Heading to Albany: Legislative staffer to join Assembly ranks

Former Assembly GOP leader looks back on life in Albany

July 7, 2026- Former Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, an Oswego County Republican, joins the show for his exit interview. We discuss his first bid for the Assembly, reflect on his special election loss in 2008 and explore his relationship with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Heading to Albany: Legislative staffer to join Assembly ranks

July 7, 2026- We're getting to know the politicians destined to join the state legislature, so we're checking in with Brian Romero, who won an open Democratic Assembly primary to represent a part of Western Queens.

State relaxes attorney advertising restrictions

July 7, 2026- The state court has updated its rules for advertising by lawyers, eliminating restrictions on when solicitation efforts could begin. We discuss this changing landscape with New York State Bar Association President Taa Grays.

DOJ lawsuit alleges state facilitated Medicaid fraud

July 6, 2026- The Trump administration is suing the state for alleged Medicaid fraud in the operation of a multi-billion dollar home care program serving seniors and New Yorkers with disabilities. We discuss the latest chapter in the transition of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program with Bill Hammond, senior fellow for Health Policy at the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Tenant activists push legal representation in housing courts

July 3, 2026- We consider the benefits of a statewide right to counsel for New Yorkers facing eviction with Malika Conner, coalition director for The Right to Counsel Coalition.