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:
Calculating the true cost of Medicaid services
Sen. Jake Ashby wants the state government to update the Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care services.
New Yorkers and ticks emerge with warmer weather
After a mild winter, it's possible that ticks will be quite prevalent in New York this spring.
State implements long-term storage for untested rape evidence
State Office of Victim Services Director Elizabeth Cronin highlights a storage facility for thousands of untested rape kits.
Sen. Luis Sepulveda eyes additional cannabis business opportunities
Sen. Luis Sepulveda, a Bronx Democrat, is pushing legislation to expand the opportunities to offer marijuana smoking lounges.
Upstate cellular coverage task force’s 2021 recommendations ignored
Times Union Capitol reporter Josh Solomon discusses how poor cell coverage played a role in an upstate tragedy.
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