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Feb. 03, 2023 - State Senate Children & Families Committee Chair Jabari Brisport, a Brooklyn Democrat , who recently held a hearing on the child care industry, responds to the child care proposals in the governor's executive budget and makes the case for an investment in universal child care.

Feb. 03, 2023 - For more than three decades, museums around the country have been required - under a federal law - to return items in their collections taken from Native American burial sites. Mark Schaming, director of the state museum in Albany, provides an update on this effort in New York and discusses the time-consuming challenge of returning these artifacts

Feb. 03, 2023 - Candidates running for the state Assembly and state Senate in 2024 will have access to public financing, which consists of government dollars that amplify small, in-district contributions. The Brennan Center's Ian Vandewalker explains how the program will work and unpacks a report examining political contributions in the 2022 state elections.

Feb. 02, 2023 - New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas shares details on how Gov. Kathy Hochul plans on doubling the rate of new home construction.

Feb. 02, 2023 - American Economic Liberties Project Director of Research Matt Stoller explains a multi-state lawsuit against the high-tech giant Google, which is accused of operating a monopoly in the digital ad marketplace.

Feb. 02, 2023 - Streetsblog NYC Editor-in-Chief Gersh Kuntzman makes the case for a budget proposal increasing fines for obstructing license plates, a problem that has become a statewide issue as the result of his viral social media campaign.