HMM 8 – 31 – 2020

Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady broadcasting from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

Today…we continue the conversation about Barker Park and harm reduction with Luke Grandis of VOCAL New York.

Then, Albany County League of Women Voters President Patricia Sibilia joins us to discuss voting processes as we approach the November 3rd election.

And later on, Assemblymember Phil Steck is proposing to end stock transfer rebates – and putting money into long term investing in infrastructure and green projects, to help New York recover some of its budget deficit.

After that, engineer and policy expert Dr. Shereka Banton joins People’s Science host Erin Blanding in part two of their conversation

Finally, on Upstate Housing, the Historic Albany Foundation discusses their upcoming event, 2020 Built.

But first, here are some of today’s headlines