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:
State council floats sprinkler mandate for new homes
An obscure state council could dramatically drive up the cost of building new homes in New York.
Report offers ideas for reforming education aid distribution
The head of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses changing how education aid is distributed.
Unique challenge to Child Victims Act implementation
The state's top court is being asked to apply an earlier start date to the Child Victims Act's revival window for lawsuits.
State updates rules for pharmacy middlemen
Assemblymember John McDonald discusses regulations addressing the relationship between pharmacies and PBMs.
Mandating electric vehicle charging stations
Democratic state lawmakers hope government mandates can build out the electric vehicle infrastructure in New York.
Hochul urged to be more ambitious with state’s green energy development
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha wants the New York Power Authority to ramp up its renewable power production.
Environmentalists balk at Adirondack land plan update
Concerns have been raised about expanded motorized vehicle use for New Yorkers with disabilities in the park.
The plan for cutting child poverty
This fall the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council has put together a list of recommendations.
Meeting the health care needs of rural New Yorkers
We explore what the state is doing and should be doing to provide health care services to rural New Yorkers.