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:
Raising the age of marital consent in New York
Fraidy Reiss, founder and executive director of Unchained at last, explains why raising the marriage age is necessary and talks about the need for action to curb forced marriages too.
Despite pushback, Cuomo gets his judges on state’s top court
Two new judges have been added to the state Court of Appeals, further cementing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fingerprint on the state's top court.
New York’s evolving unemployment benefits landscape
Part-time work will be incentivized under new unemployment benefits calculation in New York.
In fight against invasive species, lawmakers eye stricter boat cleaning rules
Boats can be a carrier of invasive species if they're not properly cleaned, but legislation making its way through the Capitol could protect Adirondack bodies of water from this threat.
Removing the veil of secrecy from high-profile grand jury proceedings
Assemblymember Danny O'Donnell explains why he wants to make high-profile grand jury proceedings available to the public.
Is NY’s public health emergency over? GOP lawmakers say it is
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay - along with his GOP colleagues - says it's safe to return to business as usual.
Environmentalists oppose ‘unqualified’ Cuomo nominees to powerful state panel
A coalition emerges to oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest appointments to the Public Service Commission.
Learning from the public health mistakes of New York’s past
If you want to avoid repeating your past, you have to learn from it.
Environmentalists eye more land for conservation
The Nature Conservancy's Jessica Ottney Mahar discusses legislation that would put New York on track to set aside 30 percent of our land for conservation by 2030.
