Power & Politics

NYS Senate District 44 nominee Sarah Rogerson speaks with CBS6's Tom Eschen on Power & Politics. Rogerson is a public interest attorney and immigration law expert, discussing her campaign. She provides her perspective and ideas on utility costs, State spending, immigration enforcement and more.

00:00 — Sarah Rogerson on Why She’s Running
00:25 — Affordability and State Aid for Local Governments
01:50 — Healthcare Costs, Oversight, and Economic Growth
03:16 — Utility Rates and Modernizing the Power Grid
04:56 — Balancing Climate Goals
08:11 — Data Centers, AI, and Responsible Development
09:28 — Immigration, Constitutional Rights, and Public Safety
13:23 — Progressive Taxes and the Upstate Perspective
15:22 — Horse-Track Safety and State Oversight
16:31 — Day-One Priority: Medical Non-Compete ProtectionsRogerson is facing incumbent Jim Tedisco in this year's election, CBS6 hopes to speak with him prior to Election Day.

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With Midterm Elections days away, an Election-themed episode of Power & Politics. Producer Olivia Holloway's Headlines break down interviews with Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and the candidates in the AGs race. New polling is discussed and JD Vance coming to Upstate New York to stump for NY-21 GOP Candidate Anthony Constantino.

Tom Eschen interviews candidates Bruce Blakeman, Letitia James, Saritha Komatireddy. Then he speaks with Cultivated Media's Jeremy Berke on Question 8 on the Massachusetts ballot, which would repeal the legalization of marijuana.

00:00 Welcome and Election-Themed Show Preview

01:38 Election Headlines and Governor’s Race Polling

06:12 New York’s 21st District and Alaska Senate Race

14:17 Interview: Bruce Blakeman on His Campaign Priorities

25:25 Interview: Letitia James on Her Record as Attorney General

33:00 Interview: Saritha Komatireddy on Public Safety, Bail Reform, and the Attorney General’s Role

55:08 Interview: Jeremy Berke on Massachusetts Question 8

1:17:11 Power & Pop Culture, Rapper Rankings, and Closing Remarks

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NYS Attorney General Letitia James, who has been in office since 2019, discusses her reelection campaign. She speaks with CBS6's Tom Eschen about a variety of topics in the AG's race, of which she is being challenged by GOP nominee Saritha Komatireddy. This interview includes James addressing accusations she's "politicizing" her office, questions about Medicaid oversight along with James' assessment of criminal justice reform laws, 7 years following their passage.
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Meghan Cook, who took the role of New York State Chief Cyber Officer a few weeks ago, sits down with CBS6's Tom Eschen to discuss her role in ensuring the cybersecurity of State agencies and municipalities alike.

00:00 New York State’s Cybersecurity Strategy
03:02 Essential Cybersecurity Practices
06:15 Building Organizational Resilience
09:00 Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Red-Team Testing
10:59 Supporting Schools and Local Governments
13:55 AI in Cybersecurity
16:17 Why Cybersecurity Matters

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Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, is the GOP Nominee for NYS Attorney General, and sits down with CBS6's Tom Eschen. Komatireddy discusses her approach to public safety and accountability, bail reform, involuntary commitment and fraud investigations.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Her concerns about crime and public safety
03:59 Proposed approach to repeat offenders and bail reform
07:15 Immigration enforcement and local-federal cooperation
09:54 Responding to claims about political independence
11:05 When she would sue the federal government
12:11 Homelessness, mental health, and treatment centers
16:26 Prediction markets and gambling law
17:06 Body-armor law ruling
17:30 What she learned campaigning across New York
19:23 Medicaid, government, and consumer fraud
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