Amanda Babine

The Capitol Connection #2330 – Amanda Babine, Executive Director of Equality New York

Vanessa Fajans-Turner

The Capitol Connection #2329 – Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates New York

George Latimer

The Capitol Connection #2328 – Westchester County Executive George Latimer

Deborah Glick

The Capitol Connection #2327 – New York state Assemblymember Deborah Glick

Linda Rosenthal

#2326: Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal | The Capitol Connection

Tom DiNapoli

The Capitol Connection #2325 – New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

William Barclay

The Capitol Connection #2324 – New York state Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay

Lucy Lang

The Capitol Connection #2323 – New York Inspector General Lucy Lang

Sarah Rogerson

The Capitol Connection #2322 – Sarah Rogerson, Albany Law School professor and Faculty Director of the Immigration Law Clinic

Robert Schneider

The Capitol Connection #2321 – Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)

Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.

Steve Neuhaus

The Capitol Connection #2320 – Republican Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus

The Capitol Connection #2319 – Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York state Republican Committee

John Kaehny

The Capitol Connection #2318 – John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes. Photo courtesy of the office of Crystal Peoples-Stokes

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes. Photo courtesy of <a href="https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Crystal-D-Peoples-Stokes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the office</a> of Crystal Peoples-Stokes

#2317: NYS Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes | The Capitol Connection

WAMC’s David Guistina, filling for Alan Chartock, speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

WAMC’s David Guistina, filling for Alan Chartock, speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.osc.state.ny.us/about/comptroller-biography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the office</a> of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

#2316: NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli | The Capitol Connection

Amy Paulin

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a Democrat and Chair of the Assembly Health Committee. Photo courtesy of Amy Paulin.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a Democrat and Chair of the Assembly Health Committee. Photo courtesy of Amy Paulin.

#2315: NYS Assemblymember Amy Paulin | The Capitol Connection

With differences over whether to change New York’s bail reform laws, state lawmakers left for the spring holidays without completing the budget. Our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about what the late budget means for New Yorkers. Also, we’ll take you to the first recreational sale of cannabis in the capitol region.

With differences over whether to change New York’s bail reform laws, state lawmakers left for the spring holidays without completing the budget. Our political observer Alan Chartock <a href="https://www.wamc.org/show/the-capitol-connection/2023-04-06/the-capitol-connection-2314-blair-horner-executive-director-of-nypirg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">speaks</a> with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about what the late budget means for New Yorkers. Also, we’ll take you to the first recreational sale of cannabis in the capitol region.

#2314: New York state budget late for second weekend | The Legislative Gazette

Blair Horner

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.

#2314: NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner | The Capitol Connection

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's <a href="https://www.westchestergov.com/ce-welcome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">office</a>.

#2313: Westchester County Executive George Latimer | The Capitol Connection

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay. Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay. Photo courtesy of the <a href="https://nyassembly.gov/mem/William-A-Barclay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">office of William Barclay</a>.

#2312: NYS Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay | The Capitol Connection

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