Ian Greer is a research professor at Cornell University who focuses on labor policy and living wages in New York state. He says this was an overdue change.

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Roger Figueroa, an assistant professor in social and behavioral science in nutrition, and Laura Bellows, an associate professor of nutritional sciences, weigh in on potential Head Start funding losses with the federal shutdown.

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Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says the striking workers should have realized discipline could result from violating the no strike clause.

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Jon Parmenter is a historian of colonial North America at Cornell University, specializing in the history of indigenous peoples in the Northeast. He weighs in on the fight over mascots in New York.

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Andrew Wolf, an assistant professor who studies the gig economy at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations, says that while the ruling is good news for gig workers, the door is still wide open for similar infractions to occur.

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Marvin Pritts is an expert in horticulture with particular interests in berry crops and sustainable production practices. He says some plants can go into the ground as soon as next month.

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Elizabeth Lamb and Daniel Weitoish discuss the impact of the drought on live Christmas trees and the evergreens in landscaping in New York.

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Brian Eshenaur, associate director of New York State Integrated Pest Management at Cornell University, is available to discuss the discovery of a population of the invasive spotted lanternfly in the Finger Lakes grape-growing region of New York for the first time.

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Brian Collins, canine and feline expert at Cornell University, says the key is to plan ahead and monitor pets for their comfort during Halloween festivities.

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Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute, says there are simple steps to take that can make a big difference in letting all children have fun this holiday.

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