First hour: An update from the New York State Legislature
Second hour: Discussing the future of the Rochester Historical Society
You may have heard Governor Cuomo’s State of the State on Tuesday. Representatives from our area were in Albany for the address and the passing of the GENDA bill. We'll hear from Assemblymembers Harry Bronson, Mark Johns, and Marjorie Byrnes about that news and about their priorities for this legislative session. We’ll also discuss upstate economic development, the ban on conversion therapy, and the governor’s plan to legalize marijuana. Our guests:
- Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D), District 138
- Assemblymember Mark Johns (R), District 135
- Assemblymember Marjorie Byrnes (R), District 133
- Karen DeWitt, WXXI’s Capitol Bureau chief
Then in our second hour, the Rochester Historical Society has more than 200,000 objects related to Rochester's history, but the future of those objects and the society is in jeopardy due to a lack of funding. We'll discuss what could be next for the organization. In studio:
- Carolyn Vacca, president of the board for the Rochester Historical Society, Monroe County historian, and chair of the Department of History at St. John Fisher College
- Tom Latta, board member for the Rochester Historical Society, and vice president of leasing for Buckingham Properties
- Richard Calabrese, board member for the Rochester Historical Society
