Senator Liz Krueger appears in the following:
Lawmakers Push to Include the NY HEAT Act in the State Budget
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
NYS Senator Liz Krueger, chair of the Finance Committee, talks about the bill she sponsored to help the switch from natural gas to alternative energy sources.
Making Carbon Polluters Pay for Cleanup
Monday, March 06, 2023
Sen. Liz Krueger on her proposed state legislation to make oil companies contribute to the cost of dealing with climate change.
New York After Roe
Thursday, May 05, 2022
State Senators Liz Krueger and Alessandra Biaggi talk about how New York will be affected should Roe v. Wade be overturned, plus the state's new lieutenant governor and redistricting.
It's Budget Negotiation Time In Albany
Friday, March 18, 2022
What's going to be in the New York State budget?
Special Coverage of Gov. Cuomo's Resignation
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Live coverage of Gov. Cuomo's resignation speech, including listener reactions and analysis from Josefa Velasquez of The City and NYS Senator Liz Krueger
NYS Sen. Liz Krueger to Reform the BOE
Friday, July 02, 2021
Sen. Liz Krueger discusses her proposed legislation to reform the Board of Elections.
Government: A Love-Hate Story
Monday, April 12, 2021
How did Americans come to think so poorly of government? And how did Joe Biden come to be the first modern president who’s even tried to change our minds?
State Sen. Liz Krueger on Cuomo's COVID Policies
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
NYS Sen. Liz Krueger on Gov. Cuomo and the pandemic, including Gov. Cuomo's crisis powers, the nursing home debacle and COVID relief from the state
New Bill to Legalize (and Limit) Gestational Surrogacy
Monday, February 17, 2020
NYS Sen. Liz Krueger explains her bill to legalize and regulate gestational surrogacy. Plus, bail reform and cannabis legalization latest.
Rent Subsidy to Prevent Homelessness
Thursday, March 21, 2019
A bill that supporters say would "help fight homelessness" is having a hard time making it into the budget.
The Brian Lehrer Show: New in Albany; The Transit Chief; The Top Political Risks of 2019; Arturo O'Farrill
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Brian talks with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group; jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill; State Senators Liz Krueger and John Liu; and New York City Transit president Andy Byford.
Democrats Win The State Senate
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Democrats now hold a functional majority in the State Senate for the first time in a decade.
Abortion Rights in New York
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
The state legalized abortion three years before Roe v. Wade. So why are women from New York now flying to Colorado to pay out of pocket for the procedure?
Should New York Hold a Convention to Amend the State Constitution?
Monday, October 16, 2017
Debaters weigh in on whether New York state should hold a constitutional convention to "fix" the state constitution.
Brian Lehrer: National Politics, NYC's Affordable Housing Conundrum and a State Constitutional Convention?
Monday, October 16, 2017
Brian Lehrer broadcasts his show from The Greene Space, talking with guests and taking questions from callers and the studio audience.
Getting New York to Divest its Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels
Monday, February 29, 2016
New York State Senator Liz Krueger has co-sponsored a bill that calls for the divestment of the state’s pension funds from the top 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
How to Use Airbnb Without Getting Evicted
Friday, July 11, 2014
A look at what's legal and illegal when using Airbnb to rent out a room or your whole apartment. And we hear your gripes about — and praise for — the service.
Sen. Liz Krueger (D-26) on Gov. Cuomo's Tax Proposal
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Liz Krueger, who represents Manhattan's 26th district in the New York State Senate, reacts to reports that Governor Cuomo will propose a higher tax rate for high income earners.
State Senators on Cuomo
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
State Senators Liz Krueger (D-26) and John J. Flanagan (R-2) take a first look at newly seated Governor Cuomo and the other news of the day.
First Impressions: Cuomo and the State Senate
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
We’re spending about a billion dollars a week on Medicaid, so when you have a 10 billion dollar deficit, anyone who thinks we’re going to somehow walk away from this problem witho...
