The Capitol Pressroom

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The Capitol Pressroom episodes

April 03 Upgrading New York's electric grid
April 3, 2026- New York's transmission system is in need of a major overhaul, but could efficiencies be implemented in the short term? We discuss the potential of grid upgrades with Kristina Persaud, New York policy lead for the trade association Advanced Energy United.
17 min
April 02 Mr. Zellner goes to Albany
April 2, 2026- We get to know State Sen. Jeremy Zellner, a Buffalo-area Democrat, who won a special election earlier this year. He discusses his legislative and budget priorities.
14 min
April 02 Holding the state responsible for winter pothole damage
April 2, 2026- Assemblymember Patrick Carroll, a Rockland County Democrat, makes the case for ending the state government's blanket liability exemption from vehicle damages caused by potholes during winter months.
10 min
April 02 Is New York's 'Scaffold Law' ripe for revisiting?
April 2, 2026- The Building Trades Employers’ Association President and CEO Elizabeth Crowley discusses a report finding that New York's construction liability laws are driving up costs without keeping workers safer.
15 min
April 02 Making pepper spray more accessible in New York
April 2, 2026- Assemblymember Chris Eachus, a Hudson Valley Democrat, explains his legislation designed to make pepper spray more accessible for New Yorkers looking for a non-lethal defense tool.
14 min
April 01 Assemblyman Landon Dais talks cannabis
April 1, 2026- Assemblymember Landon Dais, a Bronx Democrat, talks about efforts to track the origin of marijuana that ends up on shelves, preventing illegal cannabis products from being sold in New York, and his leadership role on marijuana issues at the Capitol.
23 min
April 01 Senate GOP want Hochul to go further on dismantling state climate law
April 1, 2026- State Sen. Thomas O'Mara, a Southern Tier Republican, argues that the governor hasn't gone far enough to scale back New York's green energy laws and calls for an aggressive utility relief program using clean energy funds.
14 min
April 01 Closing the health insurance gap for low-income New Yorkers
April 1, 2026- State Senate Health Committee Chair Gustavo Rivera, a Bronx Democrat, explains a proposal to ensure that more than 400,000 New Yorkers poised to lose their government health insurance this summer will still be covered by the state.
14 min
March 31 Marc Molinaro plots Assembly comeback
March 31, 2026 - In an excerpt of Dispatches from Planet Albany, Republican Marc Molinaro explains why he is running for the state Assembly more than a decade after he left the chamber and got elected to multiple other offices.
10 min
March 31 Online payday lenders look to skirt New York restrictions
March 31, 2026- Assemblymember Steven Raga, a Queens Democrat, and Katy Lasell, of the New Economy Project, make the case for rewriting New York's consumer protection laws to regulate the latest evolution of payday lenders that are skirting existing restrictions on loans.
13 min