HMM 3 – 30 – 2020

Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy, WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady, WOOA-LP 106.9 FM Albany, and WCAA-LP 107.3 FM Albany, broadcasting from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

Today, We talk with Dylan Turek, the Director of Economic Development for the City of Troy, to find out more about resources available to local small business owners.

Then, Columbia PhD Student Rachel Madley takes a look at what single payer healthcare might look like if the New York Health Act were to become law

And later on, Corey Stoughton, head of the Legal Aid Society’s special litigation unit, talks about the recent win of the release of certain prisoners on Rikers Island who are in danger during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After that, Andrea Cunliffe interviews RPI professors, Daniel Lander and Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn, about the “Engineering the Anthropocene” lecture series.

Finally, we hear from Mark Dulea about the EPA’s decision to not enforce pollution regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic