The Albany Update with Jason McGuire

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Over the past several years, the phrase “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” or DEI, has become a commonly-used catchphrase in academia, in government, and in corporate America. But what does it mean? In today’s program, we’ll break it down and then tell you about a push by the New York State Education Department to incorporate DEI into every aspect of a studen...

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On August 30, 2023, while speaking at a press conference in Kentucky, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze for 30 seconds and appeared unable to speak. After being approached by two aides, Sen. McConnell was able to begin talking again. The Senator’s office later stated that he had become lightheaded. Sen. McConnell’s health situation is on...

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In this episode, we’ll analyze the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. Then, we’ll look at a recent court decision that may impact the availability of chemical abortion pills in the United States. Finally, students are soon returning to school and parents need to be aware of new State Education Department guidance that eliminates p...

In this week’s episode, we discuss how age-verification laws are causing a decline in pornography viewing in several states.

Then, as if we needed one more reason not to indulge in cannabis use, we note that marijuana is now being linked to mental illness.

Next, we’ll cover two culture stories, one looking at the reasons for declining church attendance and the other celebrating the institution of marriage.

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In this week’s episode, Governor Kathy Hochul is extending free (as in read taxpayer-funded) healthcare to prostitutes.

Then, the rights of churches to oversee their security have been recognized once again in state law. Our organization is chalking this one up in the win column.

After that, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is throwing its support behind a federal school choice initiative.

Next up, a young woman who struggle...

In this week’s episode, Governor Kathy Hochul continues her pro-abortion extremism, but this time she travelled to California to do it.

While the Democratic Party is lurching ever more left on abortion, sadly, so are many of New York’s Republican congressional delegation. Today, we’ll name names.

On a more positive note, though, some members of the GOP here are proposing a ban on smoking recreational weed in public spaces.

Also, m...

In today’s episode of the Albany Update, we’ll examine the push for single-payer healthcare in the Empire State. Socializing medicine in our state would be a costly measure.

Next, the Republican edge in the U.S. House of representatives is tight. Now, a recent court decision could mean another round of congressional districting in New York and play a major role in handing more congressional seats to the Democratic Party.

Then, many...

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In today’s episode, we’ll look at Democrat efforts to use the National Defense Authorization Act as a vehicle to advance abortion and transgenderism. Thankfully, Republicans are rejecting this affront.

Then, looking at state politics, there’s a dicey primary potentially coming together that pits an incumbent Assemblyman accused of sexual assault against an openly trans...

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Nationally, the trend appears to be moving toward socially conservative issues. In today’s program, we discuss what may be the cause behind this return to traditional values.

Then, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that directly impacts a Christian postal worker who has a conviction about working on Sundays. The Court’s ruling has wider implications...

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In this week’s program, we’ll discuss a bill passed just before legislators left the Capitol known as “Clean Slate” that would seal criminal records. Conservatives oppose the measure. Will Governor Kathy Hochul sign it into law?

Then, something the governor already signed into law is a bill that offers legal protection to medical professionals who prescribe dangerous h...

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On June 24, 2023, America notes the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Our organization celebrates the historic moment in which we stand and recognizes that there is much work yet to be done in protecting life in New York and the nation.

Others, however, are digging in their pro-abortion heels. Governor Kathy Hochul quickly signed ...

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New York parents, please take notice: The government and the educational establishment in the state of New York have fully embraced left-wing gender ideology and have taken drastic steps to impose it upon students, faculty, staff, and administrators in schools at all grade levels. In today’s episode of the Albany Update we’ll tell you more about this latest threat to p...

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By the time you listen to this program, the 2023 legislative session will have concluded (sort of). It’s been numerous late nights and early mornings. Mercifully, the State Legislature is no longer in Albany and unable to pass anymore legislation than the hundreds of bills it moved in just the final days of session. (Although there is the expectation that the State Ass...

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The 2024 Presidential Primaries are less than a year away. The entrance of Gov. Ron DeSantis is certainly shaking up the GOP side of things. It’s early, but we’re curious who you’re supporting in next year’s primary.

Then, we’ll discuss developments at Houghton University, where this small, Christian college, is taking a stand for the historic and orthodox view of hum...

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Let’s face it. We live in a politically challenging state, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing we can accomplish. When government overextends its constitutional authority, thankfully there is a balance of power in the judicial branch to keep it in check.

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We’ve entered the final weeks of the 2023 legislative session, and that has many New Yorkers wondering what the State Legislature may try to pass in the final days of this year’s session.

Specifically, there are two bills concerning to the pro-life community that are garnering our organization’s attention. One involves additional funding for out-of-state abortions and ...

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It was more than a month late, but New York finally has a state budget. In today’s program we’ll tell you what made it in and what didn’t make it into this year’s fiscal plan. We’ll also place a special emphasis on budget-related items that pertain to our organization’s key priorities.

Next, we’ll update you on a couple of pieces of state legislation, the Clean Slate A...