The Capitol Pressroom
A WCNY Radio Production
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Lake Placid bobsled track tapped as '26 olympics backup
Jan. 21, 2025 - The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled for Italy in about a year, but sliding events could end up being held at facilities in Lake Placid if the Italian organizers can... Jan 21, 2025
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New transmission siting leader in Albany
Jan. 21, 2025 - The Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission has a new home, new mandate and new leader. We explored all these moving parts with Zeryai Hagos, the g... Jan 21, 2025
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Growing state support for universal school meals
Jan. 21, 2025 - Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, a Queens Democrat, makes the case for the state to subsidize school meals in New York, including at the expense of more target ... Jan 21, 2025
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State education officials promote regional collaboration
Jan. 21, 2025 - State education officials want to increase educational opportunities for students around New York and promote operational efficiencies among school districts, so they'... Jan 21, 2025
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Senator Myrie discusses NY discovery rules
Jan. 17, 2024 - State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat and the chamber's new Codes Committee chair, discusses New York's discovery laws, including his proposal to overhaul how ... Jan 17, 2025
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Boat safety training requirement takes full effect
Jan. 16, 2025 - In 2019, the state enacted a boating safety training requirement for operators of motorized watercraft, which took full effect this year. Lexi Howland, director of the... Jan 16, 2025
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Checking in with Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins
Jan. 16, 2025 - Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins responds to the governor's State of the State address and considers what might happen as part of budget negotiations this... Jan 16, 2025
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Task force identifies ways to address dyslexia
Jan. 15, 2024 - Assemblymember Robert Carroll, a Brooklyn Democrat, discusses the needs of kids with dyslexia and related disorders and how a new report addresses some of these challe... Jan 15, 2025
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A legacy of Adirondack conservation
Jan. 15, 2025 - In more than three decades of conservation advocacy in the Adirondacks, Peter Bauer has seen the forest preserve grow, won battles at New York's top court, and shaped ... Jan 15, 2025
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Advocate for children evaluates Hochul's priorities
Jan, 14, 2024 - Pete Nabozny, director of policy for The Children's Agenda and a member of the state's Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, weighs in on Gov. Kathy Hochul's propo... Jan 14, 2025
