yellow perch becomes the search and destroy on pods of active fish game that May is known for. The walleye bite across Lake Erie in the shallows is also heating up, as well as pike fishing inland. Don't overlook crappie spring action and that inland musky opener is coming up 5/29. Public hearings are also coming up, virtual of course, concerning a clean up project at the old Bethlehem Steel site on May 18, and another NYSERDA dog and pony show on Great Lakes wind follows on May 19. Sturgeon Point marina news gives updates on a recent proposal to have the marina dredged at a fraction of estimated costs, and NYS DEC is engaged to hopefully get speedy resolution to opening this safe harbor for the 2021 season. Rich also provides updates to the latest groups joining the fight to protect our Great Lakes, and highlights ongoing issues with the Nation's first offshore wind project off Block Island, RI, which requires another $65 million in fixes, despite the 20 years operational claims! Rich also provides updates to the latest bills passing the NYS Senate, including S.6191, which establishes the 30x30 goals of conserving 30% of state lands or more by 2030, for biodiversity and "climate change". This, and so much more in this week's episode of We Love Outdoors, the fastest podcast hour around! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/support

On this week's Gazette: Democrats win a supermajority in the state senate. We hear from our political observer Dr. Alan Chartock on what this new power means, and we'll speak with the new President & CEO of the Retail Council of NYS.

On this week's Gazette: Democrats win a supermajority in the state senate. We hear from our political observer Dr. Alan Chartock on what this new power means, and we'll speak with the new President & CEO of the Retail Council of NYS.

I Speak to Skyler Johnson — the 19 year-old candidate running for NYS Senate who blew up on Tik-Tok and plans to transform Long Island.

Aiden Stephen suffers from a severe form of epilepsy causing him to have over 100 seizures per day. He was diagnosis as an infant and fortunately CBD helps substantially reduce his seizures. He was one of the youngest patients in NYS to receive a medical marijuana card and he is treated by a doctor who prescribes the medicine. On his first day of kindergarten the school nurse refused to administer his medicine. Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons would not accept this and contacted their elected officials and ultimately created a Bill in the NYS Senate. Today's episode is the story of Tanshins Bill S8191#01Produced By PodConX

On June 14th 2019, subsequent to the publication of this episode, NYS Senate Bill S6458 was enacted as the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection act of 2019”. Much of what you will hear in this episode was passed as part of the bill in one form or another.  To access and review the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection act of 2019” from the NYS Senate web site go here. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s6458 Realty Speak®, Bill Weidner and his guests do not give legal or financial advice and all decisions made by stakeholders around any topic on Realty Speak® should rely on their own appropriate legal and financial counsel for clarification of any and all information that is distributed by Realty Speak®, Bill Weidner and the podcast guests.