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(ish) Assembly lines approved, congressional maps could be next
We get an update from Ken Jenkins, chair of the state's bipartisan redistricting commission.
Assemblymember Monica Wallace talks future of SUNY
Assemblymember Monica Wallace discusses the future of SAT exams for college admission and the shape of the SUNY board.
New York gets more than it gives from feds (for now)
New York taxpayers get a break from their role as a "donor state" for the federal government as the result of pandemic aid.
Environmentalists urge budget action on emissions reduction program
Environmentalists urge state policymakers to include a fleshed out cap-and-invest program in New York's budget
Legislature grapples with how to address sexual misconduct in its ranks
State lawmakers fail to adopt consist and comprehensive response to allegations of sexual misconduct.
New Jersey gets OK to leave joint waterfront commission with New York
Politico New Jersey reporter Ry Rivard explains why New Jersey wanted out of the bi-state waterfront commission with New York.
Mandatory mattress recycling could be next frontier in waste reduction
Product Stewardship Institute CEO and founder Scott Cassel discusses extended producer responsibility for mattresses.
Beefing up oversight of New York’s public authorities
State Authorities Budget Office Director Jeff Pearlman discusses oversight of public authorities in New York.
Reproductive health landscape disrupted by federal rulings
Dr. Kathleen Morrell, an OBGYN practicing in Brooklyn, discusses abortion medication.