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May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 – Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee Chair Andrew Gounardes, a Brooklyn Democrat, explains his proposal to enable New Yorkers to access their employee files, makes the case for more lucrative pensions for cops and firefighters and talks about being a new father. Read More
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 – Daily Gazette education reporter Zachary Matson explains actions taken this week by state education officials to promote diversity in public schools and carve out a new pathway to a high school diploma. Read More
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 – State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat, was sidelined for months with a prolonged bout of COVID-19, which sent him to the hospital twice. Now on the mend, he worries about lingering symptoms from the virus. Read More
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 – With the 50th anniversary of the Attica uprising right around the corner, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat, is championing legislation that would make it easier for grand jury proceedings of historical significance to see the light of day and increase public awareness about important events. Read More
May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 – Annel Hernandez, associate director of New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, explains why the power generation advisory group for the state’s Climate Action Council recommended a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants and calls for the creation of a plan to close existing fossil fuel plants. Read More
May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 – New York tax officials are cracking down on out-of-state tax filers, who have been working from home during the pandemic, according to reporting by Wall Street Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind. Read More
May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 – Municipalities all over the state are starting to reap a windfall of cash from the American Rescue Plan, so we talked with New York Conference of Mayors Executive Director Peter Baynes about who is getting what, how it can be spent under federal rules and how it should be spent. Read More
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 – The Nature Conservancy’s Michelle Brown explains a new round of state funding designed to promote forest regeneration on privately owned land in New York. Read More
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 – Politico New York reporter Bill Mahoney discusses the gubernatorial candidacy of Westchester County Republican Rob Astorino, who formally announced another run on Tuesday for the Executive Mansion. Read More
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 – After years of prodding, the Cuomo administration has finally implemented an online database to track government economic development incentives, but the finished product is underwhelming, according to John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany. Read More
The Capitol Pressroom is a daily one-hour radio program broadcast from the Legislative Correspondents Association Pressroom on the third floor of the State Capitol in Albany. The show features interviews with important newsmakers.
It also features analysis from seasoned political reporters who work the Albany beat for newspapers and wire services around the state including The New York Times, Newsday, the Albany Times, Union, Gannett News Service and the Associated Press.
The Capitol Pressroom Weekend, is a one-hour show filled with the week’s best interview segments from The Capitol Pressroom.
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| New York City | WNYC-820 AM | Sunday, 6am |
David Lombardo
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Lombardo brings 10 years of experience in journalism, state politics, and digital media to the position. He previously served as Capitol reporter for the Albany Times Union, where he was also host of the Capitol Confidential podcast. Lombardo’s work in podcasting and data visualization has been recognized by the New York Associated Press Association. He was named to Albany 40 Under 40 Rising Stars by City & State New York.
Lombardo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Timothy Williams
Senior Political Producer
Timothy Williams has produced “The Capitol Pressroom” since 2017. Williams was recently promoted to senior political producer at WCNY. He was named to Albany 40 Under 40 Rising Stars by City & State New York.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
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| Binghamton | WSKG-89.3 FM | 9pm |
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May 10, 2021
When New York’s laws governing the ticketing industry expire this summer, Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee Chair James Skoufis hopes they’re replaced with a system that shifts power to ticket buyers. Read More
May 6, 2021
A pair of Democratic state lawmakers from Queens have devised a safeguard against a potential nightmare situation: You purchase a winning lottery ticket and then you lose it before redeeming your millions. Sen. James Sanders and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman introduced legislation that lets lottery winners, who have lost their winning ticket, redeem their prize if they submit “documentary proof of purchase of such winning ticket” within five years of the lottery drawing. The measure stems from a 2003 incident, where a Queens resident purportedly lost their winning ticket for a $3 million prize, according to the bill memorandum. The legislation is waiting in the racing and wagering committees in both houses of the Legislature. Read More
April 22, 2021
After coming up short in this year’s budget negotiations to get a minimum wage increase for home care workers, Senate Aging Committee Chair Rachel May is turning her attention to a 2022 advocacy campaign, which could kick off with a hearing next month. Read More
April 16, 2021
In an effort to speed up the state’s response to the pandemic last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suspended some of the normal checks and balances on his power, including some of the procurement oversight by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office. More than a year later, despite actions taken by the state legislature to curb the governor’s pandemic powers, Cuomo is still exercising broad unilateral decisions over the state. On April 6, an executive order – relying on the governor’s pre-pandemic powers – suspended the comptroller’s oversight powers for another month. Read More
April 5, 2021
On Monday afternoon, The Capitol Pressroom reached out to a dozen upstate and suburban Senate Democrats to get their positions on a $2 billion state investment in pandemic benefits for New Yorkers – mostly undocumented immigrants – who were shut out of federal relief efforts. The dozen moderate members could control the fate of the measure in the chamber if they voted as a block. Ten didn’t respond, one Long Island Democrat’s spokesman offered a “no comment,” and Sen. Pete Harckham called me back. “I think it’s very necessary,” the Westchester County Democrat said. Read More
April 2, 2021
A group of about 30 Assembly Democrats are so concerned with the $2 billion excluded workers fund being kicked around in budget negotiations that they met in secret on Friday before the full conference with their colleagues, according to multiple members at the remote meeting. Read More
April 2, 2021
If the state legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo don’t compromise on their competing plans for online sports gambling, “nothing will get done,” according to Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Chair Joe Addabbo. Read More
April 1, 2021
About five years after state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo made professional mixed martial arts legal in New York, the state has adopted regulations enabling bouts featuring professional and amateur fighters. Read More
March 29, 2021
With days until the state budget is due, the battle lines over a new $1 DMV convenience fee are clear. Read More
March 18, 2021
Proposed state regulations banning the sale of hemp flower or pre-rolled joints in New York may not be reversed by the legislative campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana. Read More
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