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 expands wastewater testing capacity around New York
New York is expanding where wastewater surveillance occurs and increasing the list of pathogens they’re looking for.
Indigent legal defense attorneys poised for long-awaited raise
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget calls for hourly rate increases for assigned counsel, but the counties will have to shoulder this burden.
Prosecutorial oversight panel in limbo(for now)
Bill Bastuk, founder of It Could Happen to You, provides an update on the state Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct
State considers stipends to attract volunteer firefighters
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget includes authorization for municipalities to compensate volunteer firefighters.
New York’s medical school urge state investment in research
The Associated Medical Schools of New York want a $25 million state investment in medical academic research capacity.
Report advocates for municipal elections on even years
Citizens Union's Ben Weinberg explains why New York should be interested in changing the municipal elections calendar.
Schools for deaf, blind or disabled students face state cuts
4201 School Association Board Chair Dr. Bernadette Kappen makes the case for an increase in state aid to her schools.
Real Estate Board of New York responds to Hochul’s budget
REBNY Government Affairs Senior VP Reggie Thomas discusses the executive budget proposal and a successor to 421-a.
Changing the paradigm of economic development iniatives
State Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo Democrat, talks about changing the state's approach to economic development.
