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:
Rural county eyes universal high-speed internet access
Schoharie County Administrator Korsah Akumfi discusses the steps being taken to realize 100 percent connectivity.
State budget adds medical debt protections
Community Service Society of New York's Elisabeth Benjamin discusses medical debt and increasing financial assistance.
The recipe for a budget COLA
This week we explore how state policymakers ended up with a 2.84% COLA for the human services sector.
Embracing food as medicine in New York
Legislation would require Medicaid to cover medically tailored meals for New Yorkers with chronic conditions.
New York embarks on AI development gambit
Is New York going to be the next leader in artificial intelligence research? State policymakers hope so.
Hochul’s housing czar discusses budget deal
NYS HCR Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas talks about new home construction efforts and increasing tenant protections.
Assembly Higher Ed chair unpacks state budget
Assemblymember Patricia Fahy discusses tuition assistance for students and aid for public colleges and universities.
The challenge of annual upkeep for cemeteries
New York State Association of Cemeteries Legislative Director David Fleming talks about maintaining non-profit cemeteries.
The pathway to closing hospitals in New York
Democratic state lawmakers are looking to make it more difficult to close hospitals around New York.