The public policy podcast presented by @RockefellerInst. Taking you outside the halls of power to understand how decisions of law and policy shape our everyday.
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Upgrading New York State's unemployment system is a major undertaking aimed at improving how @NYSLabor delivers a critical service.
Thank you to @RockefellerInst for having me on Policy Outsider to share this important work with your audience.
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Next Monday (11/2) at 5 pm, NYS will implement a new unemployment insurance processing platform that will bring the unemployment process for individuals and businesses out of the ’70s and into the modern age. We spoke with @NYSDOLCommish about the update.
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NEW 🔊 We explore a program in Washington State that delivers to high school students an evidence-informed education on how to reduce firearm injuries and deaths.
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Pleased to join @mbsiegel in a conversation with @jschildkraut80 of @RockGunResearch about our work on "Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy," a truly unique effort to reduce gun violence and uphold gun rights at the same time.
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@RockGunResearch interviews Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy, a coalition of stakeholders across the gun rights/regs spectrum working to create a broadly supported policy roadmap to reduce gun violence while protecting constitutional rights.
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Rockefeller Institute resident cannabis policy expert @HeatherTrela explains the SCOTUS ruling in US v. Hemani this morning and what questions remain unanswered for drug-using firearm owners.
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@AMRomero109 joins us for our series, "Freshmen Perspectives," and highlights accomplishments from her 1st term, what she hopes to get done next, and how her experience as a councilmember & public defender shapes her approach to lawmaking.
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On the latest episode of Policy Outsider, we explore the existing and future roles of AI in government systems and the risks and opportunities associated with increased integration of these new tools. Our guests are Mila Gascó-Hernandez and Kevin De Liban.
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@NYSLabor @NYSDOLCommish Roberta Reardon joins the show to discuss expanding capacity in the childcare industry, promoting green jobs, improving apprenticeship programs, advancing workplace safety protections, and more!
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@RockImmigration's Guillermo Martinez interviews two Venezuelan humanitarian leaders about the crisis in Venezuela, how they support Venezuelans from their positions in the US and the UK, and their hopes for the country and its people. rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
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@RockefellerInst Senior Fellow for Health Policy Courtney Burke discusses the healthcare trends for policymakers to watch in 2026.
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Our series, "A Look at Labor," continues with an interview with NYS Assemblymember and chair of the Assembly Labor Committee @HarryBBronson. rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
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We break down what's in President Trump's Executive Order to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug with @RockefellerInst resident cannabis policy expert @HeatherTrela.
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Policy Outsider retweeted
What is cannabis rescheduling and what will it do - and not do? With increased chatter that the President may be taking action this week on the issue, it's a good time to revisit the @RockefellerInst @PolicyOutsider episode that we did on rescheduling. rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
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I spoke with @syracusedotcom about the potential impact of the federal hemp law changes in NYS, expanding on my recent @RockefellerInst @PolicyOutsider podcast appearance: rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
New federal hemp law creates uncertainty for NY cannabis industry syracuse.com/marijuana/2025/…
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@RockImmigration's Guillermo Martinez leads a conversation with the Providence Farm Collective, a bold, community-rooted initiative in Western New York that's connecting new Americans and new entry farmers to land, culture, and opportunity.
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New episode!
Included in one of the bills to fund the federal gov't and end the shutdown was a provision closing what is known as the "hemp loophole." We break down what this loophole was and what closing it means with @RockefellerInst's @HeatherTrela. rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
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Ep. 118. Diving Into the Elder Economic Security Index
@RockImmigration's Dina Refki interviews @NY_StateWide Maria Alvarez and @UMassBoston's @nidyavr about the Elder Index and what it can tell us about economic security in later life.
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We speak with NYS Assemblymember @CharlesLavineNY and political science scholar @spitzerb about constitutional originalism and legislating firearms in the complex legal environment created by SCOTUS's interpretation of the Second Amendment.
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In part 3 of our "A Look at Labor" series, @helloDCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga discusses implementing & enforcing protections for workers, securing restitution, and the labor priorities that the next mayor will have to address. rockinst.org/issue-area/ep-1…
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