Audio Vault
Welcome to the Audio Vault for The Capitol Pressroom, where you can find every conversation with host David Lombardo.
Listen to the past episodes:
New leadership for New York’s liberal third party
Jasmine Gripper talks about the opportunities and challenges ahead for New York’s Working Families Party.
Commission endorses salary bump for New York judge
State Supreme Court judges are scheduled to get a 10 percent raise in a draft plan approved by a pay commission.
Home care experiment would fold minors into workforce
Could 16- and 17-year-old caregivers help alleviate the demand for home care workers? Legislation would test the idea.
Education promoted as key to healthy social media habits
Assemblymember Monica Wallace makes the case for creating a school curriculum on navigating social media usage
Assembly reviews state’s economic development efforts
Assemblymember Harry Bronson talks about workforce development, infrastructure needs, and oversight efforts.
State board urges research into controversial harm reduction tools
The State Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board is trying to build support for controversial harm reduction methods.
Senator Rachel May talks pollinator promotion
The Syracuse Democrat is pushing a bill to embrace more bee-friendly policies on state property.
Senators review needs of family court system
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal discusses a recent hearing on New York's embattled family court system.
Small home care coordinators axed out of state contracting
Crain's New York reporter Amanda D'Ambrosio explains how a change in state contracting could impact access to home care.