Corey Ellis, Albany Common Council President, discussed his third run for Mayor of Albany on Power & Politics this week, outlining his vision, plans and proposals for the city's future. The conversation with Ellis continues CBS6's coverage of the Albany Mayoral race, already interviewing two candidates, Dorcey Applyrs and Carolyn McLaughlin, with plans to speak with the rest of the candidates leading up to the June 24 primary. "I'm running because of the same reason why I ran before," Ellis, who...
Jan 27, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast -Donald Trump's immediate Executive Orders stretch across industry and issues in the United States, including January 6th pardons -NY Governor Kathy Hochul proposed her FY2026 Budget this week, and says the State won't backfill any cuts of funding or services by the federal government -Tik Tok gives credit to Donald Trump for its return Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2025•13 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2025•29 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State address this week, promising an agenda of affordability, which includes tax cuts to the middle class, universal free school meals and tripling the child care tax credit Trump's Cabinet picks questioned at the Capitol by lawmakers, including Pete Hegseth and Lee Zeldin Israel and Hamas appear to be on the verge of a ceasefire, but when will it be finalized? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2025•11 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Barclay reacted to the Governor's speech, saying that Hochul echoed initiatives the Republican party has been pushing for the last few years in the State legislature, mostly the Child Tax Credit. (The Governor proposed to triple the Child Tax Credit, to $1000) "Welcome to the party, Governor, because these are issues that she talked about in her State of the State that Republican Assembly members have been talking about for some time, the two biggest things, affordability and crime," Barclay sai...
Jan 15, 2025•19 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Albany — Michael Gianaris, the NYS Senate Deputy Majority Leader from Queens, joined Power & Politics this week as lawmakers returned to the State Capital for the 2025 legislative session. The conversation ranged over a myriad of topics, including: affordability priorities, universal childcare, MTA funding gap, taxing the rich, Marcy Correctional, Trump-proofing policies, immigration legislation, universal school lunches and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2025•13 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast -California wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles communities, how is Governor Gavin Newsom reacting to the criticism thrown his way? -New York State's legislature is back for its 2025 session, are lawmakers looking to pass "Trump-proof" policies? -Why is Donald Trump pitching to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2025•11 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast CBS6's Lara Bryn speaks with NYS Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon to discuss New York's first-in-the-nation prenatal leave policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Albany Interim Police Chief Brendan Cox joined Power & Politics for a comprehensive interview this week, discussing his approach as he returns to the department. Cox was Albany's Police Chief from 2015-2017, and retired from policing in 2017. Until now, he had been the Director of Policing Strategies of the L.E.A.D. National Support Bureau in his time away from policing. In December, he took over for Eric Hawkins, who had been the Chief since Cox first retired. "I've been gone almost eight years...
Jan 06, 2025•41 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast -An update on the terror attack in New Orleans, and the Cybertruck detonation in Las Vegas in front of the Trump Hotel -Will Mike Johnson have a Kevin McCarthy-like experience in his efforts to retain Speaker of the House status? -What are the new laws to watch out for now that the calendar has turned to 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 03, 2025•7 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Lukee Forbes joined Power & Politics on Monday, discussing the beating and death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in December. Forbes, who is formerly incarcerated, spoke alongside other formerly incarcerated individuals and advocates at Monday's rally at the Governor's Mansion in Albany. In the interview, Forbes described his, and others experiences with correctional officers while incarcerated, saying it is a systemic, abusive culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Dec 31, 2024•29 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast New York Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets Richard A. Ball joined CBS6's Power & Politics this week. As the State faces a decline in rural farmland, Ball talked about the importance of urban farming, and the need for resources to help urban farms grow. While he spoke about the need for the federal government to update the Farm Bill (especially after its most recent "extension"), he also spoke about State grant funding. "We're going to release about a million and a million and a half dollar...
