Brendan Cox, Interim Albany Police Chief on juvenile crime, July 24th, 2025
Albany Interim Police Chief Brendan Cox joined Power & Politics on Thursday, discussing the Department's role in combatting a recent issue of juvenile crime in the city.
This conversation comes on the heels of our special broadcast Tackling Youth Violence: A Community Discussion, which featured several community leaders and organizations in the City of Albany.
Chief Cox says he watched the hour-plus long dialogue, responding to a variety of issues the individuals at the table brought up over the course of the conversation.
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Bonus: Tackling Youth Violence-A Community Discussion, July 21st, 2025
A group of leaders, organizations and voices participated in a lengthy, layered discussion regarding juvenile crime in the City of Albany this week, participating in a process aimed at diagnosing and solving the trend of young individuals engaging in violent behavior.
The discussion involved: Pastor Charlie Muller of Victory Church, Executive Director Ta-Sean Murdock of the Center for Law and Justice, Founder/CEO Eva Bass of Bridge Tha Gap Community Outreach and Resource, Co-Founder Lukee Forbes of We Are Revolutionary and Business owner Jesse Sommer of New Scotland Spirits.
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Dr. James McDonald, Greg Olsen break down Master Plan for Aging, July 17th, 2025
NYS Commissioner of Health Dr. James McDonald and NYS Office of Aging Acting Director Greg Olsen broke down the recently unveiled Master Plan for Aging this week.
The plan included hundreds of stakeholders, nearly two dozen public events and thousands of survey responses.
They discussed the plan's "Nine Pillars", which include technology, healthcare workforce, housing, and community integration.
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Sen. Julia Salazar (D), on accompanying immigrants, utility rate increases, Raise the Age, the New York's Special Session, July 10th, 2025
NYS Senator Julia Salazar discusses her experience accompanying individuals to immigration court in New York City, recent public hearings over utility rate increases (and responds to calls to revoke NY's Climate law), recent discussions on allocation of Raise the Age funding, and the State's response to the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" passage and the potential cuts to come along with it.
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R), on House passage of "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republican Congressman from the Hudson Valley Mike Lawler discusses the passage of Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill", including its impact on Medicaid, immigration, the SALT Cap, and on New Yorkers in general
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