The CNY in the House podcast is back with a recap of the votes cast by U.S. Reps. Claudia Tenney and Brandon Williams this week. Tenney, R-Canandaigua, and Williams, R-Sennett, voted to support a handful of bills and resolutions, including legi

CNY in the House: Introducing the new podcast

Jan 29th, 2023 14m 34s

The inaugural episode of CNY in the House. What this podcast is all about and a recap of how U.S. Reps. Claudia Tenney and Brandon Williams voted this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor Day (with Mark Spadafore)

Sep 7th, 2021 55m 2s

Eye on NY is back! To mark Labor Day, Mark Spadafore, president of the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, joined me to discuss the state of the labor movement and various workforce-related issues. Also in this episode: I discuss my Twitter break.

'What's next?' (with Marc Molinaro)

Mar 8th, 2021 38m 13s

Today's guest: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro discusses the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state budget and his political future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COVID-19 in New York nursing homes (with Bill Hammond)

Feb 26th, 2021 56m 39s

Today's guest is Bill Hammond, senior fellow of health policy at the Empire Center. Bill discussed his efforts to obtain the true number of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes and why that data is critical to understanding the problem ski

Welcome to the state Legislature (w/ state Sen. John Mannion)

Feb 5th, 2021 47m 15s

Today's guest on the Eye on NY podcast is state Sen. John Mannion, who represents the 50th Senate District. The district includes parts of Cayuga and Onondaga counties. Mannion answered questions about his first month-and-a-half in office, wha

Two interviews, one episode (with Dustin Czarny and Roger Misso)

Jan 15th, 2021 1h 35m

As the Eye on NY podcast resumes and opens 2021, I'm joined by two guests: Dustin Czarny, one of Onondaga County's elections commissioners, reflects on the 2020 elections from the perspective of an elections administrator. He also talks about

Fight over Supreme Court brewing, voting in New York

Sep 21st, 2020 23m 26s

On this episode of the Eye on NY podcast: The fight over the Supreme Court: The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg creates another vacancy that President Donald Trump can fill and move the Court in an even more conservative direction. Voting in Ne

All things labor (with Mark Spadafore)

Sep 17th, 2020 43m 40s

The Eye on NY podcast is back! The return guest is Mark Spadafore, president of the Greater Syracuse Labor Council. Mark discusses Labor Day, the labor movement in central New York and issues affecting unions and their members. See omnystudio.c

Campaign in quarantine (with Francis Conole)

May 16th, 2020 57m 57s

Francis Conole, a Democrat running for Congress in New York's 24th district, joins the podcast to discuss his campaign and how it's changed since the COVID-19 pandemic spread to New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reflecting on campaign for Congress (w/ Roger Misso)

May 13th, 2020 1h 5m

Roger Misso, who was a candidate in New York's 24th Congressional District from April 2019 until mid-March, reflects on his campaign and shares memories of the experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congress and COVID-19 (with U.S. Rep. John Katko)

May 5th, 2020 53m

U.S. Rep. John Katko joined me to discuss the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, early lessons from the public health crisis and how it's adjusted his work schedule as a member of Congress. (Interview begins at the 30:30 mark.) See omny

NY reopening plan takes shape

May 1st, 2020 53m 32s

Today on the podcast: Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlines his plan for regional reopenings in New York as the state aims to rebound from the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown. Remembering Richard Hanna, the former central New York congressman who

Covering COVID-19, campaigns in quarantine

Apr 28th, 2020 40m 9s

It's good to be back! On this episode, I provided an update on what I've been doing since the COVID-19 outbreak began in New York and discuss how the campaigns are adjusting to this "new normal." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat

Why run in NY-24? (with Francis Conole)

Feb 11th, 2020 54m 13s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: An interview with Democratic congressional candidate Francis Conole, who is running for the party's nomination in the 24th district race. An update on endorsements in the NY-24 race. Two Democratic committees

Bail reform (with Khalil Cumberbatch)

Feb 7th, 2020 37m 29s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: My guest: Khalil Cumberbatch, chief strategist for New Yorkers United for Justice. Cumberbatch joined me to discuss New York's bail reform law that took effect Jan. 1 and to address the misinformation that's ou

Running in NY-24 (with Dana Balter)

Feb 7th, 2020 46m 38s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: My guest is Democratic congressional candidate Dana Balter, who answered questions about her bid for the 24th district seat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's running (with John Mannion)

Jan 30th, 2020 53m 45s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: An interview with John Mannion, Democratic candidate in New York's 50th state Senate District. Mannion, who narrowly lost in 2018, is running again. He shares why he decided to run for a second time, what he le

Preview of Cuomo's NY budget address, Seward's retirement, newspaper endorsements

Jan 21st, 2020 34m 21s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: • A preview of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2020-21 executive budget address. What will the governor propose to address the state's $6.1 billion deficit? • State Sen. Jim Seward, who was first elected in 1986, announced

Where the 50th Senate District stands with special election possible

Jan 16th, 2020 24m 37s

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: No guests today. The podcast will focus on the 50th Senate District and Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey's comments about his party's approach. He said earlier this week that the GOP is focused on

NY taxes, fiscal policy and more (w/ Ron Deutsch and Michael Kracker)

Jan 14th, 2020 1h 3m

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: Two guests! Unshackle Upstate executive director Michael Kracker joined me to discuss the State of the State and his organization's 2020 agenda. After Kracker, Fiscal Policy Institute executive director Ron Deut

State of the State recap, interview with Roger Misso

Jan 9th, 2020 1h 14m

Today on the Eye on NY podcast: Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2020 State of the State address Wednesday. I'll give a recap of the address and highlight some of the proposals he outlined in his speech. Our guest: Roger Misso, a Democratic ca

Previewing 2020 State of the State, Assembly GOP leadership situation

Jan 7th, 2020 28m 33s

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Eye on NY podcast. On today's show: A preview of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10th State of the State address, with a brief overview of some of the proposals he's already announced and predictions for other issues h

The pod is back! Katko's impeachment dilemma, look ahead to 2020

Dec 12th, 2019 34m 58s

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Labor Day (with Mark Spadafore)

Aug 30th, 2019 42m 13s

This week on the Eye on NY podcast: • Mark Spadafore, president of the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, joins the podcast to discuss Labor Day, the central New York labor movement and challenges facing workers. See omnystudio.com/listener for p