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October 23, 2020
Oct. 23, 2020 – Police departments across the state are in the state mandated process of reviewing their make up and mission. Jamaica Miles, co-founder of the group All of Us, discussed the process that is happening in the Capital Region city of Schenectady. Read More
October 23, 2020
Oct. 23, 2020 – Students that rely on the Excelsior scholarship program could be facing tough financial situation in the new year due to a limitation on funds for the program. Bradley Hershenson, President of the SUNY Student Assembly, weighed in on this situation and the other issues impacting the public higher education system. Read More
October 23, 2020
Oct. 23, 2020 – Jeff Wice, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at the New York Law School and Senior Advisor at New York Counts 2020, explained what the next steps are in the census process now that the decennial counting process has ended. Read More
October 23, 2020
Oct. 23, 2020 – What would you do with an extra $500 a month? Well, that’s the question that the organization Humanity Forward is looking to find an answer to. The group, which was founded by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, is studying how a universal basic income program would work in practice in the Columbia County city of Hudson. Zach Graumann, Executive Director of Humanity Forward, explained how this universal basic income program will work. Read More
October 22, 2020
Oct. 22, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in our country’s food processing system. We talked with Asm. Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, about a taskforce she is proposing that would study potential solutions to prevent a repeat of the issues during the pandemic. Read More
October 22, 2020
Oct. 22, 2020 – Like most parts of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the Regents exam schedule into uncertain waters. Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York reporter, discussed the latest information on these important exams. Check out Reema’s latest reporting on the issue here. Read More
October 22, 2020
Oct. 22, 2020 – Starting in November, the Thruway will transition to cashless tolls and the phasing out of toll booths. Matthew Driscoll, Executive Director of the Thruway Authority, explained how the new system works and what will happen to the employees that staff the current toll booths. Read More
October 22, 2020
Oct. 22, 2020 – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We heard from Kelli Owens, Executive Director of the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, on the actions the state is taking to help survivors and prevent abuse. Read More
October 21, 2020
Oct. 21, 2020 – In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, New York implemented a travel quarantine list which requires visitors or residents to quarantine for two weeks after coming to New York from a state with high COVID-19 cases. Jon Campbell, Statehouse reporter for the USA Today Network – New York, broke down how the list works. Read More
October 21, 2020
Oct. 21, 2020 – Parts of the state including Broome County are experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19. Broome County Executive Jason Garnar (D) joined the show to explain the actions his county is taking to control the growth in cases. Read More
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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.
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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
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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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October 23, 2020
While the Democratic field of mayor hopefuls in New York City gets more crowded every day, a national heavyweight could still join the fray. Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang continues to mull over a potential 2021 run, according to his former campaign manager, Zach Graumann. “We haven’t ruled anything out,” Graumann said this week on The Capitol Pressroom. “I think the polling numbers on Andrew Yang for mayor of New York are very very compelling” Read More
October 5, 2020
New Yorkers who park their gas guzzlers in public spots reserved for electric vehicles could soon face repercussions. Legislation waiting on the governor’s desk would make the advertised restrictions more than just a suggestion, giving them the weight of state law and enforceable by local authorities. The change, which is sponsored by Democratic lawmakers Jen Metzger and Amy Paulin, received bipartisan support in the state legislature. Read More
October 1, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt is looking to promote internet media freedom in New York, after his political allies had their social media account muzzled this summer. The western New York Republican proposed the creation of an Internet Media Freedom Task Force to examine “censorship employed by social media companies” and consider how platforms like Facebook and Twitter effect elections. The legislation was introduced less than a month after the state’s Conservative Party was released from a two-month stint in Twitter jail, after the account was mistakenly flagged as spam by the social media giant. Read More
September 25, 2020
In past years, New York’s Independence Party would throw its weight behind Republican efforts to maintain control of the state Senate. This year, though, the third party’s chairman doesn’t think that the chamber is up for grabs, noting he can “only deal in reality.” “We’re not taking sides at this point,” Independence Party Chair Frank MacKay said Friday on The Capitol Pressroom. Read More
August 27, 2020
Despite serving as the frontman for a coalition opposing higher taxes, former Gov. David Paterson believes the state will adopt some new measure aimed at wealthy New Yorkers to bring in more revenue during the pandemic. “If anybody thinks they’re getting out of this situation without suffering the way the rest of us will, they’re really missing the point,” Paterson told The Capitol Pressroom. Read More
August 21, 2020
The arrival of an out-of-state, hemp-infused seltzer on store shelves this week in New York has the state’s hemp industry calling foul. Kaló, a 12-ounce drink with 20 milligrams of “naturally occurring CBD and other cannabinoids,” is being sold in violation of state law, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Health. But it’s not clear what the state is doing about the illegal product, which is produced in New Jersey, aside from referring the matter to the federal Food and Drug Administration for follow up. Read More
August 21, 2020
The anointing of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s close ally as the next head of New York’s public colleges and universities isn’t sitting well with the state’s faculty. A resolution crafted by the Faculty Council of Community Colleges and University Faculty Senate, which is not expected to be voted on during Friday’s meeting naming Jim Malatras the next chancellor of the SUNY system, calls for a vote of no confidence in the politically appointed members of the SUNY Board of Trustees. Read More
August 20, 2020
State regulations implementing broad restrictions on single-use plastic bags in New York were curtailed Thursday by a judge overseeing a lawsuit from a plastic bag manufacturer and New York City bodegas. While the law restricting plastic bags was upheld, the court threw out the state’s regulations implementing the measure, according to the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, which opposed the regulatory effort. “Unfortunately, we are back where we started, and New York’s bag ban is still broken,” American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance Director Zachary Taylor said in a statement. “If there is one thing that is very clear from the judge’s ruling it’s that New York has an unworkable plastic bag law and it must be fixed.” Read More
August 11, 2020
In less than five months, the incoming class of freshmen Democratic Assembly members will have their first significant vote when the chamber chooses the speaker for the next two years. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie hasn’t faced any significant opposition for the post since beating out a handful of contenders for the job in 2015, and is expected to officially be re-elected to the post in 2021. Based on recent interviews with The Capitol Pressroom, though, it doesn’t appear that all the fresh faces coming to Albany are excited about giving him two more years as leader. When the question was posed to Phara Souffrant Forrest, a socialist who defeated a Brooklyn Assembly member in June, she paused for six full seconds before deferring an answer. “We’ll wait until … January to talk about that,” she said. Read More
July 31, 2020
The long-awaited state investment in local outreach to promote participation in the census process is starting, according to Empire State Development. Counties and cities can expect to receive about half of the $20 million allocated in last year’s budget, with $3.4 million immediately being distributed to 15 “populated” municipalities with the lowest response rates compared to the rest of the state. Other counties and cities will receive $4.1 million on Monday and then $2.5 million will supplement the localities with the worst participation, according to ESD. Read More
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