Dispatches from Planet Albany
During the legislative session, Dispatches from Planet Albany offers a weekly, insider’s perspective on what’s happening at the Capitol.
Legislature grapples with how to address sexual misconduct in its ranks
State lawmakers fail to adopt consist and comprehensive response to allegations of sexual misconduct.
State’s top court poised for shakeup
Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to elevate Associate Judge Rowan Wilson to the vacant chief judge post.
One-party rule, but competing voices on public safety in Albany
Progressive hope to hold the line on cash bail in the budget, while also scoring public safety wins.
What it takes to win
What does it take to get a major policy or funding priority into the state budget?
Budget theater begins final act
The "mothership" landed, activists get loud and Bloomberg spends in defense of Hochul.
And then there were three budget proposals
We dive into the one-house budget resolutions and consider their impact on the state solar system.
No clear center of gravity at the Capitol
Who is controlling the state government levers of power in 2023?
Welcome to ‘Dispatches from Planet Albany’
Dispatches from Planet Albany is the latest podcast experiment from David Lombardo, host of WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom.