The Capitol Pressroom
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Renewed scrutiny of New York's fines, fees and surcharges
October 15, 2021 - Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee Chair Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, discusses her campaign to roll back the use of fines, fees and surcha... Oct 15, 2021
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Unionizing farmworkers highlights evolving agriculture landscape
October 15, 2021 - A 2019 state law designed to foster collective bargaining rights of farmworkers is being utilized for the first time by a dozen employees at a Long Island vineyard,... Oct 15, 2021
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Meet New York's 2022 Teacher of the Year
October 15, 2021 - New York's 2022 teacher of the year, Carly Santangelo, an agriculture teacher in the Southern Tier, reflects on her recent recognition, the challenge of inspiring a... Oct 15, 2021
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Labor shortage tests after school programs
October 15, 2021 - The child care industry in New York, and around the country, was knocked back on its heels during the pandemic, and providers of after school care are finding it pa... Oct 15, 2021
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Is latest rent relief fund too little, too late? Possibly
October 14, 2021 - Jaime Michelle Cain, co-leader of the Under One Roof coalition, highlights a new $125 million state fund available this month for landlords who were shut out of thi... Oct 14, 2021
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The path to $15 an hour
October 14, 2021 - State Budget Director Robert Mujica explains the analysis done by his office, in conjunction with the state Department of Labor, to justify raising the minimum wage... Oct 14, 2021
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Independent pharmacies warn they're at a tipping point
October 14, 2021 - Assemblyman John McDonald, a Capital Region pharmacist, and Michael Duteau, president of the Community Pharmacy Association of New York State, highlight a package o... Oct 14, 2021
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Report: Trails in Adirondacks are too steep to be sustainable
October 14, 2021 - The trails in the Adirondack Park were built too steep and can't sustain the current demand, according to Adirondack Council Conservation Officer Charlotte Staats, ... Oct 14, 2021
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Assemblymember promotes adult education access
October 13, 2021 - Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, an Albany Democrat, is trying to make sure state education officials allow adult literacy classes to be administered remotely in certa... Oct 13, 2021
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Heading to Albany: Former legislative aide to fill LG's old seat
October 13, 2021 - We get to know Cordell Cleare, the Democrat tapped by her local party leaders to succeed Brian Benjamin in the state senate. We discuss her background as a staffer,... Oct 13, 2021