Dec 30, 2024•26 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2024•31 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast -Elon Musk's influence felt during Congress' spending bill negotiations, some ask at what cost? -Governor Hochul confronted by an advocate against the State's CDPAP transition, what's the Health Department say? -Former Governor Andrew Cuomo sues woman who accused him of sexual assault for defamation, as he continues trying to clear his name inside, and outside the legal system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2024•12 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Lawler, the Hudson Valley Republican Congressman in New York's 17th Congressional District, appeared on CBS6's Power & Politics. Lawler addressed: -His anti-congestion pricing campaign -Aspirations as a potential Gubernatorial candidate -"One-party rule" in the State of New York -The Hunter Biden pardon -Kash Patel's nomination -Tariffs, lifting SALT cap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2024•22 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast -How is everyone reacting to Governor Hochul's proposal to give New Yorkers $300-$500 checks? -How has Luigi Mangione's alleged act opened up the health care conversation -Donald Trump is Time Magazine's Person of the Year, a look at this week's cabinet picks, Canada as a State, and Lawmaker Lawler and Ryan reaction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2024•18 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Hudson Valley 18th Congressional District representative Pat Ryan (D) joined Power & Politics on Thursday, reflecting on his double-digit victory in the 2024 election (in a swing district) and what he's preparing for as a new administration takes over in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2024•23 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast -Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter, reaction from Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan and Republican Congressman Marc Molinaro -What Supreme Court Justices were saying as they heard arguments over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors -Why Politicians pushed back against a proposal that groups claimed would put time limits on anesthesia coverage, and why Anthem reversed course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 06, 2024•10 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast -Donald Trump says his call with Mexican President-Elect Claude Sheinbaum resulted in the border being closed, she has a different account -Mexico, Canada and China all reacting to Trump's tariff proposals, what's the reasoning, and will they retaliate? -Democratic Rep Ritchie Torres is on a media blitz criticizing current Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, setting a stage for a potential 2026 Democratic Gubernatorial primary...and now Hochul and her campaign team are reacting. Where does Republi...
Nov 29, 2024•10 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Andrea Chrisjohn, a Haudenosaunee woman who is also a trustee at the Iroquois Museum, joined Power & Politics from the Museum this week. Chrisjohn spoke about: -Her experience as an unenrolled member of the Oneida Nation, saying as an adult, her voice was finally heard when she joined the Iroquois Museum as a Trustee -Her relationship with her Grandfather -How she views the holiday of Thanksgiving, and her message to those celebrating -Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and New York's steps ...
Nov 28, 2024•48 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha Pernicka discusses increase in need at food pantries, fighting food insecurity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2024•24 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast -Reaction to White House supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles -Dr. Oz, Linda McMahon tabbed as latest Trump Cabinet picks -As wildfires burn in the Northeast, environmental advocates calling on Hochul to put action behind her words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2024•9 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2024•29 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast -Governor Hochul un-pauses congestion pricing, reacts to Donald Trump's statement -Who will replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in NY's 21st Congressional District? -Trump selects Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, will he make it through confirmation, will he have to? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2024•10 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Democrat Assemblyman Phil Steck joined Power & Politics on Tuesday, fresh off of his victory in New York's 110th Assembly District election. Steck spoke about being reelected, the Democrat party's approach State-wide and nationally, and also lended his reaction to Governor Hochul's move to "preserve freedoms" in New York as the country approaches a second Donald Trump administration. Steck also spoke about the potential for a Special Session to implement those measures, as Governor Gavin Newsom ...
Nov 08, 2024•45 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Washington D.C. — Much of the nation's attention will be on battleground Congressional District races on November 5th, including in New York State. One of the most contentious, and expensive, races in the Country is New York's 19th Congressional race between Republican incumbent Marc Molinaro and Democrat challenger Josh Riley. This 2024 race is a rematch of 2022, when Molinaro beat Riley by about 4500 votes. CBS6 has reached out several times to the Riley campaign for an interview over the last...
Nov 01, 2024•14 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Assemblymember Pat Fahy has thrown her hat in the ring as the Democratic candidate for the 46th Senate District of NYS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Alvin Gamble, the Democratic candidate in this year's 43rd District NYS Senate race, joined CBS6's Power & Politics on Thursday. Gamble, currently on Colonie's Town Board, discussed several issues, touching on the issues he believes are facing residents in the 43rd District, which includes the Town of Colonie, but also Rensselaer and Washington Counties. The conversation ranged from agriculture, to housing, to EMS availability and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Oct 25, 2024•26 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Ashby discussed many of the issues he says are impacting voters in the district, including outmigration, public safety and his initiatives regarding veterans during his time in office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024•33 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Minita Sanghvi, the Democratic candidate in the race for New York State's 44th Senate District, joined CBS6' Power & Politics on Thursday, discussing her vision for the district if elected in November. The conversation discussed the biggest issues facing residents in the district, ranging from funding for sidewalks, to affordable housing, the equal rights amendment, and with Sanghvi as the current Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Finance, the results of the new paid parking in the city's garages...
Oct 18, 2024•37 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast