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May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 – It’s the 50th anniversary of the Adirondack Park Agency, so it’s the perfect time to go back in history with journalist Brad Edmondson, who wrote a new book documenting the agency’s founding and its early history. Read More
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 – The state was scheduled on May 1 to make a drastic cut in funding to group home operators that serve New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. Schenectady ARC Executive Director Kirk Lewis explains what’s at stake. Read More
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 – Vin Bonventre, author of the New York Court Watcher website, analyzes the list of contenders to succeed Judge Paul Feinman on the state’s top court and notes the candidates who didn’t make the cut. Read More
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021 – Assemblymember Catalina Cruz, a Queens Democrat, who chairs the chamber’s task force on New Americans, has been hosting listening tours around the state to hear from New York immigrants on issues like health care and the economy. Read More
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021 – The countdown is on to complete New York’s legislative boundaries, so the League of Women Voters of New York held a hearing last week to gain input from stakeholders all over the state. The organizations’ deputy director, Jennifer Wilson, explains what they learned and what comes next. Read More
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021 – Rob Rosborough, author of the New York Appeals blog, explains a challenge to the state’s low-cost internet mandate, a wedding photographers case against same-sex marriage jobs and a lawsuit from a group of bus drivers. Read More
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021 – Senate Republican Leader Robert Ortt discusses his legislation expediting the pistol permit application process for survivors of domestic abuse and weighs in on the legal challenge to New York’s concealed carry permits. Read More
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 – The Albany Times Union’s state investigative reporter Chris Bragg introduces us to the new executive director of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics and walks us through other highlights from the embattled watchdog. Read More
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 – We take a look at the job landscape for New Yorkers with developmental or physical disabilities with Our Ability CEO John Robinson, who is also launching a pilot program to boost entrepreneurs with disabilities. Read More
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 – New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association President Mark Dorr talks about the state of tourism in New York and explains legislation that would let municipalities create tourism promotion districts levying a small fee on hotel visitors to be used for marketing campaigns. 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.
| City | Station | Time |
| Binghamton | WSKG-89.3 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Odessa | WINO-89.9 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Hornell | WSQA-88.7 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Oneonta | WSQC-91.7 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Elmira | WSQE-91.1 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Ithaca | WSQG-90.9 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Watkins Glen | WSKG-90.5 FM | Saturday, 9pm |
| Buffalo | WBFO-88.7 FM | Saturday, 7am |
| Olean | WOLN-91.3 FM | Saturday, 7am |
| Jamestown | WUBJ-88.1 FM | Saturday, 7am |
| Sharon, CT | WHDD-91.9 FM | Saturday, 12pm |
| Sharon, CT | WHDD-1020 AM | Saturday, 12pm |
| Annandale-on-Hudson | WLHV-88.1 FM | Saturday, 12pm |
| New York City | WNYC-820 AM | Sunday, 6am |
David Lombardo
Host
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.
The Capitol Pressroom streams online right here weekdays at 11 a.m.
The show also airs in the cities below:
| City | Station | Time |
| Albany | WVCR-88.3 FM | 5pm |
| Annandale-on-Hudson | WLHV-88.1 FM | 6pm |
| Binghamton | WSKG-89.3 FM | 9pm |
| Buffalo | WBFO-88.7 FM | 8pm |
| Clayton | WRVH-89.3 FM | 8pm |
| Cortland | WSUC-90.5 FM | 8pm |
| Elmira | WSQE-91.1 FM | 9pm |
| Fenner | WMVQ-90.5 FM | 8pm |
| Hamilton | WRCU-90.1 FM | 8pm |
| Hornell | WSQA-88.7 FM | 9pm |
| Ithaca | WSQG-90.9 FM | 9pm |
| Ithaca | WRFI-88.1 FM | 3pm |
| Jamestown | WUBJ-88.1 FM | 8pm |
| Odessa | WINO-89.9 FM | 9pm |
| Olean | WOLN-91.3 FM | 8pm |
| Oneonta | WSQC-91.7 FM | 9pm |
| Oswego | WRVO-89.9 FM | 8pm |
| Rochester | WXXI-1370 AM | 11pm |
| Sharon, CT | WHDD-1020 AM/91.9 FM | 6pm |
| Syracuse | WRVD-90.3 FM | 8pm |
| Utica | WRVN-91.9 FM | 8pm |
| Watertown | WRVJ-91.7 FM | 8pm |
| Watkins Glen | WSKG-90.5 FM | 9pm |
| Watkins Glen | WRFI-91.9 FM | 3pm |
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
March 15, 2021
Half of New York voters – 61 percent of registered Democrats – don’t feel that Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs to resign in response to the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by the three-term Democrat, according to a new poll from the Siena College Research Institute. Read More
March 12, 2021
A bill introduced on Thursday would prevent future governors from writing about their time in office, while still in office. Read More
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