The Capitol Pressroom
A WCNY Radio Production
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DiNapoli talks 2022 and Buffalo's mayoral race
Oct. 27, 2021 - State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discusses his plans for 2022, handicaps the field of Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls and avoids weighing in on the race for mayor of B... Oct 27, 2021
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DiNapoli urges greater scrutiny of economic development spending
Oct. 27, 2021 - State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discusses the Cuomo administration's oversight of its economic development initiatives, which is the subject of a new audit by the compt... Oct 27, 2021
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The case of the haunted house (seriously)
October 27, 2021 - With Halloween around the corner, we're getting scared to death by Albany Law School distinguished professor Pat Reyhan, who has a spooky story about a haunted hous... Oct 27, 2021
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That time the Mohawks invaded the Adirondack Park
October 27, 2021 - Nearly 50 years ago, Lou Grumet was dispatched to upstate New York - by then-state Secretary of State Mario Cuomo - to negotiate with a group of armed Mohawk Indian... Oct 27, 2021
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New York's uneven history of COVID-19 data transparency
October 26, 2021 - Gov. Kathy Hochul has packaged New York's pandemic data into a centralized website as part of an effort to be more transparent, so we asked Reinvent Albany policy a... Oct 26, 2021
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Scholarly work weighs net effect of upstate refugees
October 26, 2021 - A new book of scholarly research attempts to put to bed any doubt about the positive impact refugees have had on the upstate communities they've settled into in rec... Oct 26, 2021
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Finding economic opportunities for New Yorkers with disabilities
October 26, 2021 - Assemblyman Chris Burdick, a Westchester County Democrat, shares what he learned from a recent hearing seeking information to improve economic opportunities for New... Oct 26, 2021
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Youth smoking hits all-time low level in New York
October 26, 2021 - Officials from the state Department of Health highlight the tobacco consumption rates among teens - less than 3 percent of high schoolers report smoking - and consi... Oct 26, 2021
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Long-standing leadership void filled at Adirondack Park Agency
October 25, 2021 - Gov. Kathy Hochul has filled the Adirondack Park Agency's long running leadership vacancy, so we turned to Adirondack Explorer reporter Gwen Craig for answers about... Oct 25, 2021
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State cannabis regulators get to work
October 22, 2021 -After months of waiting, the state Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management have been assembled and hit the ground running in October. Board memb... Oct 22, 2021