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:
Overhauling the grievance process in prisons
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York's Karen Murtagh talks about the grievance process in prisons and successful reentry.
Governor’s housing czar talks budget policies
Ruthanne Visnauskas, commissioner for New York State Homes and Community Renewal, talks about housing policies in the budget.
Exploring who utilizes supportive housing in New York
A new report from the Supportive Housing Network of New York looks at the demographics served by supportive housing.
State invests in thermal energy networks
The state is committing $200 million to thermal energy networks, which are a green way of heating and cooling compact areas.
Environmentalists want cap on dairy ‘factory farms’
Sen. Jabari Brisport makes the case for limiting the expansion of large-scale dairy operations that alarm environmentalist.
Senate technology leaders talk A.I. agenda
State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez discusses her agenda on artificial intelligence for the remainder of the legislative session.
Protecting access to age-appropriate school library materials
Assemblymember Tony Simone wants to ensure school librarians are empowered to decide what materials students can access.
Promoting more thoughtful winter road safety policies
Environmentalists want transportation officials to rethink their use of road salt to combat unsafe winter driving conditions.
Organized labor wants continued nuclear subsidies
A coalition is backing the extension of a multi-billion dollar subsidy for upstate nuclear power facilities expiring in 2029.