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:
Planned Parenthood’s agenda for New York
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts leader Robin Chappelle Golston discusses fiscal and policy agenda for Albany.
Outdated payment model for health care safety net
The state Medicaid rates for community health centers are based on costs from more than two decades ago.
Promoting locally grown meals in schools
American Farmland Trust wants changes to school meal reimbursements to incentivize more locally purchased food for students.
Technology eyed to slow down state’s worst speeders
State lawmakers Emily Gallagher and Andrew Gounardes want to use technology to slow down cars driven by repeat speeders.
Mitchell-Lama program needs operating and capital support
Assembly members Steven Raga and Karines Reyes call for hundreds of millions of dollars into New York's Mitchell–Lama housing.
Familial workforce eyed for medically fragile children
Assemblymember Phil Steck wants parents with medically fragile children to be paid for providing their children with care.
Assembly Republicans look to address human trafficking
Assemblymember Brian Maher discusses how the state should respond to human trafficking and support trafficking survivors.
So you’ve died and gone to budget purgatory
At this point in the state budget process there isn't much for rank-and-file state lawmakers to do at the Capitol.
Senate labor leader talks pay equity and state hiring
Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos discusses info for job applicants and attracting federal workers to the state.
