MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 23, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample invites NY Assemblyman Andy Goodell into the studio for an hour-long conversation on the New York State legislative session, … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Pass State Budget
ALBANY - New York State has a new budget in place. State lawmakers rushed Tuesday night to meet the midnight deadline for passage of the $142 Billion state budget. The Senate wrapped up its work with a half-hour to spare, while Republicans in the … [Read more...]
State Leaders Announce Budget Deal
ALBANY - State leaders in Albany have agreed to a budget plan that includes much-debated reforms to the education system and ethics standards for lawmakers. That’s according to a joint-statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Governor, Assembly Reach Ethics Agreement
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leader of the Democratic-controlled Assembly have struck a two-way deal on ethics overhaul. The focus is now on whether Republican-controlled State Senate will accept the plan so it can be structured within the … [Read more...]
Assembly Republican’s Announce Ethics Reform Plan, Vote Expected on Monday
ALBANY - New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) and his Assembly Minority Colleagues Wednesday called for an immediate vote on proposals that will reform and shake up Assembly operations after a string of corruption … [Read more...]
Senate Democrats Announce Ethics Reform Plan
JAMESTOWN - Democrats in the State Senate have released their ethics reform plan, which is similar to a plan released last month by the governor. According to the Albany Times Union, the Senate minority party on Monday unveiled a package of ethics … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Delay Signing Off on Budget Until Ethics Reform Takes Place
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn’t plan to sign a new budget unless lawmakers agree to a major ethics overhaul. On Monday the governor held a news conference in Albany to discuss his plan for ethics reform, in the wake of a corruption scandal … [Read more...]
