The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials has a new executive director. Barbara Van Epps replaces Peter Baynes, who retired this spring after 17 years. Van Epps began in mid-August and has been with NYCOM since 2006. She previously spent more than a dozen years working for the New York State Division of the Budget’s Local Government Unit.
We preview the upcoming 2022 legislative session with New York state Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, a Democrat from Albany who chairs the banking committee.
We listen to New York Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State address and offer analysis of the Democrat's proposals.
We speak with Howie Hawkins, who is running for president on the Green Party line. Hawkins is a retired Teamster from Syracuse who has...