The Capitol Pressroom

The challenge of realizing the master plan on aging

July 18, 2025 - We check in with Adam Herbst, a former top health official in the state and now a partner with Sheppard Mullin, who describes the funding demands and other implementat... Jul 18, 2025

Hochul administration unveils master plan on aging

July 18, 2025 - State Health Commissioner Jim McDonald and State Aging Director Greg Olsen explain how the state's master plan on aging came together, the process of evaluating propos... Jul 18, 2025

What does Zohran Mamdani's victory mean for the DSA?

July 17, 2025 - On this excerpt from Dispatches from Planet Albany, we talk with Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest, a Brooklyn Democrat, and NYC DSA Co-Chair Grace Mauser about t... Jul 17, 2025

The case for targeting 'unfair' business practices

July 16, 2025 - Assemblymember Micah Lasher, a Manhattan Democrat, talks about legislation empowering the state attorney general's office to go after unfair business practices and add... Jul 17, 2025

Meeting the needs of New York's veterans

July 16, 2025 - We check in with Benjamin Pomerance, deputy counsel at the state Department of Veterans' Services, to discuss services for marginalized veterans, addressing the risk o... Jul 17, 2025

State deploys record support for crime victims

July 14, 2025 - State Office of Victim Services Director Bea Hanson swings by the studio to explain how the Hochul administration plans on spending record levels of funding for crime ... Jul 14, 2025

New York manufacturing at possible inflection point

July 14, 2025 - Business Council of New York State Vice President Ken Pokalsky reflects on the manufacturing landscape in the Empire State and considers why the industry looks the way... Jul 14, 2025

Hochul administration eyes more efficient future

July 14, 2025 - Earlier this year, state Office of General Services Commissioner was tasked with overseeing the improvement of government services. So we're checking in with OGS Commi... Jul 14, 2025

Revolving loan fund invests in maritime workforce

July 11, 2025 - In response to the demand for more mariners the state has launched a revolving loan fund to help cover the cost of hands-on training needed for U.S. Coast Guard licens... Jul 11, 2025

Why is lobbying for low-income families so hard?

July 11, 2025 - Politicians on both sides of the aisle talk about their support for low-income families, so why is it so hard to get major policy and spending initiatives enacted in P... Jul 11, 2025

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