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 York expands drone inspections of energy infrastructure
NYPA has nearly tripled its drone pilots in a year and got a federal waiver to expand its remote drone usage.
Dearth of septic systems rules and oversight in New York
State lawmakers are looking to mandate the spread of septic system information to new and existing homeowners.
Imposing guardrails on late property tax bill penalties
Legislation would set a minimum and maximum interest rate that counties could charge for late property taxes.
State to cap energy bills in low-income pilot program
Low-income families that electrify their homes will be eligible to have their energy bills subsidized by the state.
Utilities urged to improve consumer complaint response
Senator Leroy Comrie wants new guardrails and teeth to the law governing how utilities respond to consumer complaints.
Hardware stores concerned with proposed procurement rules
An effort to reduce tropical deforestation could become a costly burden to hardware stores .
Promoting transparent lending by private colleges
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein, a Manhattan Democrat, wants to shine a light on student loans provided by private colleges.
The barriers to new school buildings in New York
State lawmakers passed a bill this past session restricting the construction of school buildings near highways.
Short-term rental industry balks at proposed state registry
We talked with Airbnb about an effort in Albany to create a statewide registry of short-term rental units.