The Capitol Pressroom

April 21, 2026- The process to resolve disputes over out-of-network medical billing has become a very lucrative dynamic for healthcare providers, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and health insurers want to reform the dynamic. Our guest is Bill Hammond, senior fellow for Health Policy at the Empire Center for Public Policy.

April 21, 2026- Assemblymember Pat Burke, a Buffalo-area Democrat, discusses the implications of the White House's softening toward "magic mushrooms," shares his concerns with the governor's budget approach, and addresses the fiscal woes of New York's cities.

April 20, 2026- Legislation in New York and states around the country would limit when a criminal defendant's creative expression - such as their original music - can be used against them in a trial. Our guest is Todd Dupler, chief advocacy and public policy officer for the Recording Academy.

April 20, 2026- New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez talks about Gov. Kathy Hochul's approach to combatting potholes in the Empire State.

April 17, 2026- In a Dispatches from Planet Albany excerpt, we speak to Democrat Thomas Boomhower about his longshot bid to flip a rural Assembly seat from red to blue.

April 17, 2026- We explore a court ruling invalidating state wetland regulations designed to implement protections adopted into law in 2022. Our guests are Roger Downs, conservation director of the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, and Drew Gamils, senior attorney with Riverkeeper.

April 17, 2026- American Fintech Council CEO Phil Goldfeder discusses the operations of "earned wage access" platforms and makes the case that they shouldn't be regulated like payday loans.

April 16, 2026- Mamaroneck High School Students Max Dowell and Mark Lebowitz make the case for an amendment to the state constitution that would make primary voting open to New Yorkers who turn 18 between the primary and general elections.

April 16, 2026- State Sen. Chris Ryan, a Syracuse-area Democrat, wants to delay state rules limiting access to chemicals that are integral for existing cooling systems, but are major greenhouse gas contributors. His legislation was align New York's restrictions with federal guidelines.

April 16, 2026- Times Union Investigative Reporter Ezra Bitterman explains why the developers of clean energy projects are looking for additional funding from the state and how reluctance to pony up additional dollars could kill the initiative.