Join us on The Public Good! Our guest this week is Erie County Legislature Chair April N. M. Baskin discussing the package of local laws she introduced which addresses systemic inequities in Erie County. We break down the five laws introduced in the Pathway Forward Package, why these laws a …
Join us on The Public Good! Our topic is Family Day Care and we have Diane Abrams of the Workforce Solutions Consortium as well as Concerned Parent Danyelle with us to talk about it. We discuss the differences between Family Day Care vs. Traditional daycare and challenges that arose during the …
Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab’s first annual High Road Policy Summit convenes stakeholders from government, community-based organizations, labor, academia, and the private sector to explore concrete policies and strategies for an equitable vibrant economy. Recent innovative policy …
As we await President Biden’s infrastructure investment plan, Doug will make the case for investing in public transit as a critical component for achieving equity, stimulating the economy, remaining competitive with other regions, and addressing climate change. Following Doug’s …
Join us on the Public Good! We are lucky enough to have Buffalo's very own Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth. Jillian is Buffalo's first-ever Poet Laureate! We talk about what it was like for Jillian to help establish the position, the daily duties of a poet laureate, and what it's like to fill the …
Learn more about the fight for automatic expungement through the Clean Slate Act (S1553A/A6399), and decriminalizing syringes (S2523/A868) and buprenorphine (S2524/A612) during the statewide (virtual) town hall.
The Buffalo region is the site of alarming racial disparities in criminal justice. In this workshop we will examine how systemic racism causes those disparities and learn about advocacy efforts to eliminate them, with special emphasis on issues of police oversight, law enforcement assisted …
Join us on The Public Good! Our very special next guest is Hon. Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly. Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes joins us to discuss her historic leadership in passing the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalized the use …
Join us on The Public Good! Our guests this week are Christina, Courtney, and Stephanie from Buffalo Citizens for Council Accountability. They discuss their complaint to the Attorney General’s Office on Buffalo’s Police Reform Agenda and its lack of resident input. We also talk about …
In recent years, Western New Yorkers have rediscovered Buffalo’s Outer Harbor: its natural beauty, ecological importance, and recreational opportunities. Local residents have spoken loud and clear: they want this fragile Great Lakes gem to be permanently protected, naturally restored, and …