Improving New York*

Empire Page RoundTables

NEWEST: Roundtable on the Social Contract (October 18, 2011)

Roundtable on What's Next for NYS (August 17, 2011)

Roundtable on Progressive Governance

Roundtable on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State

Roundtable on 2010 Election Results for NYS

Roundtable on Public Corruption

Roundtable on What the NYS Legislature has NOT accomplished in 2010

Roundtable on State Parks Closings

Roundtable on the 2010-2011 State Budget

What do we need to do to build a stronger economy in NYS?  

Should Users Pay More for Public Services? 

Are Elected Officials Merely "Redistributors of Public Resources"?

Improving New York Interviews

Interview with John Durso, Jr., AREA-Alliance (04/17/2011)

Interview with Heather Briccetti, The Business Council of NYS (03/14/2011)

Interview with Carole Kraus, NYS Property Tax Reform Coalition (2/22/2011)

Interview with Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Governor (8/31/10)

Interview with Tom DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller (8/26/10)

Interview with Joe DioGuardi, Candidate for U.S. Senate (8/11/10)

Interview with Dan M. Donovan, Candidate for Attorney General (8/4/2010)

Interview with Jay Townsend, Candidate for U.S. Senate (7/8/10)

Interview with Bennett Liebman, Government Law Center, Albany Law School (5/25/10)

Interview with Frederick H. Monroe, Exec. Dir., Adirondack Local Government Review Board (5/23/10)

Interview with Dr. Scott Noren, candidate for Democratic nomination for US Senate (5/17/10)

Interview with Brian Houseal, Adirondack Council (4/21/10)

Interview with Karen Scharff, Citizen Action of New York (3/15/10)

Interview with Brian T. McMahon, NYS Economic Development Council (3/1/10)

Interview with Warren Redlich, candidate for Governor (2/4/10)

Interview with Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg News (1/31/10)

Interview with Dan Lynch, Radio Talk Show Host (1/13/2010)

Interview with Francis S. Barry, author of The Scandal of Reform (12/27/09)

Interview with Jonathan Tasini (12/19/09)

Interview with Randy Credico, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate (11/29/2009)

Interview with Chris Edes, chair, Libertarian Party of New York (11/23/09)

Interview with Jonathan Gradess, Exec. Dir., NYS Defenders Association (10/27/09)

Interview with Rick Lazio, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor (10/12/09)

Interview with Brian Kolb, Minority Leader, NYS Assembly (9/28/09)

Interview with Donn Rowe, NYSCOPBA (8/30/09)

Interview with Shaun Marie, NYS Conservative Party (8/27/09)

Interview with Brian Sampson, Unshackle Upstate (8/23/09)

Interview with Judith H. Hope (7/20/09)

Interview with David Grandeau (7/16/09)

Interview with Tom Golisano, Responsible New York (6/22/09)

Interview with Liz Noyer Feld, New Yorkers for Growth (5/27/09)

Interview with Ron Deutsch, Omnibus Consortium (5/6/09)

Interview with Carol Murphy, Alliance for Clean Energy (4/21/09)

Interview with Mike Elmendorf, NFIB (3/22/09)

Interview with David Dyssegaard Kallick, Fiscal Policy Institute (1/25/09)

Part II, Interview with Timothy G. Kremer, NYS School Boards Association (12/28/08)

Interview with Timothy G. Kremer, NYS School Boards Association (12/21/08)

Interview with Jason Kramer, NYS Higher Education Initiative (12/10/08)

Interview with Elizabeth Lynam, Citizens Budget Commission (12/8/08)

Interview with Elliott Moskowitz, Commission on the Future of NYS Courts (12/4/08)

Interview with Robert Elliott, NYS Dept. of State (11/30/08)

Interview with John Clarkson, Commission on Local Gov't Efficiency (11/19/08)

Interview with Stan Lundine (11/16/08)

Interview with SUNY Professor Gerald Benjamin (10/21/08)

Interview with Douglas Turetsky, NYC Independent Budget Office (10/13/08)

Interview with Paul Moore, Government Law Center (10/8/08)

Interview with Gov't Law Center Director Patricia Salkin (9/28/08)

Interview with Sec. of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez (9/16/08)

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